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THE TIMELINE
How United Cooperative got to be who we are today
2010s
2019
- Built a 12,000 sq. ft. warehouse at the Pickett location. Upgrades were made at the Westfield location to improve agronomy services. The Belmont location was expanded with the addition of a 1.2-million-bushel grain storage bin and receiving pit. Additional upgrades were also to the grain handling capabilities at the Westfield and Boscobel locations.
2018
- Acquired several ADM grain locations in Boscobel and Belmont, Wis. Added covered bunker storage at South Beaver Dam (1 million bushels), Ripon South (1 million bushels), and Westfield (500,000 bushels); dry fertilizer plants at Coleman and South Beaver Dam; Greenville retail hardware store and convenience store with fueling islands; Horicon rail scale and pit with 20,000 bushel receiving capacity; grain storage bins at Oshkosh (1.2 million-bushels), and Sauk City (675,000-bushels); and Wilton feed warehouse.
2017
- Merged with Greenville Cooperative in Greenville, Wis.
2016
– Built Wilton Feed Mill, Shawano Feed Mill; Auroraville Dry Fertilizer Plant; Auroraville Liquid Fertilizer Plant; Rock Springs 1.2-million-bushel bin project; Westfield bin dryer and receiving project; Hillsboro Feed, Farm Supply and Hardware store, including a new fueling site; Hillsboro Maintenance Shop located at current energy site
2015
- Acquired AgVentures, LLC and Grain Ventures, LLC in Coleman, Oconto Falls and Shawano. Acquired four grain locations from ADM in Auroraville (Berlin), Oshkosh, Ripon and Westfield.
2013
- Merged with Hillsboro Farmers Cooperative Warehouse
2012
- Merged with Pulaski-Chase Cooperative, Pulaski; Mid-County Cooperative, Shawano; and Cooperative Services, Denmark; Purchased Auroraville grain location (Berlin
2011
– Purchased feed business from Agri Blenders, Ripon
2010
– South Beaver Dam liquid fertilizer storage (10,000 tons)
2000s
2009
- Purchased a 25% share in Big River United Energy (BRUE), LLC, Dyersville, Iowa; Lead the acquisition team and formation of BRUE with the cooperative purchasing a 25% ownership in the 110-million-gallon ethanol plant at Dyersville; Invested in Carbon Green BioEnergy, LLC, a 50-million-gallon ethanol plant at Woodbury, Mich.; Purchased a feed mill and warehouse site in Columbus from Land O'Lakes.
2008
– Reedsburg liquid fertilizer plant added.
2007
– United Ethanol building completed; merged with Co-op Country Partners, Baraboo; expanded dryer and grain storage at multiple elevator locations, including a 1.1-million-bushel grain bin at South Beaver Dam and Sauk City
2006
– Purchased Ripon grain location; constructed an 800,000-bushel flat storage building at South Beaver Dam
2005
– Pickett Cooperative merger; built agronomy plants at Pickett and Deerfield; built 20,000-ton liquid fertilizer storage at South Beaver Dam; United Ethanol organizing, fundraising and construction began
2004
– Built 24,000-ton capacity dry fertilizer storage at South Beaver Dam
2002
– Purchased Johnson Creek grain location
2001
– Acquired Paul’s Propane, Horicon
2000
– Added Fall River and Reedsburg Agronomy locations from Agrilance; acquired Randolph Feed Mills
1990s
1998
- Acquired Mayville Cenex Propane; River Valley/Deerfield cooperative mergers; Corporate name changed to United Cooperative
1996
- Purchased Horicon grain location
1995
- Built new feed mill in Hartford and relocated Iron Ridge fertilizer and chemical plan to Hartford site
1994
– Built Hartford Ponderosa
1993
– Acquired Jackson Agronomy
1992
– Acquired Ashippun Agronomy
1991
– Acquired Don’s Elevator, Allenton, and Hartford Elevator
1980s
1989
- Purchased South Beaver Dam for grain and agronomy; Built Beaver Dam Ponderosa
1988
– Built feed mill and agronomy facility in Beaver Dam; acquired the Amco dealership
1985
– Acquired Iron Ridge Cooperative and Hartford Cooperative
1984
– David A. Cramer named President and CEO
1970s
1977
- Western Dodge County Cooperative merges with Mayville Co-op Association, forming one of the largest cooperatives in Wisconsin with 5,118 members
1973
– James R. Bischoff named General Manager
1930s
1936
- Incorporated on Jan. 27, General Manager: Harry Gritzmacher.