For over 100 years, Valley Wide Cooperative has been a trusted, farmer-owned cooperative. Valley Ag is owned by three cooperative partners. As a cooperative, our members and patrons are also the owners of the company, participating in both governance and profits. This structure ensures that you have a direct stake in the cooperative’s success.
To become a member, you need to spend a minimum of $7,500 with Valley Ag and/or Valley Wide and be involved in production agriculture. If you don’t meet the membership requirements, you can still apply to be a patron and receive patronage benefits. Members enjoy several benefits, including the ability to serve on the board of directors, vote in board member elections, and cast votes on any Valley Wide mergers or acquisitions. At the end of each fiscal year, after reviewing the audited financials, the board allocates a percentage of profits to patrons and members in the form of patronage, which includes both cash payouts and stock equity.
Patronage refers to the allocated percentage of annual profits that are returned to patrons and members in the form of stock equity and/or cash. Every consumer who makes purchases at Valley Wide and/or Valley Ag is eligible to apply for patronage, allowing them to benefit from the cooperative’s profitability.
To become a member, you need to spend a minimum of $7,500 with Valley Ag and/or Valley Wide and be involved in production agriculture. If you don’t meet the membership requirements, you can still apply to be a patron and receive patronage benefits. Members enjoy several benefits, including the ability to serve on the board of directors, vote in board member elections, and cast votes on any Valley Wide mergers or acquisitions. At the end of each fiscal year, after reviewing the audited financials, the board allocates a percentage of profits to patrons and members in the form of patronage, which includes both cash payouts and stock equity.
Patronage refers to the allocated percentage of annual profits that are returned to patrons and members in the form of stock equity and/or cash. Every consumer who makes purchases at Valley Wide and/or Valley Ag is eligible to apply for patronage, allowing them to benefit from the cooperative’s profitability.
What is the Catalyst Program? The Catalyst Program is a points-based rewards system designed to give back to growers who purchase seed and crop protection products from Valley Ag. With every $100 spent on qualifying products, growers earn points that can be redeemed for rewards that best suit their operation. The program offers two medallion…
How Membership & Patronage at Valley Wide Cooperative Work for You For over 100 years, Valley Wide Cooperative has been a trusted, farmer-owned cooperative. Valley Ag is owned by three cooperative partners. As a cooperative, our members and patrons are also the owners of the company, participating in both governance and profits. This structure ensures…
Overcoming Soil Moisture Challenges for Effective Pest Control Soil fumigation is a proven practice to control weeds, disease and nematodes prior to fall planting. The challenge? Ensuring adequate soil moisture that fulfill label requirements for fall fumigant application. The solution? Valley Agronomics’s unique WET-TECH product. WET-TECH is Valley Agronomics’ proprietary block polymer surfactant. It was…
At Valley Wide Cooperative, we are committed to keeping our members and customers informed on the state of the Cooperative through quarterly newsletters. To view the most recent newsletter, please click on the button below to open a PDF document that you may print or download. As the pdf version is a large file, please allow a moment for it to load. We also offer access to our archived quarterly newsletters so you may revisit the exciting projects accomplished by Valley Wide in the past.
