JEFF MANDERSCHEID, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, UFC It’s an undeniable truth that what goes up must come down, and this adage holds true for the commodity markets and our industry as a whole. While the past five years have been prosperous in many ways, we must confront the reality of stiff headwinds and an impending […]
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United Farmers Cooperative supports area students with a variety of cooperative scholarships every year. Applications for the 2024 scholarship will be accepted December 1, 2023 through March 4, 2024. TO LEARN MORE AND TO APPLY VISIT: ufcmn.com/about/scholarship-application TO BE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS MUST BE: • Dependent* children of voting patrons* of United Farmers Cooperative or full-time
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REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE TO COMPLIMENT YOUR EDUCATION United Farmers Cooperative’s internships are designed to give students real-world experience to complement their formal education. Each opportunity is designed to build students’ skillset and help them make informed career choices, especially as they relate to agriculture. Our internships are paid programs coordinated with the students’ educational institution. Each
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JENNY KROHN, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER It’s surely no secret that businesses all over the U.S. are all facing a common problem right now – labor shortages. Particularly for our co-op, we are seeing this issue arise in the fact that it’s tougher to hire seasonal positions and know that we have turnover coming in the
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RYAN ALTMANN, DIRECTOR OF IT As the Director of IT at UFC, I’m excited to share how we’re leveraging technology to better serve our member-owners. We’re rolling out two major initiatives: an updated customer-facing app, and a refreshed website (which you may have already seen!). The UFC App can be accessed from your computer, iPad
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TONY KAMMERLANDER, ENERGY ACCOUNTING MANAGER Like many businesses today, we at UFC are facing some staffing challenges as experienced employees move towards retirement or move on to other opportunities. However, we are committed to continuing to provide top-notch service to our customers and member-owners during this time. One of the ways we are doing that
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DAN KLANCKE, GRAIN OPERATIONS MANAGER I’m excited to announce that construction is underway on a new 750,000-bushel grain bin at our Brownton location. This investment will have a major impact on our operations and efficiency when storing soybeans harvested this fall. In the past, we’ve had to pile beans on the ground when our storage
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JASON TEWS, VICE PRESIDENT OF GRAIN & FEED One common theme here at UFC is we are always looking for ways to better serve our members. As a member-owned co-op, your success is our success. That’s why we have continued to focus on implementing changes that get you a better return on your investment. We’ve
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CHAD WILSON, VICE PRESIDENT OF AG SERVICES, LAFAYETTE Communication is key when it comes to our relationships with our amazing growers and customers. As harvest wraps up, I want to emphasize the importance of stopping in or calling and having a conversation with us about your plans and needs for the coming year. Planning ahead
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JIM CARLSON, VICE PRESIDENT OF AGRONOMY If there’s one thing I’ve learned throughout my career in ag, it’s to expect the unexpected when it comes to markets. This past year has been a prime example. We’ve seen commodity prices swinging hundreds of dollars in either direction day-to-day. For growers and co-ops, it can make things
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