Supporting Agriculture, Commercial BusinessEs, & Rural Communities
We are a leading agricultural and energy cooperative providing agronomy, grain, energy, logistics, and business solutions to customers across the United States and Canada. By combining local expertise with large-scale infrastructure, we help agribusinesses, fuel retailers, and commercial operations function more efficiently, grow stronger, and plan for the future. We are committed to delivering trusted service, reliable supply, and innovative solutions that help feed and fuel the world.
What sets GROWMARK apart is the strength of our relationships, network, and expertise.
- Local Relationships, Trusted Expertise: Local member cooperatives, representatives, and industry experts understand regional markets and customer needs, delivering personalized support backed by national-scale resources.
- Comprehensive Solutions Under One Network: From agronomy and grain to energy, lubricants, logistics, construction, and business services, we provide integrated solutions that help customers manage and grow their operations.
- Reliable Infrastructure and Supply Chain: Our extensive network of terminals, warehouses, transportation assets, and distribution capabilities ensures dependable product availability when customers need it most.
- Focused on Long-Term Success: As a cooperative, we prioritize the long-term success of our customers, members, and communities, building trusted partnerships that create lasting value.
- Innovation That Helps Customers Move Forward: We continue to invest in agronomic expertise, precision agriculture, digital tools, AI, and emerging technologies that help improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
We aim to be the best agricultural cooperative system in North America and improve the long-term profitability of our member-owners.
Learn more about our history, brands, and companies.
Agriculture
- The GROWMARK System was the first to deliver variable rate application of fertilizer to provide more value to the farmer.
- Our seed sales are approximately 1.2 million units of seed corn, 2.8 million units of soybeans, 16.1 million pounds of forages, and grass seed and 450,000 units of wheat.
4+ Million
tons of crop nutrients sold each year
$1 Billion
in crop protection products sold each year
Energy
- The GROWMARK System is the largest farmer cooperative propane retailer and the fifth largest propane retailer in the United States.
- We are a custom blender of full-line lubricants that are marketed and sold in over 20 states and the province of Ontario, utilizing seven distribution centers. Our Council Bluffs, Iowa, production facility is certified ISO 9001:2015.
- Over 175 FAST STOP and FAST STOP Express branded retail fueling locations are located in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Michigan.
- We are one of the top fuel additive suppliers in North America, treating over 700 million gallons of fuel in 19 states and four Canadian provinces.
1.8 Billion
gallons of gasoline, distillates, and propane marketed in 26 states east of the Rocky Mountains and Ontario, Canada
16+ Million
payment card transactions processed annually at more than 900 merchant locations across 29 states
Grain
- We are partnered with 13 members in retail grain elevator companies in both the United States and Canada, as well as having direct ownership of grain handling assets throughout the Midwest.
- The GROWMARK System provides market access and new member supply chains by marketing grain on the Illinois, Ohio, St. Lawrence, and Mississippi Rivers, the Great Lakes, all Class I railroads, and many short line railroads, processors, container markets, and ethanol plants.
- Risk management solutions for commercial elevators and producers is available through MID-CO COMMODITIES.
1.1+ Billion
bushels of grain and oilseed marketed annually
86
member companies and grain partnerships in Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Ontario
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION
- We provide provides turn-key construction of grain and agronomy projects.
- FS Construction Services is a full-service provider for grain system products and maintenance as well as the construction of buildings. Our team designs and develops systems from concept to completion tailored to your operation and future growth, with competitive pricing as well as fast and reliable service.
- NewTech Engineering & Environmental, LLC, was formed in 2004 to provide professional engineering and environmental services for GROWMARK, its subsidiaries, FS member cooperatives, and retail divisions. Prior to the formation of NewTech, GROWMARK had in house engineering staff to assist with projects beginning in the 1950s.
60+ Years
supplying equipment for the farm grain systems business
50+
respected manufacturers sourcing a broad line of products
Logistics
- Truck deliveries are made seven days a week by a combination of dedicated contract carriers and common carrier operations. We measure the safety ratings of the carriers we use to ensure we have the safest fleet in the industry.
- The GROWMARK System receives more than 10,000 rail shipments and more than 750 barge shipments each year.
- We have eight warehouses, located in Alpha and Nashville, Illinois; Akron, Ohio; York, Pennsylvania; Farmville, North Carolina; Lebanon, Kentucky; Lyons, New York; and Tillsonburg, Ontario.
160,000+ truckloads
arranged for delivery to local cooperatives each year across the U.S. and Ontario
1,350+ loads
delivered daily during peak seasons
innovation
- We define innovation as: “thinking and acting differently to achieve organizational objectives.”
- Our employees propel their teams forward with innovative ideas and actions which reimagine the future of work.
- Cooperative Ventures, our joint venture capital fund with CHS, makes financial and strategic investments in early stage startups in the crop production, supply chain, sustainability, and business enablement fields of play.
Insights to Empower
FS members as innovation leaders at the farmgate
Growing & Thriving
in a disrupted world due to our emphasis on strategic innovation and cross enterprise collaboration
