It Takes a Co-op introduces you to people working in agriculture and energy whose ideas and insights will help you, and your cooperative, succeed. Learn more at https://www.chsinc.com.
It takes a cooperative to make sure farmers get the fertilizer they need when they need it. Jake Niederer, senior director of risk and trading at CHS, leads a conversation with Lindsie Herzog, director of planning with CHS, and Ross Keegan, senior director of operation at CHS River Plains in South Dakota, about how proactive planning and key investments help cooperatives overcome challenges and deliver needed fertilizer for the growing season. Each month on It Takes a Co-op™, we introduce you...
31 Jul 2025
Rail keeps ag products moving
Rail is one of the most efficient ways to ship grain, fertilizer, energy and other ag products. It’s a vital part of the supply chain that supports farmers and ranchers and the cooperative system. We talk with Jackie Bailey, senior vice president of transportation with CHS, and Monica Freeman, director of rail transportation with CHS, to examine the importance of rail in the cooperative system, how it fits in the overall transportation strategy and how cooperatives leverage rail to drive va...
24 Jun 2025
Are you ready for propane season?
Tyler Kelly of CHS explores the evolving propane markets, highlighting supply and demand trends impacting farmers needing propane for heating, crop drying, and equipment, in this interview.
4 Jun 2025
Finding opportunity amid ag volatility
Ken Zuckerberg of CHS Market Advisors examines the factors driving volatility in agriculture and global markets, offering farmers strategies to manage risk in an uncertain economic environment in this interview.
7 May 2025
Funding innovative solutions to help farmers
Farming and ranching are tough jobs. Cooperatives are driving advances in crop production, supply chain efficiency and sustainability to help their owners succeed. We talk with Beth Kearns, a partner in Cerity Partners Ventures, to learn how CHS and Growmark, through Cooperative Ventures, find innovative solutions in a unique collaboration to support emerging technologies that deliver a positive impact on farming and agriculture. Each month on It Takes a Co-op, we introduce you to people ...
25 Mar 2025
Protecting the family farm from the ground up
One family’s efforts to navigate tradition and innovation in American agriculture put them in the spotlight of a documentary. We talk with Shawn Feikema, a cooperative owner and farmer near Luverne, Minn., about his family’s farm and the impact of his involvement in that film (“From the Heartland”). Each month on It Takes a Co-op, we introduce you to people working in agriculture and energy, inside and outside CHS, whose ideas and insights will help you, and your cooperative, succeed.&nbs...
28 Feb 2025
Innovative agronomic solutions
Have you ever wondered how crop protection products make it to market? At CHS, the research and development process to find innovative solutions to agronomic problems starts and ends at the farm. We talk with Steve Carlsen, director of proprietary products with CHS, Alissa Geske, research lead at the CHS Crop Science Research and Development Center, and Dale Madsen, a grain farmer near Casselton, N.D. Each month on It Takes a Co-op, we introduce you to people working in agriculture and en...
28 Jan 2025
Agriculture advocacy via Instagram
Across social media, farmers are expressing their creativity and educating their followers. We talk with James Pieper, a farmer and cooperative owner from Wells, Minn., about how he uses Instagram to advocate for agriculture. He also shares advice for those who want to join him in speaking up for farmers and the ag industry. Each month on It Takes a Co-op, we introduce you to people working in agriculture and energy, inside and outside of CHS, whose ideas and insights will h...
21 Jan 2025
Co-op owners benefit from global supply chain
With grain origination and export facilities around the world, CHS investments are helping U.S. farmers participate in a competitive, year-round grain supply chain. We talk with Chris Pothen, senior vice president of international business with CHS, and Bryce Banfield, vice president of international sales with CHS, who describe the push-pull of market forces and customer demand and the company’s international strategy. Each month on It Takes a Co-op, we introduce you to peo...
18 Dec 2024
Cooperative value in action
Tony Rossman, Keri Jacobs, and CHS experts share firsthand perspectives on the critical role of agricultural cooperatives in American society and economy.
13 Nov 2024
Economic and global trends affecting agriculture
We talk with Nelson Neale, president of CHS Hedging, about the economy, global trends affecting agriculture and how the cooperative system can help farmers weather economic challenges.Each month on It Takes a Co-op, we introduce you to people working in agriculture and energy, inside and outside of CHS, whose ideas and insights will help you, and your cooperative, succeed. Follow the show wherever you listen to podcasts. Video versions of our episodes are available on the CHS YouTube channel....
11 Oct 2024
The impact of the cooperative system
We’re celebrating National Co-op Month. In this episode, you'll hear about the impact and benefits of cooperatives from two people who play key roles within the cooperative system across CHS. We talk with CHS Board Chair Dan Schurr about the structure of CHS and how cooperatives support their owners and rural America. You'll also hear from Shannon Forster, a 22-year-old cooperative owner who manages her family’s farm with Minnesota Cranberry Co. Each month on It Takes a Co-op, we'll introduce...
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Tyler Kelly
Ken Zuckerberg
Tony Rossman
Keri Jacobs
Dustin Haaland
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6,000,343
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