Get to know members of our 2019 summer intern team below. The group started mid-May and will be with us until August, where all are returning to college to pursue a degree in their selected fields. We wish them all the best this summer and hope they learn a lot to utilize in their future careers!

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Mother Nature has made it clear this year that winter is here to stay!  
Keep warm until the warm weather returns by keeping these tips in mind as it relates to your propane tank.

• Keep a path from your driveway to your propane tank clear and free of snow. Failure to do so will impact our delivery team’s ability to fill your propane tank. We want to ensure you have heat all winter, but we need your help to ensure we can access it. We recommend clearing a path after each snowfall and whenever drifting occurs, to keep the path accessible for propane delivery trucks.
• Keep your tank free from deep snow coverage. Propane tanks that are covered in deep snow are at greater risk for leaks, as the fittings, joints, and even the whole tank (with deep snowfall) can shift due to the weight of the snow.  Snow-covered tanks can also prevent any leaking gas from escaping, causing a dangerous gas build-up.  The snow also impacts how well your tank operates, as heavy cover can cause improper vaporization.  Stay safe and keep your propane system fully functioning by periodically brushing the tank off this winter.
• Ensure safe practices when clearing snow. Keep safety top of mind around your propane tank this winter—be sure to exercise care when using heavy equipment to move snow, and use a broom (rather than a shovel) to clear snow from the tank to avoid puncturing the tank.
• As always, if you smell gas, leave the area immediately! Avoid flames and sparks—don’t turn on light switches, and wait to use your cell phone until you are away from the area.  If it is safe to do so, turn off the main gas supply valve on the tank; then, report the leak, using a phone from a safe distance away from the leak.

If you have any questions regarding your propane service or are looking to lock in heating gallons, please give our office a call at 218-739-3521.

Due to weather, the original event was canceled. Given our nearness to the spring planting season, the annual meeting update has been included in existing location agronomy meetings. Meetings in Ortonville and Corona are held March 26, meetings in Herman are held April 4, and Fergus Falls meetings are held April 5.

It was a big year with the unification of CHS Border States and CHS New Horizons!
A new name calls for a new layout to the annual meeting.
We’re excited about the agenda we have planned for the event and hope you can attend!

Join us at your local CHS annual meeting and learn more about what happened at your cooperative during the past year.

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019
Location: North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, ND
Start Time: 9AM

9:00 – 10:00 – Business Meeting
Election of board members, financial report & 2018 year in review

10:00 – 11:45 – Breakout Speakers

Global Agriculture: What’s Your Fit?
Presented by Brian Schouvieller, Senior Vice President, CHS Global Grain Marketing
How does your farming operation fit into the
global ag market? Brain will discuss
the global footprint of CHS, along with a high-level
trade summary, to answer this question.

News About Nitrogen
Presented by Jim Carlson, Crop Nutrients Regional Sales Manager
Unlike grain markets, fertilizer prices have been
trending up. Why aren’t prices for these
commodities linked more closely? We will
explain how market trends, trade flows, industry
dynamics, global geopolitical influences and
weather patterns affect fertilizer prices.

State Capitol Views
Presented by Jake Hamlin, CHS Government Affairs
What is the latest on the proposed Nitrogen
rule? Why is there a push for statewide grain
elevator checkoff dollars? How likely are tax
credits for buffer strips? What are state officials
doing toward a global trade resolution? Jake
Hamlin will cover these topics, among others,
during his presentation.

11:45 – 12:20 – Keynote Speaker

Bull or Bear? The Great Debate

This session pits Mosaic’s two veteran analysts (Dr. Mike Rahm & Andy Jung) against each other in two informal, and somewhat irreverent, debates about the phosphate and potash outlooks. Based on a coin toss, one analyst will argue the bull case while the other will argue the bear case, with the audience ultimately deciding the most convincing and winning argument.

12:20 – 1:20 – Lunch

Contact a CHS staff member to learn more about the event! Invitations have been mailed directly to member-owners of the cooperative.

Updated Notice (February 18, 2019):

Revised 1099s were sent in the mail Friday, February 15th to members, along with a letter outlining information regarding the 1099s. Please note the 1099s being mailed are not replacements to the one you already received, but rather an additional statement to provide your tax preparer. Please keep a watch on your mail this week to collect this statement.

We appreciate your understanding of this situation and welcome any additional questions.

Original Notice (February 6, 2019):

On your CHS 1099 PATR box 3 if you had any grain transactions where you received payment in the time frame of 01/01/18-08/31/18 this information may not be showing on your 1099 detail statement or included in your 1099 box 3 amount.  We are working to have corrected 1099’s sent out. 
We apologize for this error and we will have it corrected as soon as we have the new amounts.  Thank you.

HERMAN, Minn. (Sept. 4, 2018) –  On Sept. 1, two locally governed CHS ag retailers, CHS Border States and CHS New Horizons, began operating as one unified business unit under the name of CHS.

The two producer boards of CHS Border States and CHS New Horizons voted unanimously in March to unify their operations and create one new business unit within CHS. The two boards came to this decision after much thoughtful discussion about how best to serve the farmers, ranchers and other customers in South Dakota and Minnesota as the agriculture industry continues to evolve.

“Our board room discussions revealed much greater advantages to our patrons with a full unification,” said Dana Stapleton, former board president, CHS Border States. “Both of our operations were already strong financially, but combining these two business units allows us to put the appropriate levels of resources into services and programs while strengthening our risk management and leverage with suppliers.”

“The conversation about unification has been ongoing for some time,” said Steven Deal, former board president, CHS New Horizons. “But when Dean Longnecker, general manager, CHS Border States, announced his retirement plans earlier this year, this decision caused both boards to look at the idea more closely.”

Longnecker retired on March 2, 2018, and at that time, Jerry Kramer, general manager for CHS New Horizons, was chosen to lead the new operation. The two business units have been working together operationally since then, but the full unification did not occur until Sept. 1, the start of the new CHS fiscal year.

The two producer boards have merged into one board to oversee the new operation, with Steven Deal as president and Dana Stapleton as vice president. The two business units have spent the summer bringing operations together so that, starting Sept. 1, the change should be seamless for customers and business partners. The main administrative office will be in Herman, Minn. A new website is being developed (chs-herman.com) and will be live in mid-September.

The new business unit is part of CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com), a leading U.S. farmer-owned cooperative. Diversified in energy, grains and foods, CHS is committed to helping its customers, farmer-owners and other stakeholders grow their businesses through its domestic and global operations. CHS supplies energy, crop nutrients, grain marketing services, animal feed, food and food ingredients, along with business solutions including insurance, financial and risk management services. The company operates petroleum refineries/pipelines and manufactures, markets and distributes Cenex^® brand refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy products.

This document and other CHS Inc. publicly available documents contain, and CHS officers and representatives may from time to time make, “forward–looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Report Act of 1995. Forward–looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “seek,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will” and similar references to future periods. Forward–looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on CHS current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of its businesses, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward–looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of CHS control. CHS actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward–looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward–looking statements. Important factors that could cause CHS actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward–looking statements are discussed or identified in CHS public filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the “Risk Factors” discussion in Item 1A of CHS Annual Report on Form 10–K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017. Any forward–looking statements made by CHS in this document are based only on information currently available to CHS and speak only as of the date on which the statement is made. CHS undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward–looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

 

Sealed bids for auction equipment will be accepted until 5PM on Friday, August 31, 2018 at CHS New Horizons in Chokio, MN.  Bids received after this time will not be considered and we reserve the right to refuse any bids.  

Equipment is sold as-is, no warranty.  Any and all information is shared to the best of our knowledge and is not necessarily an all-inclusive description of the equipment; it is up to each bidder to verify the accuracy of these statements and the condition of the items before bidding.  

Bid Process:
Your bid must include your name, address, phone number, bid amount & unit number of equipment.  Submit your sealed bid to the CHS New Horizons office in Chokio by either mail (CHS New Horizons, Attn: Equipment Sealed Bid Auction, PO Box 126, Chokio MN 56221) or drop off at the front office in a sealed envelope, marked ‘Equipment Sealed Bid Auction’.

Bids will be reviewed the week of September 4 and all winning bidders will be notified by Friday, September 7.  Equipment must be paid in full and picked up by Friday, September 14, 2018.  
Questions regarding the sealed bid equipment auction can be directed to Doug Olson at 320-324-2477.  Equipment is available for viewing in Chokio & Herman; check individual equipment photos on our Facebook link here for location information.

 

Click below to view 2017 plot results in Stevens County:

Chokio East Corn Plot
Features Allegiant, Pioneer, Wensman, NK & Mycogen hybrids

Chokio East Corn Plot
Features Dekalb, Pioneer, Wensman, NK & Mycogen hybrids

Chokio Seed Treatment Trial
Data from seed treatment & planting population trial

Chokio East Liberty Link Soybean Plot
Features Credenz and CHS Liberty varieties

Chokio East Soybean Plot
Features Allegiant, Pioneer, Wensman, Mycogen & NK varieties

Chokio East Soybean Plot
Features Asgrow, Pioneer, Wensman, Mycogen & NK varieties

Chokio East Xtend Soybean Plot
Features Allegiant & Wensman varieties

Chokio East Xtend Soybean Plot
Features Asgrow & Wensman varieties

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Click below to view 2017 plot results in Todd County:

Long Prairie Corn Plot
Features Mycogen, Pioneer, Allegiant & NK hybrids

Long Prairie Corn Plot
Features Mycogen, Pioneer, Dekalb & NK hybrids

Long Prairie Corn Plot
Features NK, Mycogen & Allegiant hybrids

Long Prairie Corn Plot
Features NK, Mycogen & Dekalb hybrids

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Click below to view 2017 plot results in Stearns County:

Elrosa Corn Plot
Features Pioneer, Allegiant, Mycogen, NK & Wensman hybrids

Elrosa Corn Plot
Features Pioneer, Dekalb, Mycogen, NK & Wensman hybrids

Elrosa Soybean Plot
Features Wensman, Pioneer, Allegiant, NK & Mycogen varieties

Elrosa Soybean Plot
Features Wensman, Pioneer, Asgrow, NK & Mycogen varieties

All products are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders.

 

Click below to view 2017 plot results in Otter Tail County:

Fergus Falls Corn Plot
Features Dekalb, Thunder, Pioneer, Wensman, & NK hybrids

Fergus Falls Liberty Link Soybean Plot
Features Credenz & Thunder varieties

Fergus Falls Soybean Plot
Features Allegiant, Wensman, Thunder, Syngenta, & Pioneer varieties 

Fergus Falls Soybean Plot
Features Asgrow, Wensman, Thunder, Syngenta, & Pioneer varieties 

Battle Lake Corn Plot
Features Allegiant & Pioneer hybrids

Battle Lake Corn Plot
Features Dekalb & Pioneer hybrids