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Last week we held our Royal Farm Marketing Meeting. We had a great turn out! Our speakers conveyed important topics to our audience that covered many areas of our company. Energy Manager, Garrett Bruns gave an update on the Energy Division. Merchandiser, Doug Cropp provided a Market Outlook. Farm Marketing...

Last Tuesday was our March Ladies Marketing Meeting. Speakers included Garrett Bruns, Dean Killion, and Doug Cropp. Topics were centered around our Energy Division and their updates and the Market Outlook. A special shout out to Kaitlyn Bickers for providing the Premier treats! We'll see everyone at our April meeting...

Premier Cooperative was a proud supporter of the SILO viewing that was held on 3/8/2020. Inspired by true events, SILO follows a harrowing day in an American farm town. Disaster strikes when teenager Cody Rose is entrapped in a 50-foot-tall grain bin. When the corn turns to quicksand, family, neighbors...

Last week our Safety Team reconvened with the addition of our new EHS Manager, Adam Stevenson. Great groundwork was laid to ensure the team moves forward successfully. In this meeting we elected Keith Coller as President of the team, and Thomas Hardwick as Vice President of the team. This leadership...

Our first of two Farm Marketing Meetings was yesterday. These meetings allow farmers from different regions to come together and get important updates from our Farm Marketing Team. Garrett Bruns, Energy Manager, provided an update on all that is happening in our fuel division. Doug Cropp, Merchandiser, gave a market...

Premier Cooperative is proud to be sponsoring the viewing of SILO. Anyone interested can get in for free on Sunday, March 8th at 3:30pm at the Fischer Theatre in Danville, IL. We believe in promoting safety and awareness while working in and around grain bins. Safety and awareness is equally...

Last week we held 4 internal training sessions on grain grading. This opportunity primarily served as a refresher course for most of employees, and it was perfectly timed with the weather conditions we experienced this past year. Thank you to the Champaign Grain Inspection Dept for providing the training!

The Midwest Ag Expo was held on January 29th and 30th at the Gordyville show site. This is one of the largest indoor shows in the country, and Premier Cooperative once again had a booth at the show. We see a good number of our producers/customers at this event, and...

Friday, January 31st was Premier Cooperative's Holiday Party. Between employees and their significant others we had over 120 in attendance. Jupiter's at the Crossing provided a fantastic atmosphere for employees to gather from all locations and share in camaraderie. We also collected donations for the Eastern Illinois Foodbank at our...

Energy Manager, Garrett Bruns, and United Prairie's Agronomy Manager, Kyle Meece, were interviewed by WPXN during the Midwest Ag Expo.