INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn.,
June 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Today, CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), the nation's leading
farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods
company, and The American Society of Agronomy (ASA) signed an
agreement to collaborate in creating a dynamic, online-learning
program focused on improving sustainability practices and standards
in production agriculture. The curriculum will be designed for
agronomists and agribusiness professionals and will establish a
recognized, industry-wide standard of education to help agronomists
and other agriculture professionals truly implement sustainable
practices in the field.
The training program will be delivered in the form of
webinars, case studies, live open-format remote meetings, and a
virtual farm tour. With a focus on measuring sustainability and
continuous improvement in production agriculture, the curriculum
will cover topics such as 4R Nutrient Stewardship, Resistance
Management, and Precision Applications.
"CHS is committed to sustainable products and practices
where they matter most: on the farm," says Gary Halvorson, CHS vice president, retail
agronomy. "Like most farmers, our owners look to their agronomists
to help them increase efficiency of their farming operations
alongside best practices in agricultural sustainability. By
deploying best-in-class training for our agronomists and sharing
that training with others through this program, CHS will help the
agricultural industry improve social, economic, and environmental
aspects of farming."
"ASA was a natural choice to develop this training because
it is seen as an unbiased, non-commercial provider of agronomy
education. Here, we strive to provide the most current,
science-based ducation not just to Certified Crop
Advisers (CCA), but to the whole agronomy professional community,"
said Luther Smith, Director of
Professional Development & Business Relations.
After training is completed for the initial cohort of CHS
employees, the program will be made available to others through
ASA's online learning platform. The release date for open
enrollment will be announced later in 2017.
The interactive, on-demand training modules will focus on
proven best practices for integrated nutrient management and crop
protection as well as sustainable farming practices based on
benchmark data and case studies from CHS retailers like the
location based out of Shipman,
Illinois. This location has collaborated closely with its
top growers, two of whom have been recognized as 4R Advocates in
recent years. Halvorson says CHS will continue to develop
innovative sustainable products and practices and will incorporate
them into the program. CHS staff will begin courses this summer;
the company has set a goal for all of its agronomists to complete
the new program. According to Halvorson, among other program
benefits, this training initiative will build momentum for the
4Rs of Nutrient Stewardship in the
country.
CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) is a leading global agribusiness
owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy,
grains and foods, CHS is committed to helping its customers,
farmer-owners and other stakeholders grow their businesses through
its domestic and global operations. CHS, a Fortune 100 company,
supplies energy, crop nutrients, grain marketing services, animal
feed, food and food ingredients, along with business solutions
including insurance, financial and risk management services. The
company operates petroleum refineries/pipelines and manufactures,
markets and distributes Cenex® brand refined fuels,
lubricants, propane and renewable energy products.
This document and other CHS Inc. publicly available
documents contain, and CHS officers and representatives may from
time to time make, "forward–looking statements" within the meaning
of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Report Act of 1995. Forward–looking statements can be
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"seek," "believe," "project," "estimate," "expect," "strategy,"
"future," "likely," "may," "should," "will" and similar references
to future periods. Forward–looking statements are neither
historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead,
they are based only on CHS current beliefs, expectations and
assumptions regarding the future of its businesses, future plans
and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the
economy and other future conditions. Because forward–looking
statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent
uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are
difficult to predict and many of which are outside of CHS control.
CHS actual results and financial condition may differ materially
from those indicated in the forward–looking statements. Therefore,
you should not rely on any of these forward–looking statements.
Important factors that could cause CHS actual results and financial
condition to differ materially from those indicated in the
forward–looking statements are discussed or identified in CHS
public filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, including in the "Risk Factors" discussion in Item 1A
of CHS Annual Report on Form 10–K for the fiscal year ended
August 31, 2016. Any forward–looking
statements made by CHS in this document are based only on
information currently available to CHS and speak only as of the
date on which the statement is made. CHS undertakes no obligation
to publicly update any forward–looking statement, whether written
or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of
new information, future developments or otherwise.
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