From http://globegazette.com By KRISTIN BUEHNER PORTLAND — A state-of-the-art seed storage facility at Portland, now under construction, will be the first of its kind in the area, a spokesman for North […]
From www.feedandgrain.com by Mark D. Aljets For decades the grain handling industry has struggled with the catastrophic effects of dust explosions at facilities throughout the United States. However, the industry […]
Written by Dan Piller from the Des Moines Register BONDURANT, IA. — As Jim Chism approaches a pile of newly harvested corn at the Farmers Cooperative site adjoining U.S. Highway […]
By Matthew Wilde, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa McClatchy-Tribune Information Services Oct. 27–WASHBURN, Iowa — Grain cooperatives are money-making machines in recent years, thanks to record demand and high prices for […]
Included in the latest issue of the Coop-a-Gram: 2012 Iowa Institute for Cooperatives Annual Meeting agenda and registration information An interview with two Iowa coop board chairpersons who happen to […]
Ag co-ops have record year October 2, 2012 By Dave Russell http://brownfieldagnews.com USDA under secretary for Rural Development, Dallas Tonsager announced today that America’s ag co-ops experienced a record year […]
September 27, 2012 Farmers Cooperative Company (FC), the largest farmer-owned local agriculture cooperative in Iowa, today announced that Jim Chism, General Manager of Frenchman Valley Farmers Cooperative Inc. in Imperial, […]
From http://thegazette.com The Linn Co-op Oil Co. in Marion will get a big helping of promotional support next week as it becomes one of the first Iowa fuel retailers to […]
CEA provides workers with grain rescue gear From Farm News August 31, 2012 BY KAREN SCHWALLER kschwaller@evertek.net LAKE PARK – Job statistics show that farming is one of the most […]
Take a look at our most recently published newsletter. Items included: District meeting schedule Washington update regarding the Farm Bill and OSHA inspections Cooperative Hall of Fame application process Click […]