ABOUT GRAIN AGRONOMY PRECISION AG ENERGY FEED TIRES LUBE NEWS SAFETY LOCATIONS CAREERS RESOURCES CONTACT MYGROWER About Us OUR HISTORY ANNUAL MEETING LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY DONATIONS Mission, Vision and Values Mission: Investing in our Owners' Success; delivering service and solutions to exceed customer expectations Vision: To be the best; providing solutions to achieve employee and customer success Core Values: Integrity - Do what we say, deliver what we promise, and fix what we don't Safety - Provide a caring safety environment for our employees, customers, and communities Customers - We are committed to meeting the ever-changing needs of our customers Employees - We invest in the development and success of our employees Communities - We are committed to making a difference in the communities we serve Success - We honor the legacy of our past and are committed to long-term financial success Farmers Cooperative History In January 1903, the editor of "The Central Farmer" magazine, a long time supporter in the fight against the "grain combine", set about to organize the Nebraska Farmers Cooperative Grain and Livestock Association. The association announced its purpose as follows - to protect members of the association from discrimination; to furnish reports of crop and market conditions, and to procure the best possible market for their products. At the same time, Dorchester area farmers were meeting to discuss the organizing of a cooperative association. On March 28, 1903, the first stockholders meeting of the Dorchester Farmers Cooperative Grain and Livestock Association was held in the Keeps Opera House in Dorchester, NE. 115 farmers became stockholders and they elected seven men as their first Board of Directors. They were: W.C. Endicott - President, J.W. Carper - Vice President, Franklin Miller - Secretary, D.J. Buckingham - Treasurer, W.J. Reid, Bert Psikal, and O.T. Henshue. Charles Mcllnay became the first manager and a 15,000 bushel elevator was completed in October 1903 at a cost of $3,905.00. The 1990's brought on a lot of changes in growth, with mergers and acquisitions, creating 14 locations in the local area by April of 2000. During the summer of 2002, merger talk started with Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company of Plymouth, NE. In June of 2002, a historic vote was passed to merge the two companies and adopt a new name of Farmers Cooperative. Since then, Farmers Cooperative has continued to grow to meet producers needs and today has 61 locations spread throughout southeast Nebraska and northeast Kansas. As Farmers Cooperative continues to grow, the company will always keep one priority in mind- Investing In Our Owners Success. HISTORY BOOKLET Photo of Dorchester's J.R. Clark elevator from 1907 via Dorchester Times Annual Meeting 2020 Farmers Cooperative Annual Meeting Farmers Cooperative hosted our 18th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Farmers Cooperative DeWitt Campus in DeWitt, Nebraska. The meeting was also livestreamed for patrons to attend virtually. The Farmers Cooperative Board of Directors were present to hold their meeting where Allan Zumpfe, CEO, discussed highlights from 2020 and Mark Thieszen, CFO, shared the financials from the annual report. The Board of Director election results were announced with Kevin Songster (Cordova, NE), Dan Tiemann (Seward, NE), and Ryan Holtmeier (Tobias, NE) being elected to the position for their designated territories. We would like to thank retiring board members Darren Eberspacher (28 years) and Mike Busboom (16 years) for their many years of dedicated service to the Farmers Cooperative Board of Directors. Farmers Cooperative is looking forward to another strong year in 2021 and we would like to thank our employees for all the hard work they do every day. Leadership Team Click image for more info Allan Zumpfe President/CEO Mark Thieszen CFO Dale Hayek Grain Division Manager Scott Heinrich Agronomy Division Manager Tom Garner Energy Division Manager Kevin Wittler Feed Division Manager Tom Hermance Safety Department Manager Taylor Collins Human Resources Director Candace Jindra Marketing Director Board of Directors Click image for more info Galen Kuska Chairman – Exeter, NE Ryan Holtmeier Vice Chairman – Tobias, NE Ron Holst Secretary – Odell, NE Dan Tiemann Executive Board – Seward, NE Alan Dorn Beatrice, NE Tom Hueske DeWitt, NE Max Larsen Liberty, NE Darren Meinke Crete, NE Mike Pracheil Dorchester, NE Brian Schwartz Hanover, KS Shane Schweitzer Dorchester, NE Jed Weise Jansen, NE Kevin Songster Cordova, NE Donations Request Click to download PDF form DONATION REQUEST FORM 208 W Depot St, Dorchester, NE 68343 +1 402-946-2211 ABOUT GRAIN AGRONOMY PRECISION AG SAFETY ENERGY FEED TIRES LUBE NEWS LOCATIONS CAREERS RESOURCES CONTACT MYGROWER Privacy & Terms of Service | Site Map © 2020 Farmers Cooperative - Dorchester - All rights reserved