How Indiana Co-Ops Are Dealing With Coronavirus Disruptions
How are Indiana farmer co-ops dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak? One of Indiana’s largest farmer-owned co-ops is Ceres Solutions, writes Gary Truitt at Hoosier Ag Today. CEO Jeff Troike says the pandemic is presenting some challenges, but they are finding ways to work around it.
“We are rotating our employee groups each week asking part of them to stay home; but they are on call, so if we get busy they can come back in,” he said. “This helps us distance our employees to keep them healthy.”
He added that some employees are working from home and that extra efforts are being made to keep facilities and equipment clean and sanitized.
Troike noted there are no supply issues but delivery can be a problem, saying, “We are not making any on-farm visits or making farm calls.”
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