Company Highlights

Last week, Premier made a donation to the Sidney FPD. We find it extremely important to give back to the communities within our territory. We hope this donation to the Fire Department will help provide resources to keep our patrons in the Sidney and surrounding areas safe!

Yesterday, our Dewey facility hosted a group of Champaign County teachers participating in the Summer Ag Institute program sponsored by the Champaign County Farm Bureau Foundation. 16 teachers from around the area toured our facility and learned about the start to finish process of our grain handling systems. The group...

Last week, our Ladies Marketing Meetings returned. We have been unable to meet with this group since COVID restrictions were put in place. We had a great turn out and were able to safely social distance ourselves. Topics focused on Market Updates, Basis Basics, and HTA Contracts. We are looking...

Earlier this month, Premier Cooperative was able to secure an additional matching donation from Land O'Lakes, Inc. to make a donation to another Fire Department in our territory. John Flavin of our Ivesdale location, and also a member of the Ivesdale FPD, presented $250 to his crew members. Premier is...

Last week, Premier Cooperative helped to deliver a 10,000 gallon tank to Wishall Transport in Tolono. This project is part of the CHS Storage for Pennies program, where approved customers can lease-to-own new bulk propane storage and Autogas dispensers without the burden of costly upfront expenses. With this program we...

Last week, Premier Cooperative CEO, Tim Hughes presented a donation to Eric Stalter of the Sangamon Valley Fire Protection District in Fisher. With the help of Land O' Lakes, we were able to double the amount donated to their organization. Premier is excited to be focusing on building up the...

It is so great to see our employees representing Premier Cooperative outside of working hours! Jessica Eads & Tanner Saltsgaver, both of our Dewey location, along with Howard Brown of Illini FS, served on a panel last night to elect this coming year's Fisher FFA Officers. What a memorable experience...

On Friday, April 16th, Premier Cooperative, Inc. visited with Amy Rademaker, Program Coordinator of the Carle Center for Rural Health & Farm Safety and Julianna Sellett, Vice President of Community Health Initiatives. Tim Hughes, CEO of Premier Cooperative, Inc. presented them with a $10,000.00 check to support their program, Sewing...

Premier Cooperative recently held two Farm Marketing Meetings. This is the first time we have held in-person meetings in over a year and we had a great turnout while keeping COVID safety precautions in mind. We introduced our new CEO, Tim Hughes, and CFO, Shawn Kinkade. Merchandiser, Doug Cropp talked...