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,…
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…