News

We are in the final stages of placing a new fuel truck into our fleet this week to better serve our customers’ needs for the future. The process was started over a year ago to pinpoint our internal and external needs for a new chassis. The new truck that we...

This week, EHS Manager, Adam Stevenson, conducted a Lock Out Tag Out training at our Sidney location. This important training focused on specific practices and procedures to safeguard employees from the unexpected energization or startup of machinery and equipment, or the release of hazardous energy during service or maintenance activities.

A couple weeks ago, Merchandisers Dean Killion and Doug Cropp along with Southern Operations Manager Ryan Bowles met with representatives from Evercorn, they toured our Sidney elevator with plans to meet in the future. Thank you for your visit!

On September 5th & 6th, we hosted our Premier Safety Days. This annual event is for members of our Operations team to gain knowledge on everyday safety topics that impacts their work. This year we trained on Bin Entry Permits, Loading & Unloading of Bins, Dump Pit Rules & Safety,...

Earlier in September we hosted a luncheon at Scotty's Brewhouse amongst members of our Board and Advisory Board. This gave us an opportunity to bring two groups together that serve as a large part of our voice in the community to have a great discussion with staff members about how...

Last week we had a group from Bangledesh tour our Dewey facility. There was great conversation had about the farmer-owned cooperative model and the group appreciated seeing a working elevator in the U.S. Thanks for visiting us!

The Half Century of Progress Show started on August 22nd. Our Dewey facility hosted one of their stops along the tractor parade. We had 115 tractors come by our location. We also had a booth at the show, where we met with customers on the 22nd and 23rd. It was...

Last week we hosted a group of 40 farmers and Co-Op members from Brazil. These visitors are from a large Co-Op in Brazil named COAMO. They were in the Champaign area over several days visiting local agribusinesses and we were honored to be one of their stops. CEO, Robert Carlson,...

Tuesday, members of our team participated in a Fall Protection training put on by the Grain Handling Safety Coalition. The team learned about OSHA's Walking-Working Surfaces standards updates, which aims to significantly reduce the number of worker deaths and injuries that occur each year resulting from workplace slip, trip, and...

In May, Premier Cooperative conducted a fall protection equipment audit. Over two-hundred and fifty items (ex: harnesses, lanyards, ropes) were collected and inspected. The fall protection items that passed inspection were then re-distributed to employees. These audits ensure safety and compliance for our team moving forward!