United Cooperative sponsors
agriculture education efforts United Cooperative recently made a donation to the agriculture ambassador program sponsored by the Fond du Lac Area Association of Commerce Agribusiness Council. Every year, the Fond du Lac area agriculture ambassador program teaches almost 16,000 students in Fond du Lac County, and surrounding communities, about agriculture and where their food comes from.
United Cooperative
subsidiaries will merge with
Pulaski and Mid-County
Both Mid-County Cooperative members and Pulaski Chase Cooperative members voted in favor of mergers with wholly-owned subsidiaries of United Cooperative (Beaver Dam office pictured above). Ballots were counted on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. The merger will become final on Feb. 1, 2012. Click here for more information.
America's Farmers
Grow Rural Euducation
America's Farmers Grow Rural Education, a Monsanto Fund program, gives farmers the opportnity to nominate their public school district to compete for a grant of up to $25,000. The program is available in 39 states. To see a full list of eligible counties and school districts, or to nominate yours, visit www.GrowRuralEducation.com, or call 1-877-267-3332. Program entry period runs through April 15, 2012.
UC South Beaver Dam wins NATIONAL
Environmental Respect Award
At a special ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on July 14, the United Cooperative South Beaver Dam, Wis., agronomy location was recognized by DuPont Crop Protection as the NATIONAL winner of the Environmental Respect Award. United Cooperative President and Chief Executive Officer David Cramer (center), Vice President of Agronomy Operations and Crop Protection Procurement Kevin Williams (inside left), and Vice President of Agronomy and Seed Sales Jim Kemink (inside right) were present to accept the award.
United Cooperative celebrates 75 years Click here for more information.
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A little light snow or snow showers will move through the southern and eastern Midwest Friday night and early Saturday. The balance of the key U.S. crop areas will be dry through Saturday. Most of the U.S. crop areas will continue dry Sunday as well. » More DTN Weather Commentary
