Nebraska Cooperative Council Education Foundation Awards 20/21 Scholarships
[LINCOLN, NE June 9, 2020] – The Nebraska Cooperative Council Education Foundation (NCCEF) has awarded 11 scholarships totaling $31,000 for the 2020/21 academic year to students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) at Curtis, and the University of Nebraska-Kearney (UNK). The NCCEF scholarship program was […]
Dry Fertilizer Plant Construction Completed
[HASTINGS, NE June 5, 2020] — Cooperative Producers, Inc., has completed the rebuilding of its dry fertilizer plant in Hastings, NE. The plant features 42,000 tons of storage space with the ability to load a 24-ton semi in less than eight minutes through a state-of-the-art 400-ton blending tower. The rebuilt terminal will once again serve […]
CPI Names CFO
[HASTINGS, NE May 26, 2020] — Cooperative Producers, Inc. (CPI) has announced that Rick Ackerman has been hired as Chief Financial Officer effective May 26, 2020. Ackerman succeeds Mark Thieszen who served as CFO until January of 2020. Ackerman has 34 years of experience and leadership in agriculture for both cooperatives and private/public companies. He […]
Expanding Storage at Fairmont Location
[HASTINGS, NE May 11, 2020] — Cooperative Producers, Inc. (CPI) has announced its plans for the construction of a new 750,000-bushel bin at their shuttle loading facility in Fairmont, NE. Construction is set to begin this month with completion planned prior to the start of 2020 fall harvest. “With the support of CPI’s Board of […]
CPI Takes Over Minden Seed Facility
[HASTINGS, NE April 1, 2020] — Cooperative Producers, Inc. (CPI) has leased the Winfield Seed Facility in Minden. CPI took over possession in March. The facility will house all of CPI’s seed beans and treating equipment. “CPI and Winfield have worked together to serve Central Nebraska farmers in other areas and this new partnership significantly […]
Gary Brandt Named CPI CEO
The Board of Directors of Cooperative Producers, Inc. (CPI) has announced that Gary Brandt has been selected to serve as Chief Executive Officer effective March 31, 2020. Brandt will succeed Allan Zumpfe who served as CEO of CPI until August of 2019. Brandt has 28 years of experience and leadership in agriculture for both cooperatives […]
CPI To Sell Midas Franchise in Kearney, Nebraska
[HASTINGS, NE March 20, 2020] — Cooperative Producers, Inc. (CPI) has signed an agreement to sell the Kearney Midas location to Leeds West Groups (LWG), a Greenwood Village, Colo. based company, after running it for 29 years. On March 31, 2020, the store will transition to its new ownership. The acquisition expands LWG’s Midas presence in […]
Nationwide Launches Seventh Annual Safety Contest to Cultivate Awareness of Grain Bin Hazards
[DES MOINES, IA February 14, 2020] — Each year, thousands of farmers are exposed to the life-threatening hazards associated with entering grain bins to remove rotting or clumped grain. In just a few seconds, an adult can sink waist-deep in the quicksand-like suction of flowing grain, rendering them unable to free themselves without help. Although these hazards […]
CPI Adds E15 at Axtell and Red Cloud Locations
[LINCOLN, NE January 28, 2020] — The Nebraska Ethanol Board (NEB) applauds Cooperative Producers, Inc. (CPI) for adding E15 at their fuel sites in Axtell, Nebraska and Red Cloud, Nebraska. These additions are CPI’s fifth and sixth locations selling E15 in Nebraska. This follows previous E15 locations of Clay Center, Funk, Giltner, and Juniata. “As […]
CPI Donates $10,000 to Local FFA Chapters through Grant
[HASTINGS, NE September 16, 2019] — Cooperative Producers, Inc. (CPI) has donated $10,000 to the Nebraska FFA Foundation to directly support local agriculture education classrooms and FFA needs. Axtell, Franklin, Wood River, Sutton and McCool Junction were all selected to receive grants through CPI. Axtell is entering its second year as a program and FFA chapter. […]