Mid-County Newsletter MCnewsletter-spring09

Mid-County Messenger Mid-County Coop Contact Information Vol. 15 www.midcountycoop.com Growing – Expanding – Improving General Manager Bill Reimers [phone] [email protected] Agronomy Manager Dave Eckhoff [phone] [email protected] Bill Reimers General Manager [phone] Agronomist Joe Forner [phone] [email protected] [email protected] Agronomy Production Specialist Doug Kraska [phone] [email protected] Certified Energy Specialist Rafael Lozada [phone] [email protected] Service Manager John Winter [phone] [email protected] Petroleum Operations Quay Zander [phone] [email protected] Cenex Convenience Store Cologne Manager Del Gallup [phone] [email protected] Controller Dick Pauly On December 15th we purchased the bulk fuel portion of Mayer Distribut- ing in Long Lake. Along with buying the route, we also purchased the stor- age facility in Long Lake. Steve who was the driver for Mayer Distributing, is now part of the Mid-Coun- ty team and continues to deliver in that trade area. This new route has very little agricultural fuels, which allows us to diver- sify and balance out our routing. Agricultural fuels are naturally busiest in spring and fall, and this route adds gallons to deliv- er at a time when ag fuels are slower. [phone] [email protected] 700 W. Lake St. PO Box 177 Cologne, MN 55322 [phone] Office [phone] Fax www.midcountycoop.com Spring 2009 We are allways work- ing hard in our Agronomy division to improve cus- tomer service in the areas of billing, accounting, and a quicker response time when you call in. As we continue to strive to be a technology leader, we sponsored an agrono- my event this March 31 at Dahlgreen Golf Course and an energy event in Feb. of interest, then will buy a contract and when it is sold we will buy another. Mid-County Cologne Convenience Store We are in the planning phase of Circle of Pride our remodel proj- Winner ect at the Cologne Convenience Store. The store was built new in 1995, and after 14 years it It is pretty hard to have a is starting to show its age. solid opinion on the energy The project should include markets these days. Some- new fascia on the building times a person can buy at and gas island canopy, and the absolute bottom, but it a complete face lift for the is nothing short of impos- interior of the store. sible, not to mention frus- trating. What we try to do is find a comfortable value. If the price range of diesel fuel in the last 3 years is a Our Auto, Truck and low of $1.50 and a high of Tire division has improved $4.50 and you can buy at dramatically for the 1st $1.75, you are doing pret- six months of our fiscal ty well. So your downside year. John and his team is probably $.25, but your have been very diligent in upside could be as much improving our customer as $2.75. communication and striv- As a supplier and a ing to be more efficient holder of a large amount in order to service your of inventory, we avoid the vehicles on a more timely speculation game, and try- basis. ing to buy a lot of gallons As always I appreciate at one time. When we con- your comments and sug- tract fuels, we first make gestions to make your coop sure we have a good level better. [phone] • 888-466-3700 • 700 West Lake Street, P.O. Box 177, Cologne H O N E S T Y • I N T E G R I T Y • VA L U E