Innovation #5 PLASTIC PIPING
The McGregor Co. outlet in Garfield, WA — the 2006 national award winner — takes a novel approach to its piping needs. Instead of using metal or PVC, the company has pipes made of high-density polyethylene (HPDE). According to the company, HPDE pipes are more flexible, weather-resistant and can be heat-welded into place.
Innovation #4 TREES AS CLEANERS
The Crop Production Services (CPS) facility in Washington Courthouse, OH — one of the 2011 regional winners — uses an innovative, envi- ronmentally-friendly method to clean its facility water — trees. According to the company, underground drains empty any runoff into a large stand- pipe. As the water settles, it moves through a series of three basins or pans, where incidental nutrient particles either evaporate or will be taken up by more than 1,700 hybrid willows and poplar trees planted nearby.
Innovation #6 AN OPEN DOOR POLICY
The 2004 national award winner and 2011 Spirit Award winner, AgVentures of Shawno, WI, has long had a policy of inviting folks to its facility. This not only includes grower-customers, but local tour groups and nearby schoolchildren as well. “We work with the local technical colleges to try to promote youth to come into the agricultural industry,” says the compa- ny. AgVentures also publishes a quarterly newsletter detailing its stewardship activities.
2011
UNITED COOPERA- TIVE, BEAVER DAM, WI, IS AWARDED THE NATIONAL PRIZE AT A CEREMONY ON CAPI- TOL HILL.
2012
ST. CLAIR SERVICE CO. WINS THE SPIRIT AWARD, 14 YEARS AFTER WINNING THE NATIONAL HONOR.
2013
CENTENNIAL AG SUPPLY CO., KERSEY, CO, IS NAMED THE NATIONAL AWARD WINNER.
2014
CENTENNIAL AG SUPPLY O N
CO. MAKES IT TWO NA- TIONAL WINS IN A ROW AS ITS YUMA, CO, OUTLET TAKES TOP HONORS.
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