United Cooperative
| Company type | Agricultural cooperative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | January 27, 1936 |
| Headquarters | Beaver Dam , United States |
Area served | Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota |
| Products | Feed, grain, agronomy solutions, energy supplies |
| Website | unitedcooperative |
United Cooperative is a U.S.-based agricultural supply cooperative with its main office located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. It serves customers throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Minnesota by offering products such as feed, grain, agronomy solutions, and energy supplies.
History
United Cooperative was established on January 27, 1936, and has grown through a series of acquisitions. In 1985, it incorporated Iron Ridge Cooperative into its operations. The cooperative continued expanding in the 1990s by acquiring Don's Elevator in Allenton, Wisconsin and Hartford Elevator in Hartford, Wisconsin.
A notable period of growth took place in 2012 when the cooperative acquired Pulaski Chase Cooperative (Pulaski, Wisconsin), Mid-Country Cooperative (Shawano, Wisconsin), and Cooperative Services (Denmark, Wisconsin). Further expansion occurred in 2015 with the addition of AgVentures LLC (locations in Coleman and Shawano) and Grain Ventures LLC (Shawano and Oconto Falls), collectively providing a grain storage capacity of 4 million bushels.
That year also saw United Cooperative purchase four facilities from Archer Daniels Midland situated in Auroraville, Oshkosh, Ripon, and Westfield, Wisconsin. This acquisition boosted their grain storage by an additional 13 million bushels. In 2015, the cooperative earned the #29 spot on CropLife magazine’s Top 100 Agronomy Companies list and was ranked #57 among the USDA's Top 100 Agricultural Cooperatives.
In 2017, United Cooperative combined operations with Greenville Cooperative based in Greenville, Wisconsin.
Headquarters
The cooperative’s corporate center is situated in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, where it manages its administrative functions as well as feed storage facilities.
Charitable activities
During 2014 and 2015, United Cooperative collaborated with Land O' Lakes to contribute a total of $65,000 to food pantries across Wisconsin. Additionally, in 2015 alone, the cooperative donated over $31,000 to various charitable organizations and awarded scholarships exceeding $40,000 to high school seniors graduating that year.
Subsidiaries
United Ethanol, a subsidiary launched in 2007, produces approximately 3.9 million gallons of ethanol each month. In 2008, it expanded by adding a carbon dioxide processing plant that utilizes CO₂ byproducts for sectors including food processing, beverage manufacturing, enhanced oil recovery, municipal water treatment, and chemical production. Moreover, a corn oil extraction facility was introduced in 2011.