By: Todd Kettner, Vice Chairman, UFC Board of Directors Deadline date for nominations: November 1, 2024 Are you passionate about agriculture and the cooperative business model? We are currently accepting nominations for the UFC Board of Directors. We are looking for candidates who reflect our values and are committed to the UFC mission and vision. The UFC […]
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By: Doug Hoffman, Safety Director As we prepare for another busy growing season here in UFC territory, it’s crucial that we prioritize chemical safety. Proper handling and application of agricultural chemicals protects our people, communities, and environment. Keep the following chemical safety protocols in mind to keep yourself and those around you safe! Working together,
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At United Farmers Cooperative, we are constantly seeking opportunities to enhance our services and better serve our farming community. With great excitement, we announce that we are exploring a partnership with Munson Lakes Nutrition, specifically for our feed department, focusing on beef and dairy products and offerings. This potential collaboration holds several benefits for our producers: Please
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The UFC Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Ryan Ponwith as an associate board member. In this one-year role, Ryan will serve as a non-voting advisor, gaining insights into board operations while lending his expertise in representing younger growers. Although new to the board, Ryan is no stranger to UFC. He first joined as
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Being from the Midwest, you’re probably an expert on all things winter safety. But if you think you know everything about how to walk safely in the winter, think again. Winter brings icy sidewalks, snowy driveways, and frosty farm equipment. While beautiful to look at, these slippery surfaces can also lead to dangerous slips, trips,
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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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