3/25/2008 - GROWMARK to reduce its investment in restructured maltaCleyton
Evialis, a developer, manufacturer, and distributor of feeds for livestock and exotic animals based in St. Nolff, France, announced today it has agreed to purchase 70 percent of Mexican animal feed and pet food manufacturer maltaCleyton.  (Read more...)

3/17/2008 - Heritage FS acquires Fruendt Crop Service
Heritage FS, headquartered in Gilman, Ill., announced it acquired Fruendt Crop Service, St. Anne, Ill. The acquisition was complete February 29, 2008.  (Read more...)

2/19/2008 - GROWMARK recognized for impact on biodiesel industry
GROWMARK, Inc. was recognized by the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) for its impact on the biodiesel industry with the NBB’s Eye on Biodiesel-Impact Award.  (Read more...)

1/4/2008 - GROWMARK, Central States Enterprises announce grain marketing agreement
GROWMARK, Inc. and Central States Enterprises, Inc. announced a new grain marketing agreement that will cover grain shipped on rail lines in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin beginning in January.  (Read more...)

12/6/2007 - GROWMARK 2008 Essay Contest Theme Announced
Why were cooperatives formed? How do they benefit their members and communities? The theme for the 2008 GROWMARK Essay Contest is “Understanding Cooperatives.” The contest is open to all high school FFA members in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.  (Read more...)

11/5/2007 - GROWMARK Names Scholarship Winners
Twenty-eight college students from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin will be able to continue their education with help from the regional agricultural supply cooperative, GROWMARK.  (Read more...)

11/5/2007 - GROWMARK Names Its Top Grain Shippers
GROWMARK recognized four member cooperatives as Top Shipper award winners for the volume of grain shipped during the past year.  (Read more...)

11/5/2007 - Bourdeau elected to GROWMARK Board of Directors
Denis Bourdeau, Embrun, Ont., was elected to the GROWMARK board of directors at the regional cooperative’s annual meeting in Chicago today.  (Read more...)

11/5/2007 - GROWMARK Honors Ag Leaders
Two leaders in the renewable energy industry were honored today with “Friend of GROWMARK” awards. Bob Dinneen of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Joe Jobe of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) were recognized at the GROWMARK annual meeting in Chicago.  (Read more...)

11/5/2007 - Len Mortson Retires from GROWMARK Board
Len Mortson, Oro Station, Ont., retired from the GROWMARK Board of Directors. He was commended for his years of service at the organization’s 2007 annual meeting in Chicago.  (Read more...)

11/5/2007 - FS Seed Division renews commitment to Illinois Ag in the Classroom programs
The FS Seed Division of GROWMARK recently renewed its commitment to Illinois Ag in the Classroom programs with a check for more than $50,000.  (Read more...)

9/8/2007 - Local member cooperatives to partner with GROWMARK
Three western Illinois FS member cooperatives have partnered with GROWMARK to create WESTERN GRAIN MARKETING, LLC (WGM).  (Read more...)

6/28/2007 - GROWMARK, Inc. and PRECISION SOYA LLC Announce Agreement on Piper City, Ill. Seed Plant
GROWMARK, Inc. today announced an agreement to transfer ownership of its Piper City, Ill. seed production and conditioning plant to PRECISION SOYA, LLC of Ft. Wayne, Ind. The transfer is effective September 1, 2007.  (Read more...)

6/22/2007 - GROWMARK to acquire STAR Energy, LLC
GROWMARK today announced its intentions to acquire 100 percent of STAR Energy, LCC (STAR). STAR, headquartered in Manson, Iowa, is a retail energy company serving northwest Iowa.  (Read more...)

6/5/2007 - GROWMARK, Illinois Farm Bureau Team Up to Offer Risk Management Services
GROWMARK, Inc. and Illinois Farm Bureau today announced formation of a joint venture called AgriVisor, LLC. The venture brings together the organizations’ grain and livestock marketing analysis and contract execution functions in an effort to offer farmers the best marketing tools available.  (Read more...)

4/3/2007 - GROWMARK Announces Illinois and Wisconsin Essay Winners
Molly Maxstadt, of Mahomet, Ill., has been named the Illinois winner of the 2007 Essay Contest for FFA members and Isabel Cupino, of Oconto Falls, Wis., has been named the Wisconsin winner. The contest theme was, “Energy Independence for America: The Local Cooperatives’ Role.”  (Read more...)

12/27/2006 - Kelley elected to Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation
Daniel T. Kelley, chairman of the board and president of GROWMARK, Inc., was elected vice chairman on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation (IALF) during the organization’s recent annual meeting in Chicago.

The organization is a non-profit organization founded in 1981. IALF’s purpose is to administer the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program which develops knowledgeable and effective spokespersons to become policy and decision-makers for the agricultural industry. For more information, go to www.agleadership.org. 

12/13/2006 - Kelley elected CoBank first vice chairman
Daniel T. Kelley, chairman of the board and president of GROWMARK, Inc., was recently re-elected to a three-year term as director and was also elected as first vice chairman for 2007 on the Board of Directors of CoBank at the organization’s board meeting in Denver, Colo., during December.  (Read more...)

12/11/2006 - GROWMARK 2007 Essay Contest Theme Announced
What is the local cooperative’s role in creating energy independence through biofuels? How is the farm economy revitalized by renewable fuel development? The theme for the 2007 Essay Contest is “Energy Independence for America: The Local Cooperatives’ Role.” The contest is for all in-school FFA members in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.  (Read more...)

11/27/2006 - GROWMARK / BioFuels Manufacturing Illinois Sign Marketing Agreement
GROWMARK, Inc. has signed an agreement to market the majority of the soy-based biodiesel to be manufactured by BioFuels Manufacturing Illinois, Inc.’s proposed Peoria, Ill., plant.  (Read more...)

9/22/2006 - Effingham Clay Service Co. and Wabash Valley Service Co. Finalize partnership
Effingham, Ill. and Grayville, Ill. (Sept 22, 2006) – Local cooperatives Effingham-Clay Service Company, Effingham, Ill., and Wabash Valley Service Company, Grayville, Ill., announced today that they have finalized a partnership with regional cooperative GROWMARK, Inc., Bloomington, Ill., to form Total Grain Marketing (TGM), LLC. The partnership creates one of the largest cooperative grain operations in Illinois.  (Read more...)

9/20/2006 - FS Seed Donation to IAA Foundation
Thanks to FS Seed, school children will have the opportunity to learn more about agriculture. In the past two years the FS Seed Division of GROWMARK, Inc. donated over $120 thousand dollars to educate youth on the importance and benefits of agriculture.  (Read more...)

9/1/2006 - Garlisch elected to GROWMARK Board of Directors
CHICAGO – On Sept. 1, shareholders of GROWMARK, a regional agricultural cooperative based in Bloomington, Ill., elected five directors to its governing board.  (Read more...)

9/1/2006 - GROWMARK names its Top grain shippers
CHICAGO (September 1, 2006) At the GROWMARK Annual Meeting in Chicago today, four member cooperatives were named Top Shipper “Bull and Bear” award winners for the volume of grain shipped during the past year.  (Read more...)

9/1/2006 - FS Cooperatives earn Performance Improvement Award
CHICAGO (Sept. 1, 2006) Five FS member cooperatives were recognized by GROWMARK, Inc. for business performance improvement during the GROWMARK Annual Meeting in Chicago today.  (Read more...)

9/1/2006 - GROWMARK Reports Year-End Results
CHICAGO (Sept. 1, 2006) At the GROWMARK Annual Meeting in Chicago today, Vice President of Finance Jeff Solberg reported unaudited, estimated results for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2006.  (Read more...)

8/31/2006 - GROWMARK names scholarship winners
CHICAGO (Aug. 31, 2006) Twenty-seven college students from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin will be able to continue their education with help from the regional agricultural supply cooperative, GROWMARK.  (Read more...)

8/28/2006 - Member Cooperatives announce intent to partner with GROWMARK
The boards of directors of Effingham-Clay Service Company, Effingham, Ill., and Wabash Valley Service Company, Grayville, Ill., they have agreed to partner with GROWMARK, Inc., Bloomington, Ill., to form Total Grain Marketing (TGM), LLC. A September date is anticipated for finalizing the partnership  (Read more...)

8/21/2006 - Illini FS, Inc. Shareholders approve merger with GROWMARK, Inc.
Urbana, Ill. (August 21, 2006) – The shareholders of Illini FS, Inc., Urbana, Ill., today approved a merger with GROWMARK, Inc., Bloomington, Ill.  (Read more...)

7/26/2006 - GROWMARK purchases Archer and United brands and assets of McCollister & Co.
On July 25, 2006, GROWMARK, Inc., acquired the business and inventory of McCollister & Co., a 75-year-old family manufacturer and marketer of heavy duty lubricants for automotive, agricultural, and industrial applications, based in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  (Read more...)

6/28/2006 - GROWMARK names summer interns
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (June 28) GROWMARK and local colleges and universities are teaming up to help drive the future of agriculture.  (Read more...)

5/10/2006 - Illini FS and GROWMARK announce intent to pursue partnering arrangement
The Boards of Directors of Illini FS, Inc., Urbana, Ill. and GROWMARK announced jointly today that both boards have agreed in principle to pursue a formal partnering arrangement.  (Read more...)

5/2/2006 - GROWMARK to invest in Indiana ethanol corn facility
Central States Enterprises, Inc., with headquarters in Heathrow, Fla., today announced plans to build a new corn ethanol facility in the state of Indiana.  (Read more...)

5/2/2006 - GROWMARK Announces Wisconsin Essay Contest Winner
Kyle Shelton, of Juda, Wis., has been named the Wisconsin winner of the 2006 GROWMARK Essay Contest for FFA members. The theme of the contest was, “The Benefits of Home Grown Fuels.”  (Read more...)

4/27/2006 - GROWMARK Announces Illinois Essay Contest Winner
Nathan Beuseling, of Coal Valley, Ill., has been named the Illinois winner of the 2006 GROWMARK Essay Contest for FFA members. The theme of the contest was, “The Benefits of Home Grown Fuels.  (Read more...)

4/25/2006 - GROWMARK named Microsoft Gold Partner
GROWMARK has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with four competencies; Independent Software Vendor (ISV)/ Software Solutions, Networking Infrastructure Solutions, Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, and Microsoft Business Solutions.  (Read more...)

4/19/2006 - Kelley elected to Nationwide Board of Directors
Daniel T. Kelley, chairman of the board and president of GROWMARK, Inc., was elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company at the Nationwide annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio, during April.  (Read more...)

4/7/2006 - GROWMARK enters talks with Remington Hybrids
GROWMARK®, Inc. officials announced that they have entered talks with Remington Hybrid Seed Company of Remington, Ind. to produce, condition and bag the regional cooperative’s lines of FS Seed Corn and FS HiSOY® Soybeans in multiple locations across the Midwest.  (Read more...)

3/17/2006 - GROWMARK FS, LLC reinvests in New Jersey agriculture
The new GROWMARK FS, LLC location at 55 Silver Lake Road, Bridgeton, New Jersey, replaces the GROWMARK FS Rosenhayn and Daretown, New Jersey locations.  (Read more...)

3/17/2006 - GROWMARK announces Iowa Essay Contest winner
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (March 17) Nolan Hovland, of Bricelyn, Minn., has been named the Iowa winner of the 2006 GROWMARK Essay Contest for FFA members.  (Read more...)

3/15/2006 - GROWMARK Announces Iowa Essay Contest Winner
Nolan Hovland, of Bricelyn, Minn., has been named the Iowa winner of the 2006 GROWMARK Essay Contest for FFA members. The theme of the contest was, “The Benefits of Home Grown Fuels.”  (Read more...)

2/13/2006 - GROWMARK signs agreement and announces joint venture with Ag View FS
GROWMARK, Inc., has announced the signing of a real estate agreement to purchase and lease certain assets of Marquis, Inc. of Buda, Ill. The deal is expected to close on March 1, 2006.  (Read more...)

1/9/2006 - America’s Heartland now airing on RFD-TV
America’s Heartland, the weekly television series that highlights American agriculture and the farm and ranch families who make it possible, is now part of the regular schedule on the nation’s first 24-hour television network dedicated to serving the needs and interests of rural America and agriculture.  (Read more...)

11/16/2005 - GROWMARK, BASF Plant Science Partner in Grain Program
BASF Plant Science LLC (BPS) and GROWMARK, Inc. announced today that the two organizations have signed an agreement that partners BPS with GROWMARK’s Illinois member cooperatives to provide a value added grain program unique to the industry.  (Read more...)

9/21/2005 - Plant a Seed…Grow a Mind
Thanks to Illinois farmers’ purchases of FS Seed, school children will have the opportunity to learn more about agriculture.  (Read more...)

9/16/2005 - Meeting customer needs amid tight fuel supplies prompts refiner NCRA to delay maintenance turnaround
The National Cooperative Refinery Association (NCRA) announced today it will delay its planned five-week October maintenance shut down in order to continue operating at full capacity during the current period of tight U.S. fuel inventories.  (Read more...)

9/7/2005 - Farm Bureaus launch farm relief efforts
For farmers, the impact of Hurricane Katrina strikes home when they learn fellow farmers can’t find fuel to keep generators running and face incredible losses and clean up.  (Read more...)

7/5/2005 - GROWMARK, ADM announce grain marketing agreement
GROWMARK and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) announced a new grain origination agreement today. The Illinois-based regional farm cooperative and the agricultural processing leader first developed a working relationship in 1985, with the formation of ADM/GROWMARK. The ADM subsidiary purchases grain from GROWMARK member cooperative elevators for use in ADM’s global operations.  (Read more...)

4/22/2005 - GROWMARK, Central States Enterprises to form joint venture
GROWMARK and Central States Enterprises (CSE) today announced the formation of a joint venture that will send grain grown in Iowa directly into markets in the West, Southwest, and Mexico.  (Read more...)

4/14/2005 - GROWMARK Announces Essay Contest Winners
The winners of the 2005 GROWMARK Essay Contest for FFA members have been picked. The theme of the contest was, “The Seed Industry: Today and Tomorrow.”  (Read more...)

3/7/2005 - GROWMARK Recognized for E-Business Innovation
GROWMARK has been honored as the first recipient of the Ag E-Business award by RAPID, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that enables agricultural businesses to improve efficiency by facilitating e-business between buyers and sellers.  (Read more...)

12/20/2004 - GROWMARK Donates Computers to Military Troops
U.S. troops e-mailing loved ones at home may be using a computer formerly used by a GROWMARK employee.  (Read more...)

9/23/2004 - Plant a Seed…Grow a Mind
Thanks to Illinois farmers’ purchases of FS Seed, school children will have the opportunity to learn more about agriculture. A program of the FS Seed Division of GROWMARK, Inc. and the IAA Foundation raised more than $60,000 in 2003-04 to educate youth on the importance and benefits of agriculture.  (Read more...)

8/17/2004 - GROWMARK Named Among Top 500 IT Companies
For the second year in a row, GROWMARK has been named among the top 500 information technologies (IT) companies by Information Week magazine.  (Read more...)

7/29/2004 - GROWMARK to Restructure Board of Directors at Upcoming Annual Meeting
On Aug. 26, shareholders of GROWMARK, a regional agricultural cooperative based in Bloomington, Ill., will elect 16 directors to serve as its governing board.  (Read more...)

4/23/2004 - GROWMARK Announces Illinois Essay Contest Winner
Emily Allen, of Thompsonville, Ill., has been named the Illinois winner of the 2004 GROWMARK Essay Contest for FFA members. The theme of the contest was, “Agriculture in 2014.”  (Read more...)

4/19/2004 - GROWMARK Announces Wisconsin Essay Contest Winner
Andrea Bloom, of Loyal, Wis., has been named the Wisconsin winner of the 2004 GROWMARK Essay Contest for FFA members. The theme of the contest was, “Agriculture in 2014.”  (Read more...)

3/10/2004 - Celebrate Ag Day
March 20 marks the first day of spring and is designated as National Ag Day, recognizing agriculture's role in American life. National Agriculture Week is celebrated March 14-20.  (Read more...)

2/6/2004 - NCFC honors GROWMARK Vice Chairman
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) has awarded John Reifsteck, a farmer from Champaign, Ill., and vice chairman of GROWMARK, Inc., the prestigious Farmer Cooperative Director of the Year Award for the director with less than 12 years tenure on his or her board.  (Read more...)

2/5/2004 - GROWMARK, Decision Commodities align to offer grain risk management services
GROWMARK and Decision Commodities have formed an alliance to deliver and develop grain risk management products and services.  (Read more...)

11/18/2003 - Cooperative Month
Cooperative businesses generate hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions in income for their communities, according to a series of case studies compiled to help mark October as National Co-op Month.  (Read more...)

11/7/2003 - Illinois Association FFA Officers Visit GROWMARK
The Illinois Association FFA State Officer Team met with GROWMARK Board of Directors in Bloomington, Ill on November 6th.  (Read more...)

11/5/2003 - Pike County Farm Bureau launches anhydrous anti-theft campaign
Pike County Farm Bureau has joined forces with Sheriff Paul Petty and Two Rivers FS to raise awareness about anhydrous ammonia thefts and illegal drug manufacturing in that county.  (Read more...)

10/30/2003 - GROWMARK Welcomes Norwegian Visitors
Norwegian Cooperative Board of Directors visits GROWMARK Chairman's Normal, Ill. Farm.  (Read more...)

Plant a Seed…Grow a Mind
Farmers in Illinois can help change educate school children by purchasing seed from their local FS cooperative.  (Read more...)

First Biodiesel Retail Pump Site of FS/AgriTalk Biodiesel Pump Tour
Biodiesel use has expanded greatly since FS cooperatives began offering farmers bulk delivery of the environmentally friendly fuel. Now, any diesel powered vehicle owner can purchase soybean-based biodiesel.  (Read more...)

Stephen R. Wilson Named President and CEO of CF Industries, Inc.
Long Grove, IL – October 1, 2003 – The Board of Directors of CF Industries, Inc. has elected Stephen R. Wilson President and CEO of CF Industries effective October 1, 2003.  (Read more...)