Members of West Central Ag Services have approved the sale of their cooperative to CHS Inc. The $225 million deal is expected to close within 30 days. WCAS is based in Ulen and has 14 locations in northwest Minnesota. Arthur Companies made a last minute bid for the company, but the WCAS board chose to…
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A merger in the agriculture business. Ulen-based West Central Ag Services has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to combine with CHS. Duane Brendemuhl, West Central Ag president and chair said in a statement: “Our two cooperatives are aligned in our vision to advance the cooperative system and best serve our owners by connecting our…
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On yesterday’s KRJB Farm & Field show, R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier talked with Jim Krogstad, a longtime branch manager with CHS. Krogstad has recently retired after more than 30 years in the grain industry. He says there have been many changes during his years in the grain business, including bigger trucks. Krogstad says, not…
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St. Paul, MN — Staffing shortages are a problem for businesses nationwide and there’s no exception for the agribusiness economy either. Gary Halvorson is the Senior Vice President for CHS, a diversified global agribusiness cooperative owned by farmers and local cooperatives across the US with more than 10,000 employees. He talks about some of the…
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Erskine, MN — CHS will begin construction this summer on a new state-of-the-art grain facility with 1.25 million bushels of additional storage capacity in Erskine, Minn. The facility is slated to be operational in the fall of 2023 and will help CHS expand operational capabilities and increase efficiency across its footprint. The new shuttle elevator…
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Thom Petersen – MN Commissioner of Agriculture, MN Department of Ag Betsy Jensen – Stephen, MN, area producer Billy Bushelle – owner/operator of Bagley Livestock Exchange & Winger Livestock James Hardy – manager, CHS Mahnomen Amber Glaeser – Director of Public Policy, MN Farm Bureau
Thom Petersen – MN Commissioner of Agriculture, MN Department of Agriculture Don Wick – Farm Broadcaster, Red River Farm Network talking with Rush River Seed James Hardy – Manager, CHS Mahnomen Jay Merkens – District Sales Manager, Mustang Seed in Ada, MN Harrison Weber – Executive Director, Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association Adam Sip…
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Pat Halland – Gary, MN area farmer Blair Hoseth – producer near Mahnomen, MN Steve Dalen – Pifers Auction & Realty, Moorhead, MN Angie Peltier – UMN Extension Educator Julie Kolodji – USDA FSA Loan Officer Bemidji, MN office Darel Sip – Ada, MN area producer Whitney Pittman – MN Farm Bureau Membership & Marketing…
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