Partners
The GROWMARK System is a federated cooperative network. That means
ownership and control operate from the bottom up. Individual
farmers own local FS and grain member cooperatives. The local
Member Cooperatives invest in GROWMARK, Inc., the regional cooperative.
In turn, GROWMARK has ownership
interest in suppliers of supply raw materials, manufacturing, and services needed by
many regional
organizations.
CF Industries
manufactures and distributes basic chemical fertilizers. It is one
of the largest phosphate and nitrogen suppliers serving North
American farmers in 42 states and the Canadian provinces of
Ontario
and Quebec.
http://www.cfindustries.com
National Cooperative Refinery Association
supplies petroleum products and has storage, refining, production,
and distribution capabilities throughout much of the
United States. GROWMARK and other regional cooperatives own
National Cooperative Refinery Association to ensure a reliable
supply of energy products.
http://www.ncrarefinery.com
UPI
Energy LP is a leading marketer of energy products and
related services to rural Ontario. UPI’s products include
biodiesel blends and environmentally friendly ethanol-blended
gasolines made from ethanol produced in Ontario. UPI is jointly
owned by GROWMARK, Inc. and Suncor Energy Products Inc.
http://www.upienergylp.com
Universal Cooperatives
is owned by 20 regional cooperatives, including GROWMARK, and
offers manufacturing, distribution, and purchasing services for
United States and Canadian customers. You can find the Co-op
trademark, one of the oldest in the U.S., on a wide range of
products--tires, lubricants, batteries, farm chemicals, animal
health products, twine, and more.
http://www.ucoop.com/about.html
CoBank
is a financial institution serving the needs of agricultural
cooperatives and rural utilities. CoBank offers comprehensive
financial services to its agribusinesses and is able to finance
large capital ventures without sacrificing flexibility. This is a
unique capability highly valued by the agriculture industry.
http://www.cobank.com
Interprovincial Cooperative Limited
is a
Canadian cooperative that helps coordinate purchases by its member
organizations and owners. It also controls a number of trademarks
used by cooperatives doing business in Canada.
http://www.ipco.ca
Pro-Pet, LLC:
GROWMARK
and other
regional cooperatives became joint owners of Pro-Pet, L.L.C. in
1996. The organization produces pet and companion animal foods
from facilities in St. Marys, Ohio.
Alliances
Central States Enterprises
Central
States Enterprises, Inc. has a long-standing alliance with
GROWMARK for grain origination. The agreement covers grain
shipped on rail lines in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin and covers
40 GROWMARK-affiliated grain companies in Illinois and 20 in
Iowa.
http://www.censtates.com
TruServ Canada Cooperative
TruServ is a Canadian-owned cooperative based in Winnipeg with
stores in communities throughout Canada. TruServ offers Ontario
Member Cooperatives access to a complete range of service
programs and an assortment of merchandise including hardware,
variety, crafts, toys, stationery and general merchandise.
http://www.truserv.ca/pls/truserv_pub/truserv.app
Syngenta
GROWMARK and Syngenta formed a venture to provide FS member
cooperatives the opportunity to sell NK-brand seeds. Syngenta is
a world-class agribusiness, ranking third in the high-value
commercial seed market.
http://www.syngenta-us.com
ProPartners
ProPartners and GROWMARK formed an alliance in 2003 to
administer
financial services for FS Member Cooperatives.
http://www.thepropartners.com
Land O’Lakes
Land O’Lakes and GROWMARK formed an alliance in 2000 for Land
O’Lakes to supply feed, feed ingredients, and animal health
products to FS member cooperatives.
www.LOLFeed.com
maltaCleyton
GROWMARK owns a portion of maltaCleyton, one of the
largest animal feed companies in Mexico. The company produces a
full range of feeds for all species as well as for aquaculture
and pet food.
http://www.maltacleyton.com.mx/index200a.shtml
Subsidiaries
MID-CO COMMODITIES
MID-CO COMMODITIES, INC. is the price risk management subsidiary
of GROWMARK that provides market information and futures and
options advice to farmers and elevators in the Midwest.
http://aghost.mid-co.com
GROWMARK FS, LLC
GROWMARK FS, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GROWMARK that
provides fertilizer, crop protection, seed, custom application
and agronomy services to farmers in the Northeast U.S.
http://www.growmarkfs.com
Seedway, LLC
Seedway, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GROWMARK, marketing farm
and turf seed in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and
commercial vegetable seed throughout the eastern half of the
United States.
http://www.seedway.com
