Young leaders in ag retail are recognized for their role in being the farmers’ trusted adviser in The Scoop 40 Under 40. One of Valley Ag’s leaders, Sean McCarthy, was recently recognized as one of 40 Under 40 by The Scoop. Sean manages two agronomy facilities for Valley Ag in Eastern Idaho. In the…
Valley Wide Cooperative recently acquired Kam Philgas, Inc., and began serving the Burley, Idaho, area on October 1. Kam Philgas has supplied customers with propane products since 1957. Wayne Konrad’s grandson, Dan Konrad, took over the business from his father Jerry in 2004, with his wife Stacy. For years, this family-run company kept customers in…
Since 1920, Valley Wide Cooperative has been involved in the communities where we live, work and play. We’re building our communities, but also helping cultivate and strengthen the current and next generation of industry leaders through donations focused on, but not limited to, organizations related to agriculture and hunger relief. This summer Valley Wide was…
Valley Wide Cooperative and Ag Link, Inc. announced that both co-op memberships voted in favor to allow the two co-ops to merge. Valley Wide Cooperative is an agronomy, energy, and farm supply company with locations across the pacific northwest. Ag Link, Inc. is an agronomy and energy company in northeastern Washington. Valley Wide Cooperative continues…
Pendleton Ranch, Shoshone, Idaho With degrees in engineering and nuclear science from Idaho State University, Carl Pendleton had no intention of returning to the family farm near Shoshone, Idaho. Instead, his career path pointed toward writing siting reports for nuclear power plants. Then the Three-Mile Island and Trojan Nuclear disasters struck in the late ‘70s,…