Our History

1920's
1920

Buhl Coop is Formed

1925

Wendell Grange Coop is formed

1930's
1934

Preston Feed Milling was turned into Franklin County Grain Growers

1937

Minidoka Co-op Supply Inc was formed

1938

Menan Cooperative formed

1940's
1942

Madison Coop is created

1947

The Mini-Cassia Marketing Co-op is formed

1950's
1953

Nyssa Cooperative is formed

1960's
1960

Producer Supply Coop was formed started with 5 board members in Nampa, Idaho

1960

Idaho Grange Supply Coop was formed  out of Shoshone Idaho

1960

Wendell Grange Coop and Jerome Grange Coop begin talking about working together on new ventures later to merge into Wendell Grange Coop

1963

Idaho Grange Coop was formed into a cooperative

1963

Valley Grain is established in Arco : specialized in Grain, Seed, and fertilizer, started out as an old grain elevator 

1965

Arco Feed and Supply is created

1966

United Co-op was created in part due to the merger of Minidoka Co-op and Mini Cassia Marketing Coop

1970's
1970

Gooding Grange Coop merges with Idaho Grange Coop

1974

Buhl Coop merged with Idaho Grange Coop

1975

The Agronomy plant located in Paul was purchased from Cenex and became part of the United Co-op

1975

United Co-op purchased bulk plant, farm store, automotive center, and tire shop

1980's
1985

Buhl Coop merges with Idaho Grange Coop to continue as Idaho Grange Coop

1987

Cominco sold out to Kiaser Aztec

1990's
1991

Idaho Grange Co-op & Wendell Grange supply were merged to create Valley Co-ops inc.

1993

Kiaser sold out to Cenex

1996

United Co-op purchased Uscola Oil Company

1997

United Co-op remodled the farm store facility adding the fuel islands and more retail options

1998

Merger between Menan Coop and Madison Coop to create Valley Wide Cooperative 

1998

United Co-op purchased US Steel/ Intermountain Farmers agronomy plant

1998

Valley Country Store completes construction of the Shoshone C-Store

2000's
2000

Agronomy in Ashton Idaho began

2000

Acquisition of 4 Cenex Land O' Lakes Ag company facilities 

2000

Valley Wide Cooperative purchased Fertilizer plant from Cenex

2001

Partnership between Bingham Coop and Valley Wide Cooperative to form Mountain Country Propane

2003

First Valley Wide Home and Ranch store built in Rexburg Idaho

2004

New Valley Country Store built in Buhl Idaho

2005

Merger with United Cooperative in Rupert idaho 

2006

Formed partnership with Valley Co-ops and Winfield to create Valley Agronomics LLC

2009

Valley Country Store completes construction of the Jerome Location

2010's
2010

Producers Supply Coop merges with Valley Wide Cooperative

2010

Nyssa Cooperative merges with Valley Wide Cooperative 

2011
2011

New Hansen Agronomy plant is built

2012
2012

 Franklin County Grain Growers merges with Valley Wide Cooperative 

2012

Valley Country Store completes construction of the Gooding Location

2013
2013

Valley Wide Cooperative acquires Cowboy Oil out of Pocatello Idaho

2013

Greenleaf Agronomy plant opens

2013

Purchased Brite Gas Propane out of Soda Springs Idaho

2014
2014

American Falls Agronomy begins operation and is operating out of the old Airport bunker

2014

Valley Wide Feed Mill is reconstructed 

2014

Valley Country Store completes reconstruction of the Bellevue location

2014

Valley Wide Cooperative acquires V1 which was bought out by Amerigas of Salmon Idaho

2014

Valley Wide Cooperative Acquires Salmon Oil

2014

Valley Wide Cooperative Acquires Holiday Propane out of Jackson Wyoming

2015
2015

Began conducting business in Cedar City Utah

2015

Valley Agronomics purchases Arco Feed and Supply 

2015

Valley Co-ops Inc and Valley Wide Cooperative merge to become one company: Valley Wide Cooperative

2015

Valley Wide Cooperative purchases Valley Grain in Arco Idaho

2015

Shoshone Valley Country C-Store remodeled

2015

Purchased land in Pocatello for new Valley Ag plant

2016
2016

Arco Ag Store Opens

2016

Pinedale Propane Location Opens

2016

New Menan Farm and C-Store Open

2017