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Presentations Available from Board Officers Training

The presentations from the 2012 Board Officers Training on July 11th in Ames have been posted for your reference.  You can find them here: Board Officers Agenda

Stateline Coop to Build Mill

From esthervilledailynews.com EMMET COUNTY – StateLine Cooperative’s Board of Directors has authorized the construction of a new feed mill at Halfa. StateLine Coop, whose main office is in Burt, with […]

USDA reports big drop in Iowa corn conditions

3:05 PM, Jul 9, 2012  by Dan Piller Source: desmoinesregister.com The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that the percentage of Iowa’s corn crop rated good to excellent fell from […]

Donation from NEW Cooperative Foundation Helps Badger Fire Department

July 6, 2012 (FORT DODGE) A donation from the NEW Cooperative Foundation was recently awarded to the Badger Fire Department. With assistance from the O’Lakes Foundation, the gift of $10,000 […]

Hauschel selected as Heartland Coop’s CEO

Press Release West Des Moines, IA – July 9, 2012: The Board of Directors of Heartland Co-op announced today that Tom Hauschel has been selected as the cooperative’s Chief Executive […]

DOJ Antitrust Hearings Conclusion

Two years ago, the Department of Justice held several public hearings across the country to address antitrust concerns relating to agriculture.  The following is the summary compiled by the department: […]

Petersen to retire as CEO of Heartland Coop

West Des Moines, IA – June 12, 2012: Heartland Co-op announced today that Chief Executive Officer, Larry Petersen, has informed the Board of Directors that he will retire effective December […]

Farmers Cooperative Company CEO Roger Koppen to Retire

From http://www.fccoop.com Ames, IA, April 24, 2012: Farmers Cooperative Company (FC) announced today that Chief Executive Officer, Roger Koppen, has informed the Board of Directors of his decision to retire, […]

ISU Fills Faculty Position in Economics of Cooperatives

http://www.ag.iastate.edu/news/releases/1012/ AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State University faculty member will fill a research and extension position focused on the economics of cooperatives and working with Iowa cooperatives to address […]

Ag sector makes strides protecting water quality

By Tim Hoskins, Iowa Farmer Today Farmers and commercial applicators should get credit for the improvements they have made in terms of water quality and herbicides and pesticides. That is […]