We’ve Got You Covered

Providing you with the agronomy products you need, when you need them, is a priority for us. That’s why we’re making some major agronomy improvements this summer. Read More

Jim Carlson
General Manager
877-753-5400
jcarlson@firstcoop.com


Location Spotlight
Loyalty Defines Laurens Location
For the past 107 years, there has always been a grain elevator within the four-block area where First Cooperative Association (FCA) is located in Laurens, a tradition FCA is pleased to maintain.
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Agronomy
Save With Spring Soil Sampling
The rain we’ve been receiving has been a godsend and offers some hope for recharging the subsoil. Speaking of soil, did you know you could save 75 cents an acre with our spring soil grid sampling special?
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Feed
Managing the Health-Challenged Pig
Pork producers in our area have had to work under some tough conditions in recent months, due to porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). In situations where pigs were removed quickly from the sows, it’s amazing how well those pigs have turned out. In cases where we waited a few days to move the pigs, things didn’t turn out so well.
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Grain
The Great Soybean Debate
While the wet spring weather has traders worried that the 2014 crop won’t get planted in a timely fashion, old-crop soybeans are causing a bigger stir. Everyone wants to know just how many beans are left.
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Energy
Take Advantage of LP Summer Fill
After liquid propane’s (LP) wild ride this winter, the U.S. and Midwest continued to build stocks by late April. Overall U.S. stocks increased by 1.2 million barrels, while the Midwest stocks increased by 800,000 barrels.
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Start Thinking About Fall Diesel Contracts
Crude oil stocks in the U.S. continue to rise to 83-year highs, as imports of crude remain strong. Also, domestic production of crude oil is at 8.36 million barrels per day, the highest since 1988.
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