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🌾 Evergreen FS Embodies the Cooperative Spirit 🌾 Illinois-based agricultural cooperative Evergreen FS recently completed its new fertilizer facility! This state-of-the-art warehouse consolidates two smaller locations into one, serving a 65-mile radius across three counties. 🚜 Key Benefits: • Improved operational efficiencies • Reduced logistical challenges • Enhanced services and products for customers • Created financial benefits for members “The new warehouse was an important investment and is a major benefit to our community and members, ensuring our success for many years to come. And thanks to our longstanding partners like CoBank, we have achieved financial stability to undertake these types of projects – that’s what I appreciate most about the cooperative model. It fosters true partnership and creates cohesive relationships," said John Tuttle, CEO of Evergreen FS. #Coopmonth #EvergreenFS #Cooperative

As we transition from Co-op Month to Native American Heritage Month, we have a story to share that involves both electric cooperatives and the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation extends more than 27,000 square miles of reservation land in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. Across the reservation, approximately 13,500 Navajo households do not have access to electricity—a hardship that undoubtedly contributes to a higher rate of unemployment and lower health outcomes. Today, the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority hopes to lighten that burden for many Navajo families with a mutual aid project, Light Up Navajo. CoBank has established a matching grant of $350,000 to help in the mission. Watch to hear the story and learn more. https://bit.ly/3AoHNrd

In honor of #NationalCoopMonth, thank you, Ocean Spray Cranberries, for this amazing experience touring a cranberry bog and watching the most beautiful cranberry harvest! CoBank

With #Halloween upon us and restaurants highlighting pumpkin everywhere from desserts to beverages, both all-age and more-adult drinks, it's clear that pumpkin is back on the menu. As the USDA recently noted, pumpkins are grown nationwide, but almost half (45%) are produced in six states: Illinois, California, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Washington, with the Illinois state harvesting 15,400 acres and the remainder of that list each harvesting 2,800-6,500 acres. The value of all those gourds? Illinois stood at $34 million in 2023, with California second at $30 million and Indiana third at $28 million. William Roberts, Jr.

Large U.S. corn and soybean harvests will fill grain bins this fall on top of ample old-crop inventories. But export business is recovering, and domestic demand continues to grow. Read more in the latest quarterly report. https://bit.ly/482xPbg

What does future #wireless coverage in #rural America really look like? With growing numbers of operators unable to wait for federal funding to replace equipment, the answer is worrisome. Carri Bennet shares insights, on the latest All Day Digital podcast. https://bit.ly/4f0XOTl

⚡ CoBank was proud and excited to sponsor the inaugural NRECA Executive Leadership Program with Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management on October 13-18, 2024. Forty-nine electric cooperative executives dove into leadership topics led by top professors that resulted in a week of growth, inspiration and actionable takeaways. Learn more about the program! https://bit.ly/3YIKtcG

CoBank CEO Thomas Halverson shares his insights on the growing supply/demand imbalance in the U.S. electrical grid, driven by the rise of #AI and other factors. 👉 Tune in now to understand the implications for our economy: https://bit.ly/4f2MgyG

In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, CoBank is proud to donate $375,000 to disaster relief efforts. As impacted areas work to rebuild and recover, we are proud to partner with the American Red Cross, our partners across the #FarmCredit System and electric cooperatives to aid in the relief efforts. Thank you to the incredible organizations and people on the ground making a difference daily.

⏰ Last chance to register! Our webinar “What’s Center of Plate This Holiday Season?” is just around the corner! Join CoBank economists Brian Earnest and William Roberts, Jr., along with Chris DuBois from Circana as they unpack the challenges facing turkey producers and the shifting dynamics in the animal protein market. Register today! https://bit.ly/3YeHMhz