News Release: March 29, 2013
Farmers Cooperative Association Merges with Ag Valley Coop
Farmers Cooperative Association in Eustis, Board President, Wade Kloepping, addressing the membership at the Farmers Coop Annual Meeting on March 28, 2013.
The Eustis Farmers Cooperative Association membership voted to merge with Ag Valley Coop effective April 1, 2013.
“Ag Valley Coop Board, Management and Staff are pleased to welcome the members of Farmers Coop in Eustis to become part of the Ag Valley Cooperative family. We have many services that we can offer to the farmers in the Eustis area to assist them in making their operation successful and profitable,” stated Ron Hunter, Ag Valley Coop General Manager. “Agriculture and agri-business are vital to the state of Nebraska and Ag Valley Coop recognizes the need to provide facilities and assets that will enable our consumers to get the best agricultural products and services possible to compete in today’s marketplace.”
Ag Valley Coop has its headquarters in Edison, NE and serves customers at 21 locations in Nebraska and Kansas with approximately 300 employees. There are five major departments: The Grain Department, the Agronomy Department, the Feed Department, the Petroleum Department and the Water Resources Department.
General Manager Hunter went on to state, “The merger of Farmers Coop and Ag Valley will bring great value to all area producers. Ag Valley Coop is a work in progress that will continue to evolve to meet the needs of its customers.”