New Century Ag Agronomy Center Open for Business

By Heidi Whitney

New Century Ag’s Westby location opened its new agronomy center earlier this month.

Though the co-op is still working on getting a point of sale system set up, the products have arrived, and farmers are able to utilize the new facility to pick up chemicals and seed for spring’s work. The center is located just north of the New Century Ag Durum Shuttle.

Historically, Westby’s agronomy products have been sold out of two older structures located next to the New Century Ag gas pumps on Highway 5. In addition to being aged and without office space, these buildings did not have a heating system. In effect, Westby’s chemical inventory has needed to be transferred to New Century Ag’s Fortuna agronomy department every fall to prevent freezing, and then moved back every spring.

The Westby agronomy center is similar to the ones already in operation at New Century Ag’s Fortuna and Noonan locations. The new structure consists of a 100x100 foot drive through chemical warehouse and is connected to a building with two lobbies, two offices for staff, a kitchen, and restrooms. Westby’s agronomy manager is Scott Sova.

At press time, a seed pick-up day had been sched- uled for Wednesday April 19 from 11 am - 2 pm at the agronomy center, along with a burger feed for the farmers