When it comes to the CropLife 100, there’s something about cooperatives and the state of Nebraska. Of the six CropLife 100 ag retailers from the Cornhusker state in the 2021 ranking, all of them are cooperatives. There’s not one independent dealership among them, which is a rare instance with the Corn Belt states.
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6 | Panhandle Cooperative
Nebraska rank: No. 6 CropLife 100 rank: No. 80 Headquarters: Scottsbluff, NE 2021 Revenue: $26 to $50 million Profile:Panhandle Coop was formed in 1942. It’s a very diversified company, providing products and services in petroleum, crop production, and retail which consists of convenience stores, dispensing stations, car and truck service, ag chemicals and fertilizer plants, crop consulting, and grocery stores.
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5 | CPI (Cooperative Producers, Inc.)
Nebraska rank: No. 5 CropLife 100 rank: No. 57 Headquarters: Hastings, NE 2021 Revenue: $66 to $100 million Profile: South Central Nebraska’s Cooperative Producers, Inc. (CPI) is a farmer-owned cooperative headquartered in Hastings, NE. Although it came into existence in 1978 as a merchandising arm of six area coops, the CPI of today was formed in 2007 with the final merger of those coops. Pictured: The CPI logo is installed on the tower at the company's new agronomy facility.
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4 | Frenchman Valley Farmers Co-op
Nebraska rank: No. 4 CropLife 100 rank: No. 49 Headquarters: Imperial, NE 2021 Revenue: $66 to $100 million Profile:Frenchman Valley Farmers Co-op has a long history of serving area agricultural producers, providing crop and livestock inputs and services, grain marketing and storage, finance and crop insurance services, petroleum, and transportation. Pictured: Ben Sauder, Vice President of Agronomy at Frenchman Valley Farmers Cooperative, with the company's autonomous OMNiPOWER spreader.
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3 | Frontier Cooperative
Nebraska rank: No. 3 CropLife 100 rank: No. 30 Headquarters: Lincoln, NE 2021 Revenue: $101 to $200 million Profile:Frontier Cooperative has been proudly serving customers since 1915. Frontier is a full-service cooperative located primarily in Eastern Nebraska. From LP delivery to the precision ag of global positioning, Frontier prides itself on being a progressive leader in today’s agricultural world. Photo: Aerial view of the Frontier Cooperative facility in Schuyler, NE.
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2 | Aurora Cooperative
Nebraska rank: No. 2 CropLife 100 rank: No. 13 Headquarters: Aurora, NE 2021 Revenue: $201 million to $1 billion Profile: For more than a century, Aurora Cooperative has been a partner in the success of agriculture in our part of the world — providing high quality, competitive products and services growers rely on every day.
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1 | Central Valley Ag Cooperative
Nebraska rank: No. 1 CropLife 100 rank: No. 12 Headquarters: York, NE 2021 Revenue: $201 million to $1 billion Profile: Central Valley Ag is a member-owned farmers cooperative located in central and northeastern Nebraska. Advanced Cropping Systems and ProEdge Marketing are innovative programs available for producers to work with experts who can aide in GPS, Grid Sampling, and Risk Management. Photo: Central Valley Ag Cooperative's Randolph, NE, facility.
To view the full CropLife 100 list, including historical rankings, visit www.croplife.com/top100.
These half dozen retailers are also ranked throughout the list, from No. 12 to No. 80. To find out all of the Nebraska-based cooperatives that made the list (in reverse order of sales), view the slideshow.
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Editor’s note: Companies included in the CropLife 100 listings were limited to independent dealerships and cooperatives that offer fertilizer, crop protection, seed, and custom application services. Figures do not include a host of services, such as data management, consulting/scouting, or grain elevator revenue. Dealerships and cooperatives are ranked in order by total sales in their respective sales group.
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