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New FSC
Director for
District I
Mark Ragaller and his wife,
Denise, reside east of Vail with their 3 children, Will, Maggie
and Wade. Their son, Wyatt was a new addition to the family in
February.
 Mark, along with his brother, Craig, farm 1,600
acres of corn and soybeans. Mark also raises isowean pigs and
has a stock cow herd.
Mark graduated from Iowa State University with a
degree in Ag Business. He was an Associate Board Member of Farm
Service Cooperative in 1991 and 1992, past member, director, and
president of the Crawford County Pork Producers, past member of
the board of directors for the Westside Community Club, and is a
present member of the Crawford County Cattlemen’s Association.
Mark referees high school football and umpires
girls high school softball. He enjoys attending Iowa State
football and basketball games and spending time with his family.
FSC launches the
Next Generation of the Cenex® Brand in Harlan-
Tabbed
the “Generation Image Renewal,” FSC and Cenex 
have launched the
next generation of its brand in Harlan. The upgrades create a
modern appealing brand for our consumers and a site with a new
look on the canopy, signs, pumps, new lighting and digital
signage. These changes establish a fresh, consistent image at
every Cenex site and address the demands of today’s consumers.
The Cenex brand has helped Farm Service Cooperative portray a
positive impression of our sites and commitment to the fuel
needs of our members and customers.
In
addition to funding the majority of the costs associated with
the upgrade, Cenex will support its marketers through the entire
re-identification process.
FSC
Winter Agronomy Grower Meetings…
 FSC held informational grower meetings throughout the winter
months. These meetings are designed to update customers on
today’s innovative technology and future pipeline. This year’s
meetings included Shannon Hauf (Monsanto). Shannon discussed
the Monsanto seed traits and outlined future events growers will
be utilizing. Our second speaker was
Dick
Goeff. Dick discussed soil fertility and management practices to
maximize yields. These three meetings received excellent
attendance.
FSC Welcomes New
Employee
 Help
us Welcome Jared Gray to the Irwin FSC Agronomy Team.
Jared grew up on the family farm near Bedford, Iowa. He is a
graduate of Northwest Missouri State with a degree in
Agricultural Business. For the past few years Jared has been
working in central Iowa as a Field Sales Agronomist. Jared
will be working with the Irwin agronomy team in sales. Help us
give Jared a warm welcome. He looks forward to meeting
everyone!
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FSC ANNUAL MEETING
On Thursday, January 24, FSC
held it’s Annual Meeting at the Therkildsen Center in Harlan.
President Duane Alff addressed the membership,
reviewing the activities of the Board of Directors during the
last fiscal year. General Manager Gary Jahn reviewed FSC’s
Balance Sheet and Operating Statement as of August 31, 2007,
followed by his General Manager’s Report. For a copy of FSC’s
annual report, please stop by any FSC location or call the
General Office at 800-452-4372 and one will be mailed to you.
Blair Baughman of Denison and Mark Ragaller of Vail
were running for Director in District I. By a vote of the
membership, Mark was declared the winner. President Alff
thanked Blair for his dedication and service to the FSC Board
since 1993.
Ed Andersen was running unopposed in District IV so
was declared the winner for Director in District IV.
Also, Rich Goshorn, Jeff Schaben, and Chuck
Schumacher will be serving on the District III Nominating
Committee for next year’s annual meeting. Don Hering, Pete
Hobson, and Phil Killinger will serve on the District V
Nominating Committee.
FSC Upgrades Fuel Fleet
In
a response growing demand and increased farm tank size FSC has
purchased a new 4,500 gallon refine fuel truck. The new truck
replaces the 1997 2,800 gallon refine fuel truck driven by Dan
Jensen. The addition of this truck will allow Dan to provide
better customer service by loading fuel straight off of the fuel
pipeline, reduce the number of reloads and cut down on driving
miles.
Farm Equipment Trader
Are you a local farmer that has a
piece of equipment that you would like to sell?
We are starting up a page on our website
that would have a listing of farm equipment in our local SW Iowa
area which is at no charge.
(Brief description, name,
phone and
picture if you would like)
Categories
include:
Farm Machinery
Hay Equipment
Livestock Equipment
Small Farm Misc.
Please contact Pam Borkowski at
Farm Service Cooperative
to list your equipment today!
712-755-2207
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