Becker in New Position with GROWMARK

Chuck Zimmerman

Congratulations to Cassie Becker who is moving into the Publications and Media Relations Specialist position at GROWMARK effective February 1, 2013. In her role, Cassie will serve as the primary journalist/photographer/videographer and managing editor of the GROWMARK Spirit and Growing Forward. Additionally, she will be responsible for creating and producing various publications, multi-media, and institutional materials and developing and implementing …

Agribusiness, GROWMARK

AgFanatics Talk Crop Insurance

Cindy Zimmerman

With co-host Nick Klump under the weather last week, Cory Winstead picked GROWMARK plant food risk management analyst Graham Utter to guest host AgFanatics episode #9 on Crop Insurance. The guys talk Crop Insurance and bring in the expert Bob Dewey of Country Financial to discuss and answer some questions. They discuss things from Revenue Protection to base price and …

GROWMARK, Insurance

AgFanatics Market Talk

Cindy Zimmerman

Cory Winstead and Nick Klump with AgriVisor have a new AgFanatics podcast discussing export and domestic demand along with other market related topics. The guys also touch on evaluating your marketing plan setting targets and reevaluate the plan. Also we learn about not only one but two things Nick does in his spare time. Listen here – AgFanatics can be …

Audio, GROWMARK

AgriVisor Has AgFanatics Podcast

Cindy Zimmerman

Cory Winstead and Nick Klump are AgFanatics and they are not afraid to tell the world about it. AgFanatics is a new podcast from AgriVisor.com, an agricultural advisory firm that is part of the GROWMARK family of companies, and Cory and Nick are the happy hosts making stuff like Farm Bill, Fiscal Cliff, the river situation, marketing and USDA reports …

Audio, Farming, GROWMARK

GROWMARK System Makes Aquisitions

Melissa Sandfort

GROWMARK, Inc., Bloomington, Ill., announced an agreement has been reached to acquire Meier Oil Products., Inc., and Manito Transit. Meier Oil Products, Inc. and Manito Transit have been a family owned business since 1936 and their business has consisted of a trucking company, a fuel terminal facility in Ashkum and bulk fuel facilities at Kankakee, Pontiac, Sheldon and Champaign, all …

Agribusiness, GROWMARK

GROWMARK Excited About N-Watch

Cindy Zimmerman

Ag journalists on the GROWMARK media tour in Iowa last month had the chance to learn about N-Watch, which started this year as a small scale, pilot program by GROWMARK in partnership with FS Member Cooperatives. The objectives of the program are to quantify the form of available, soil-applied nitrogen (N), where it is located, and what happens to the …

Audio, Fertilizer, FS System, GROWMARK, Video

GROWMARK Cookbook Helps Feed the World

Cindy Zimmerman

GROWMARK cooked up a great way to help farmers feed the world this year by compiling a cookbook filled with recipes contributed by GROWMARK employees and selling it to raise money for the an important charity. “We wanted to do something special this year to promote the International Year of Cooperatives and GROWMARK’s 85th anniversary,” said Karen Jones, GROWMARK’s Publications …

Audio, Cooperatives, Food, GROWMARK, Social Networking

GROWMARK Marks Record Sales

Cindy Zimmerman

GROWMARK has officially reported record sales for the last fiscal year, according to recently released complete financial results. Higher commodity prices and solid volume growth in most GROWMARK business units produced record sales for GROWMARK, as officials reported audited financial results for the fiscal year which ended August 31, 2012. Marshall Bohbrink, vice president, finance, risk management, and chief financial …

Cooperatives, GROWMARK