Cooperative Producers, Inc.: An Insight For Farmers - QUICK REVIEW
Cooperative Producers, Inc. is a farmer-owned cooperative in South Central Nebraska focused on grain, feed, energy, as well as agronomy products.
Being a full-service cooperative, Cooperative Producers, Inc. not only provides the best seed or crop protection products on the market as a retailer but also assists its customers at different stages of cultivation. Thus, CPI helps with seed selection and crop health management, offers the delivery of fertilizers and chemicals, precision ag solutions, grain storage facilities, and other services.
By providing product recommendations and innovative ag solutions CPI is aimed at continuously improving the operation’s output and maximizing its clients yields.
Enterprise size: 400 employees
Founded: 1906
Type: Open Joint Stock Company
Industry: Farming, Agronomy, Energy, Grain, Feed, Precision Agriculture
Revenue: $83 Million
States Served: 1 (NE)
Client base: unknown
Website: Headquarters: Hastings, NE
Contact phone: 402-463-5148
Address: 265 N Showboat Blvd., Hastings, Nebraska 68901, US
AREA OF ACTIVITY
The distinctive competency of the CPI co-op is the distribution and supplying of high-quality products required for agriculture, including:
- Crop nutrition products (ShowTime™);
- Seed (Kanza partners with DEKALB, Asgrow, and Croplan, providing the full line of seeds from these leading brands);
- Seed (Dekalb, Credenz, Croplan by WinField United, Mycogen Seeds, Asgrow, etc.);
- Fertilizers and seed treatment (FORCEFIELD®);
- Feed products (Purina [produced by the co-op’s own feed mill in Juniata], as well as Crystalyx and VitaFerm);
- Livestock equipment (Bextra West® Bale Feeders, Werk Weld Feeders, and Gallagher Fence Systems);
- Fuel and lubricants (lubricants, gasoline, and premium diesel by Cenex®, Soy Gold® biodiesel);
CPI additionally provides grain storage and transportation, whether in the export or domestic markets. It also provides services like precision farming technology and support, custom applications, equipment rental, as well as fertilizer and crop protection product delivery.
FARMING SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTOR
CPI partners with the leading precision ag platforms to offer its customers the best agricultural management system that allows increased efficiency while simultaneously minimizing waste. Each of the tools utilized by Cooperative Producers, Inc is focused on a specific task, including yield mapping, prescriptions, and analysis of the characteristics of the fields:
R7 Tool combines more than 20 years of satellite imagery with local seed and crop protection data to generate field performance information to help match crop inputs to the potential of each acre.
Climate Corporation’s Climate FieldView is the first of its kind to enable farmers to easily access a wide range of interconnected tools, services, and data.
Based on multi-layer analysis of the soil to forecast crop yield, this software provides a comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of the field. More recent data is continuously and automatically compared with previously downloaded ones. As a result, a user receives customized input prescriptions concerning seed, fertility, etc.
Monitor the state of your crops right from the office, learn about the slightest changes on-the-spot, make fast and reliable decisions on field treatment.
