New Wamego Office
A new office and warehouse were completed at the Wamego location.
Merger
Ag Partners Cooperative and Nemaha County Coop merged into Ag Partners Cooperative, Inc.
New Main Office
Nemaha County Coop purchased 6th Street office in Seneca for their new main office location.
Storage Expansion
636,000 bushels storage added to Padonia.
Storage Expansion
488,000 bushels storage added to Sabetha.
New Fertilizer Plant
Nemaha County Coop opened their Summit fertilizer plant.
White Cloud and Hiawatha
White Cloud and Hiawatha downtown elevators acquired.
Storage Expansion
407,000 bushels storage added to Robinson.
Storage Expansion
488,000 bushels storage added to Sabetha.
Axtell
Nemaha County Coop purchased Axtell Grain, bringing the company up to nine locations in northeast Kansas.
Anhydrous Storage Expansion
45,000 gallon anhydrous storage facility added at Summit location.
80th Anniversary
Nemaha County Coop celebrated 80 years of service to local producers.
New Offices
New Sabetha office located on the east side of town.
Storage Expansion
426,000 bushels storage added to Willis.
New Facility
New Ag Shop building in Hiawatha.
Fuel Location Acquired
Self Serve Fuel location acquired from PCS in Powhattan.
Storage Expansion
425,000 bushel grain bin added at the Corning location.
Storage Expansion
325,000 bushels storage added to Sabetha.
Storage Expansion
510,000 bushels storage added to Powhattan.
Storage Expansion
425,000 bushel grain bin added at Baileyville location.
Facilities Move
Moved NH3 plant to the west of Willis with a total of 84,000-gallon storage.
Storage Expansion
320,000 bushels storage added to Padonia.
Storage Expansion
525,000 bushels storage added to Powhattan.
Greenfield Site Wamego
Greenfield Site Wamego including scales, leg, and two 440,000 bushel grain bins.
Storage Expansion
Third grain bin added to Vliets complex.
St. Mary's, Belvue and Wamego
Nemaha County Coop purchased Farmers Cooperative St Marys, which included facilities in St Marys, Belvue, and Wamego.
Sabetha and Humboldt
Farmers Elevator Cooperative is acquired adding Sabetha and Humboldt locations.
Storage Expansion
197,000 gallons of Anhydrous Ammonia storage added through Condo Storage Program.
Mr. Tire
Nemaha County Coop opened their new Mr. Tire Service Center location at the south end of Seneca.
Expanded Storage
320,000 bushels storage added to Willis through Condo Storage Program.
Storage Expansion
Leg and first two bins added to Vliets complex
Expanded Storage
320,000 bushels storage added to Robinson through Condo Storage Program.
Expanded Storage
320,000 bushels storage added to Padonia through Condo Storage Program.
Storage Expansion
425,000 bushel grain bin added at the Seneca location
50th Anniversary
Celebrated 50 years of service to the community. Board of Directors: Howard Elliott, Jason Taylor, Larry Ewing, Neal Frost, Mark Meyer, Larry Oltjen, Mark Knudson.
Padonia and Reserve
Purchased Padonia and Reserve elevators from Padonia Grain Farmers.
Anhydrous Storage Expansion
Anhydrous storage added at the Corning and Baileyville locations.
Property Sale
Sold Ampride to Kabredelo’s.
Powhattan Expansion
Completed new storage facility at Powhattan (capacity of 560,000 bushels).
Storage Expansion
First of seven bunkers added at Seneca and Centralia to accommodate producers' needs
Financial Concerns
Farmland Industries declared bankruptcy.
Service Expansion
Midwest Ag Services opened
Purchase
Purchased one-half interest in Topeka Terminal, LLC.
New Identity
Purchased facility in Tarkio, Mo., and changed name to Ag Partners Cooperative, Inc.
Storage Expansion
Grain Leg and bins added at the Vliets location
Storage Expansion
Grain Leg and Two Bins were added to the Centralia location
Purchase
Purchased Ampride from Kansas Retail Venture Group.
Purchase
Ampride purchased with Kansas Retail Venture Group.
Property Sales
Service station sold to T.O. Haas.
New Building
Ag Dome built.
Vliets and Lillis
Nemaha County Coop purchased the Vliets and Lillis facilities from the Vliets Farmers Cooperative Association.
Merger
Robinson Co-op merged with the Brown County Co-op.
Recognition
Regis Schmitz, manager at Nemaha County Coop, was presented the Dryer Award from Farmland.
New Bunkers
Bunkers built in Hiawatha for corn and in Powhattan for milo.
Centralia
Nemaha County Coop purchased the CGF grain facility in Centralia, which included an office, feed mill, elevator, and fertilizer plant.
Farm Program Setbacks
Suffered under confusing government PIK (Payment In Kind) and farm programs.
Anniversary Celebration
Celebrated 25 years of service to the community. Board of Directors: Sam Bowen, Dale Brockhoff, Don Knudson, John Reese, Robert Reschke, Richard Rieger, H. Wayne Shirley.
Fire
Dry fertilizer plant catches fire.
Embargo Setbacks
Ag producers suffered adverse effects of President Carter’s grain embargoes.
Propane Sales
Nemaha County Coop began selling propane in addition to fuel.
Expansion
Purchased Willis Elevator.
New Seneca Grain Elevator
Nemaha County Coop built a new grain elevator in Seneca, which now holds 1,080,000 bushels, on land purchased from Henry Wessel.
Sharing the Knowledge
Leon Wenger invited to speak at Farmland Annual Meeting about why Brown County Co-op is so successful.
Explosion
Lid of a 15,000-gallon fuel tank exploded in a gigantic fireball, resulting in estimated damage of $15,000.
Seneca Fertilizer Plant
Nemaha County Coop purchased a bulk fertilizer plant on the west side of Seneca from the Consumers Cooperative Association.
Farm Service Center
Grand Opening of Farm Service Center at 9th and Oregon.
Baileyville
Nemaha County Coop purchased land in Baileyville to build another grain elevator.
Record Sales
Co-op provided the first full year of propane service. Total sales exceeded one-half million dollars for the first time.
Expanded Storage and Delivery
Built more grain storage; added propane service and a feed delivery truck.
Expansion to Powhattan and Corning
Purchased Powhattan Elevator from Paul Schuetz. Nemaha County purchased the Corning Feed Mill and built an elevator that year.
Farm Store Opens
Opened the farm store; it handled feed, seed, chemicals, and bag fertilizer.
Hiawatha Opens
Co-op opened for business at 105 N. 5th St. in Hiawatha with two gasoline trucks owned by Lloyd McIntyre and Lester Swank, the first employees. The Co-op provided and owned the bulk gasoline tanks. Co-op sold gas at 23 ½ cents per gallon on first day of sales.
Charter Obtained
Charter obtained from United States Treasury Department. First Board of Directors: Stephen Brockhoff, Herbert Elliott, Willard Fairfield, Homer Jacobsen, Luther Johannes, Tom McCoy, and John Moyer
Coop Established
Nemaha County Coop was established in Seneca, Kansas. The Coop provided fuel sales and delivery, a service center, and sales of small appliances.