PRESS RELEASE August 8, 2022 NAMPA, IDAHO and GRANDVIEW, WASHINGTON – Valley Wide Cooperative, and Bleyhl Farm Service members recently voted in favor of a merger of the two companies. Valley Wide members were 87% in favor of the merger, and Bleyhl members were 95% in favor of the merger. Under the Valley Wide…
Last month Valley Wide Cooperative sponsored the Pink on the Dirt luncheon at the Stampede for the Cure. This even is hosted annually during the week of the Snake River Stampede Rodeo. Stampede for the Cure helps women in the Treasure Valley pay for breast cancer detection, like mammograms. Since 2006 the program has raised…
Valley Wide Energy Cylinder Exchange A few years ago, the Valley Wide Cooperative energy team noticed a gap in the marketplace for a regional, customer-focused company in the propane cylinder exchange business. At that time, only the national propane retailers were servicing that business, and often they weren’t doing it well, leaving customers waiting days…
Over the last month Valley Wide employees from all over Idaho participated in regional golf scrambles hosted by the Idaho FFA Foundation. The Idaho FFA Foundation support over 5,200 Idaho FFA member from 97 chapters across Idaho though scholarship, grants, program support, and more. Valley Wide partner’s with the Idaho FFA Foundation as a corporate…
Shoshone Valley Wide Country Store named Agribusiness of the Year The Shoshone Chamber of Commerce recently named the Valley Wide Country Store Agribusiness of the year. We are proud to be members of the chamber and for their continued support of the community where our employees live and work. Valley Wide has been part of…
2022 Eric Beck Memorial Scholarship An investment in the cooperative’s future In 2018 our annual scholarship giving was renamed the Eric Beck Memorial Scholarship in honor of Eric Beck (1955-2017). Eric was a board member of one of Valley Wide’s predecessors, Menan Cooperative and later was instrumental in the formation of Valley Wide Cooperative. As…
PRESS RELEASE May 27, 2022 NAMPA, IDAHO and GRANDVIEW, WASHINGTON, – This week, both the Bleyhl Farm Service and Valley Wide Cooperative Board of Directors voted unanimously to sign a Letter of Intent (LOI) to pursue a merger with and into Valley Wide Cooperative. Joel Marcott, CEO of Bleyhl Farm Service, said, “By merging…
PRESS RELEASE May 27, 2022 NAMPA, IDAHO – Valley Wide Cooperative and Valley Agronomics, the largest local farmer-owned cooperative in the Pacific Northwest, recently announced its combined distribution of $8.2 million in total patronage allocation, the largest in the co-op’s history. This payment will go to more than 3,000 patrons in Idaho, Washington, Oregon,…
BURLEY, IDAHO – As a thank you to the community, the Magic Valley Energy team hosted an open-house last Saturday at their new Burley Energy location. They had $0.99 propane refills on 5-gallon tanks, burgers, hotdogs, and giveaways, including a Camp Chef grill and a firepit. Last fall Valley Wide Cooperative purchased Kam Philgas, Inc.…
BUHL, Idaho – Last weekend was the grand re-opening of the Valley Wide Country Store in Buhl, Idaho. The stored kicked off the event with an employee and co-op member night on Friday. The employees and members enjoyed food truck vendors, a wine tasting by local winery, Holesinsky winery and the hit of the night,…