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05/22/2023

This spring, the Terril team received a 100% score, a perfect score, at the most recent Sinclair Brand Excellence Site Inspection! The objective of the Sinclair Brand Excellence program is to ensure optimum retail sales conditions by continuously monitoring site image standards and customer service experiences. Some of the things Sinclair inspects while they visit include the cleanliness of the facility, good display of the Sinclair branded equipment and overall experience while visiting the facility. The photos are most of the Terril team that manages the Sinclair station. The other photo is the Sinclair station this spring. Nice work, Terril!

05/19/2023

ANNOUNCEMENT:
Pro Cooperative's Havelock location will be closed to receiving grain on Monday, May 22nd. We will be loading a train Monday. The Havelock office will still be open if you need assistance. Havelock's office: 515-890-5402

05/18/2023

May is National Beef Month! Is your mouth watering yet? 😉

Is your mouth watering yet? 😉

We celebrate the beef farmers all year round, especially during our annual harvest grilling events at locations for our customers and employees! Although we are a little ways away from harvest time, we wanted to take a moment and say thank you to all local beef farmers during National Beef Month.

05/17/2023

Pro Cooperative helps our local communities!

Pro Cooperative believes in giving back to the committees that our employees and producers live and work in. The City of Rutland will be constructing a new shelter building at their Rosemill park on the south side of Rutland. The new facility will be located near the camp grounds and will have bathrooms and showers for guests to use while they are visiting the park. It will also act as a storm shelter for the community if bad weather arises. Accepting the donation from Pro's Gracie Vatthauer was Susan Tille, the City's Mayor. Pro Cooperative partnered with two other organizations to help match the donation that Pro contributed to this project. We are excited to be apart of this project in Rutland!

05/16/2023

Were your crops affected by the most recent rainfall? Springtime planting conditions throughout the Midwest have or are creating some potential stand issues. Thanks to our Agronomy Department, we created a document to help producers analyze if a field's replant is necessary. Be sure to click on the photos here below and read more!

05/15/2023

Spring time means calving season! Don't forget to stock up on Purina's pelleted Rangeland Calf Creep 14 B68. This is a great starter product as it has 14 % protein to help with growth in calves. Creep feed is available in these feed bags as well as in bulk with a 3 ton minimum. Be sure to call Haley or Mark to ensure this product is at your preferred location. Haley: 712-358-2494 or Mark: 712-363-6001

05/12/2023

The cattle are moving to pasture soon! Be sure you are ready and have Pro Cooperative's mineral lick tubs on hand. Some quick highlights for Pro Cooperative's products are:
-All tubs are manufactured with corrugated plastic to increase durability.
-Featuring 30% protein and Availa - 4 tubs, Pro Cooperative looks to increase the producer’s decision power and provide more offerings in the retail feed market.
-Pro’s 30% protein tubs are great for supplementing cattle on roughage diets, while the Availa-4 tub provides the efficacy of trace minerals that are often missing from cattle on pasture.
For questions or to place an order, please call Haley: 712-358-2494 or Mark: 712-363-6001

05/11/2023

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Pro Cooperative's Havelock location will be closed to receiving grain on Friday, May 12th. We will be loading a train Thursday into Friday. The Havelock office will still be open if you need assistance. Havelock's office: 515-890-5402

05/10/2023

Mark your calendars to celebrate Diana Yocum as she plans to retire at the end of the month! She has been the administrative assistant at the Pocahontas Service Center for the past 16 years. We will be honoring her on Tuesday, May 30th from 1 pm - 3 pm at Pro Cooperative's training facility in Pocahontas.

05/09/2023

The new card reader system is now fully functional at the Gilmore City Service Center!

We are extremely excited for this update to the facility. We can once again accept credit cards, debit cards, and Pro branded fuel cards. The upgrade was requested by many patrons as the previous machine was tired and outdated. From reopening the Service Center shop, to a new digit sign, and now a new card reader at the pumps, thank you for your support of the Gilmore City Service Center and other Pro Cooperative locations!

05/09/2023

This spring, the Graettinger location added a stop light to the agronomy fertilizer shed. It was added to help the tender and truck drivers know when they are full and ready to leave the facility. Additionally, a camera system was added to the loadout bays so drivers do not need to climb on top of the equipment for safety of employees. This small addition has been helpful this busy spring!

05/08/2023

Have you seen Pro's newest sprayer out this spring?! We are so excited to be using this John Deere 612R in the fields this spring and summer. This machine is based out of the Gilmore City location and has been servicing many farmers in the southern region.

05/04/2023

Update on the new card reader system installment in Gilmore City:

We are currently experiencing some difficulties with the transition to the new card reader system. We are able to take credit card payment at the pumps but we are having troubles with the system reading the Pro branded fuel cards at this time. We expect the Pro fuel cards to be operable at the Gilmore City pumps shortly. We are very excited for this improvement at the facility to enhance the users experience! Thank you for your patience!

05/04/2023

We are making progress on our Pioneer Dryer project! As shown in this photo taken last week, most of the parts and pieces of the new dryer have arrived on site. Depicted in the bottom center of the photo, the cement slab for the foundation of the dryer was poured in mid April. Construction has slowed down a little due to the higher wind speeds in the last 10 days, but we still plan to have the project complete mid-summer.

05/03/2023

Pro Cooperative helps our local communities!

In mid April, Pro Cooperative's Gracie Vatthauer and Mike Rutter (in the blue shirt behind Gracie) presented a donation to a few students of the GT-RA Trap Shooting Team. This money will help the students purchase their necessary practice equipment this spring season. Good luck, team!

05/02/2023

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Pro Cooperative's fuel pumps in Gilmore City will unavailable tomorrow (May, 3rd) to update the card reader program. Please plan accordingly as the pumps will be down all day long. The Service Center is still scheduled to be open for normal business.

05/01/2023

Spring planting season is a busy time for producers! The markets are always moving. Have Pro Cooperative watch the markets for you! Place your offers by calling one of our locations. Our trained professionals will notify you if the market reaches your selling point.

To find your location's phone number, click this link: https://procooperative.com/locations/
To view what the markets are doing right now, click this link: https://procooperative.com/cash-bids/

04/27/2023

Yesterday was Administrative Appreciation Day and we celebrated our with admins. Pro Cooperative is very lucky and thankful to have all these wonderful admins help keep our company running smoothly. To help celebrate this Administrative Appreciation Day, they were gifted a cute and personalized tumbler cup and accessories. Be sure to click the photos!

Not pictured: Cathy P - Havelock, LaRae S - Gilmore City Elevator, Tim S - Wallingford, Theresa H - Plover.

04/27/2023

Tomorrow is the last day for high school seniors to submit their application for the ACSDIA scholarship! Pro Cooperative supports a scholarship provided through Ag Cooperatives Safety Directors of Iowa (ACSDIA) to High School Students pursuing a career in Agriculture. As a founding member of ACSDIA, Mark Hambleton was dedicated to the future of Ag safety and those working in and around ag. Mark was the Safety Director at Pro Cooperative for many years. If you are interested in learning more about this scholarship, please click the link below. The application deadline is April 28th.
http://acsdia.org/scholarship.html

04/26/2023

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1) Pro Cooperative's Havelock location will be closed to receiving grain on Friday, April 28th due to the location loading a train. The office crew will be available if you need assistance on Friday, and we plan to be back to normal on Monday. The phone number in Havelock is: 515-890-5402.

2) Pro Cooperative's Plover Location is closed on April 27th & 28th due for a scheduled maintenance at the elevator. Please call ahead before coming if you plan to visit or bring grain in: 515-890-5420

3) Pro Cooperative's Gilmore City Location is experiencing some scale issues at the elevator. We are working to fix the situation, but please call ahead before hauling grain into our location in Gilmore City: 515-373-6174

04/26/2023

Pro Cooperative helps our local communities!

In early April, Pro's Gracie Vatthauer presented a donation to the Calhoun County Expo to support the local 4-H and FFA kid's projects at county fair. Accepting the donation is some of the team at the Calhoun County Exposition.

04/25/2023

Have you wondered what a bird’s eye view looks like while we load a train? Take a look at the first three photos that were snapped last Wednesday during our most recent train. The last two photos from our March train provides more insight to how we load a train.

A really quick rundown process to load the train starts with a safety meeting to communicate with the team what the game plan is for that train once it arrives at Pro's Havelock location. To start, they first need to open all the lids on the cars and then connect about 10 rail cars to a track mobile (the machine that moves the train cars back and forth to load). Once the cars are in place, they dump grain into the rail cars from the elevator spout. Following the train car being loaded full, then we close the lids and move the rail cars back to the east. All 100+ rail cars are loaded within 15 hours. To put into perspective how large a rail car is, about 4 grain semi loads fit into one rail car!

Loading a train is a crazy, exhausting, and amazing process to be a part of and to watch. It takes all hands on deck to make a train be successful and to have our sole focus in Havelock, we close the Havelock location once the train arrives.

Thank you to all those in charge of making sure Pro's employees stay safe and get the train loaded as quickly as possible.

04/25/2023

Pro Coop is installing a software upgrade at four gas station locations on Tuesday 4/25 and Wednesday 4/26. We apologize for any inconvenience to you and appreciate your patience as we update our system. We expect the fuel pumps to be down for 2 to 3 hours at each location on the following approximate schedule:

Rolfe – Tuesday morning starting about 8:30
Pocahontas – Tuesday midday/afternoon roughly noon to 3:00.
Laurens – Wednesday morning starting about 9:30
Graettinger Wednesday afternoon roughly 1:00 to 4:00.

04/24/2023

Do you have a Pro Cooperative's fuel card?! To sign up for a card, it is quite easy. Just stop into your preferred Pro Cooperative location and sign up!
Pro Cooperative’s fuel cards can be used at any Pro Cooperative branded fueling stations including Manson, Gilmore City, Havelock, Pocahontas, Rolfe, Laurens, Graettinger, Wallingford, Terril and Estherville**.

**Estherville's cards are different than the cards at other locations. Please see the Estherville location for more details on these special cards.

04/21/2023

Earlier this spring, three new Timpte grain trailers joined Pro Cooperative's rollingstock. Whether from the farmer's field, doing a location transfer, or delivering to an end-user, these trailers will help maximize load capacity for each load our drivers are hauling. Although a new company to Pro Cooperative's rollingstock fleet, they are quite similar to the other Pro Cooperative trailers currently on the road. Additionally, they feature electric hopper bottoms, electric tarps, and have an extendable ladder on the back. They will be getting the Pro Cooperative logo placed on the sides of the trailers soon. These trailers have been a great addition to the fleet!

04/19/2023

Pro Cooperative helps our local communities!

Iowa Lakes Community College Agriculture has a student led college farm west of Emmetsburg. Pro Cooperative is very thankful for the partnership that has been made with ILCC and the team at their college Farm. Pictured with Pro's Gracie Vatthauer is some Ag students at the ILCC Farm. This donation to the farm helps fund projects at the student farm throughout the year.

04/18/2023

Our Pro Cooperative Havelock location will be closed to receiving and loading grain, tomorrow - April 19th. We will be loading a train most of the day tomorrow. If you need assistance in the office, we will have our Havelock office open.

04/17/2023

In late March, the Estherville FFA Chapter held their 2023 Annual Banquet to celebrate the year's accomplishments. Pro's Gracie Vatthauer attended their Banquet and received a certificate on behalf of Pro Cooperative's assistance in the new Estherville FFA Agricultural Learning Center that is being built this summer in Estherville. The facility will include a livestock shed and a fenced-in pasture area for ELC students and Estherville FFA members to further their learning with more hands-on education. Thank you, Estherville FFA Chapter, for inviting Pro to your Annual Banquet; it was a great evening. Estherville FFA

04/14/2023

What a fun week! All week long, three Spencer High School students came and learned from the experts at our Terril, Graettinger and Ruthven locations for a few hours each day! They were hands on and learning first hand what life was like working at the local coop! Thank you, Gavin, Owen, and Jadey, for joining us this past week and good luck in your future endeavors!

04/13/2023

An exciting update has occurred at the Gilmore City Auto Service Center! This big, bright, and beautiful logoed sign and price digit sign replaced the old and tired sign earlier this week. The facility in Gilmore City has gasoline and diesel pumps in front of the Auto Service Center's building and is located along HWY 3 on the west side of town.

04/12/2023

Pro Cooperative helps our local communities!

In mid March, Pro's Gracie Vatthauer presented a donation to the Pocahontas County's ISU Extension and Outreach Office. Accepting the donation was the office gals of the Extension. This donation helps pay for local 4-Her's annual national and local dues, 4-H registration costs, as well as help cover some costs of the educational summer activities.

04/10/2023

Pro's Agronomy Center in Rolfe was looking pretty full last week! Our Agronomy guys were busy getting the seed and chemical orders prepared the last few weeks.
Spring planting is upon us! We want to wish all a safe 2023 spring planting season. Remember to drive carefully to and from the fields. Thank you to the farmers and producers of Pro Cooperative!

04/09/2023

Happy Easter Weekend from all of us at Pro Cooperative! What a beautiful weekend to celebrate! We hope you all are enjoying the sunshine and family time.

Reminder, all Pro locations will be open for normal business hours on Monday, April 9th. The grain markets are also open on Monday.

04/07/2023

Dale Garber from Pro Cooperative's Milford location is excited to show case our new bottom side truck loading system that was installed at the beginning of 2023! Take a look at this article below to learn more!

04/05/2023

Pro Cooperative helps our local communities!

The Calhoun County Pheasants Forever Banquet was held earlier this spring. Pro Cooperative's Gracie Vatthauer presented a donation of dog and cat food for their Banquet. Accepting the donation was a Calhoun County Pheasants Forever representative, Tyler Holm.

04/04/2023

Stock up on your spring and summer mineral needs now! Running now until April 21st, Pro's Feed Department will be running their Spring Mineral Promotion. Be sure to click on the photos to learn more. For questions or to ensure the product you are looking for is at your preferred location, please call Haley: 712-358-2494 or Mark: 712-363-6001

03/31/2023

Are you tired of dusty gravel roads in the summer? Pro Cooperative can help you out! We offer a dust control product called Magnesium Chloride that helps trap in the moisture to keep dust at bay during peak seasons. Click the link here to learn more: https://procooperative.com/dust-control/

03/30/2023

Good morning! Pro Cooperative supports a scholarship provided through Ag Cooperatives Safety Directors of Iowa (ACSDIA) to High School Students pursuing a career in Agriculture. As a founding member of ACSDIA, Mark Hambleton was dedicated to the future of Ag safety and those working in and around ag. Mark was the Safety Director at Pro Cooperative for many years. If you are interested in learning more about this scholarship, please click the link below. The application deadline is April 28th.

http://acsdia.org/scholarship.html

03/29/2023

Pro Cooperative helps our local communities!

The Iowa State Extension Office in Clay County was presented a donation by Pro's Gracie Vatthauer in late February. Accepting the donation is Michele Hogrefe with the ISU Extension.

03/28/2023

Are you wondering what our current soil temperature is in NW Iowa? Pro Cooperative has two soil probes to read what the soil's temperature is RIGHT NOW! These two soil probes are located in Manson, Iowa and Terril, Iowa and reads the temperatures at both a 6 inch depth and a 12 inch depth. The temperatures are recorded and updated every hour on the website. You can find this information under the agronomy tab on the top of Pro's website.
Interested in what the soil's temperature is? Take a look at: https://procooperative.com/current-soil-temps/ See less