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THE TIMELINE
How United Cooperative got to be who we are today
2020s
2021
- The Reedsburg agronomy location received a 12,000 sq ft warehouse along with a 1400 sq ft liquid load out bay addition. A new 36,000 sq ft warehouse was constructed at our South Beaver Dam agronomy locataion. Our Fall River project is a 5,700 sq ft fertilizer transfer building that will have a new railroad spur which will allow fertilizer to be transferred from rail to trucks. The Shawano agronomy location is receiving a 9,600 sq ft addition to the fertilizer plant.
2020
- Built a new 6,500-ton dry fertilizer plant and a 150-ton blending tower at the Prairie du Sac location. A shop facility with a wash bay was added to the Darlington location in addition to the liquid fertilizer plant. The Shawano feed location received 9 additional inbound ingredient bins with a total capacity of 450 ton, 2 additional load out bins with a additional capacity of 65 tons, tripling the capacity of the bin above the calf feed mixer, the ability to process corn direct to load out bins increasing our capacity and an additional scale hopper which will increase the capacity of the mill operations by 15%. The Wilton feed location received 6 additional inbound ingredient bins with a total capacity of 400 ton, tripling the capacity of the bin above the calf feed mixer, and the ability to process corn direct to load out bins increasing our capacity.
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.