News

The boards of directors of Crystal Valley and United Farmers Cooperative met together on Wednesday, May 31, to evaluate the findings of the merger study of our two companies.  After thorough consideration and much discussion, the decision was made to NOT proceed with a member vote on the merger at this time.

We have a new group of summer interns starting at Crystal Valley! Every year we select around 10 college students to gain experience and help with our summer operations. This year we have selected students from South Dakota State University, South Central College, Iowa State University, and Minnesota State University Moorhead.

On Wednesday, May 8th, Crystal Valley had the pleasure of hosting a group from Compeer Financial. The Distributed Council is a leadership development group with members from the Midwest, including Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 

Do you have a great photo from the spring planting season?  Enter Crystal Valley's spring planting photo contest by 5 pm on Friday, June 2, 2023, to be entered. Be sure to include your name as you'd like it to be shown on your entry and where the photo was taken. 

At a recent joint meeting of the two boards of directors, it was decided to complete the merger study and due diligence process after spring’s work and plan for patron informational meetings and a potential vote in early summer.

The Boards of Directors of Crystal Valley and United Farmers Cooperative (UFC) have unanimously agreed to proceed with a formal unification study.

Crystal Valley would like to congratulate Lindsey Nelson on being chosen as this year's Harvest Photo Contest winner

Crystal Valley has partnered with Land O’Lakes, Inc. and Midco to expand broadband internet access to Hope, MN residents and the surrounding community. Midco installed high-speed broadband technology on a grain elevator in Hope at Crystal Valley’s location, improving access to broadband connectivity.