May is one of the most important months of the growing season. As crops emerge and early decisions are made, Premier Cooperative’s Agronomy Division is focused on protecting yield potential and setting crops up for success.Here’s what the team is focused on this month...

Skip the mailbox and get paid sooner by signing up for grain ACH (direct deposit). With ACH, your grain payments go straight to your bank account - no paper checks, no bank trips, and no mail delays. It’s a fast, secure option that saves time, reduces paperwork, and deliver...

Spring has officially sprung. Those April showers didn’t just bring May flowers. It brought in calls to the energy division that flooding on some of our customer’s property tipped over their propane tanks. The first thing propane tanks do when the water gets high enou...

As I write this update in the last week of April, we’re at the front edge of planting season and eager to get all equipment rolling on a consistent basis. A wet, windy start to spring has limited fieldwork windows in some areas and created uncertainty about when conditions ...

Having fed loose minerals before transitioning to Purina® Wind and Rain® Mineral tubs, I can confidently say that the Wind and Rain tubs offer real advantages, especially with today’s stronger cattle prices.

After nearly a decade in this role, it is not often a question of “if” herds are overcrowding, but more so “how much”? There are a ton of factors to consider when deciding to keep a cow around. Is she carrying a black calf? Is there enough feed inventory o...

As spring inches closer, it gets more tempting each day to fire up the tractor and get in the field. However, deciding when to plant is one of the first (of many) management decisions that will impact your crop’s performance this season. Here are six tips to help you decide...

In case you skipped Matt’s article to get to your favorite section of the newsletter, Farmers Union Cooperative of Ossian, IA will be merging into Premier Cooperative on August 1st. I’ve been there a couple of times, and I’m really impressed with their staff, fa...

Continuing to keep up with the updates on the proposed merger for Farmers Union in Ossian, Iowa to join Premier, I am happy to report the vote has passed! The ballots were due prior to the special meeting held on March 26th, where assigned officials would oversee the count. The r...

Remember when tariffs ruled the fertilizer market narrative? That feels like a long time ago. While with nitrogen markets taking the brunt of the impact. Supply disruptions were immediate and are expected to persist through spring, reinforcing how tightly global production, logis...