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= Countryside Cooperative = Countryside Cooperative is a full service and supply cooperative found in Midwestern Wisconsin. It began in the late 1940s with the Augusta Farmer Union's Co-op. This Co-op expanded throughout the Midwest joining other feed mills and gasoline companies and became Countryside Cooperative in 1998. Countryside Cooperative has twenty six locations that are spread throughout Midwestern Wisconsin. Services and purposes that each of these Countryside Cooperatives offer are grain, feed, and agronomy, energy, or a convenience store. Services offered vary depending on the location of the store. = Grain, Feed, and Agronomy= Countryside Cooperative is a branch of Country Hedging Inc. They have a licensed broker on staff to assist you with all marketing and risk management needs, whether it is dairy or grain. Countryside Cooperative offers a wide variety of contracts to accommodate how customers would like to market their grain. These contracts include: cash bids, forward contracts, minimum price contracts, extended price contracts, basis contracts and futures fixed contracts, a direct ship program, deferred payment, or compass contracts. Countryside Cooperative is also western Wisconsin's key manufacturer of protein blends, minerals, and grain mixes and solutions. Professional feed services that Countryside Cooperative offers include: professional livestock specialists, custom feed blending and mixing, advanced ration balancing, informational services, forage sampling, and calf and heifer consulting programs. Feed mill services that they offer include: grain bank services for corn, soybeans, and oats, customer premix and mineral programs, feed delivery, whole cottonseed, liquid feeds, commodity and custom mix contracting, pelleting, specialty feeds, bulk bin lease program, bulk mineral, and silage inoculants and preservatives. Countryside Cooperative offers a variety of crop protection products, crop nutrients, and field seeds at all of their agronomy locations. Along with products they offer multiple agronomy services, which include: crop planning, soil sampling, plant analysis, field scouting, prescription blending of dry and liquid fertilizers, custom spreading of fertilizer and lime, custom spraying, seed treatments, and nutrient management planning. They also offer precision ag services through SMARTLink and retail sale of agronomy equipment. All of these services can be found at specific Countryside Cooperatives that specialize in these areas.

= Energy= Countryside Cooperative delivers home heating, gas and diesel fuels, and kerosene and bulk oil throughout the western Wisconsin trade area. They offer a variety of fuels and have a certified energy specialist on staff to help customers with all energy needs. Countryside Cooperative also has a team of propane specialists to assist customers with all of their propane needs. Services that they offer include: LP gas, LP tanks, delivery, pre-buy contracts, regularly scheduled delivery programs, budget payment plans, and twenty four hour emergency service.

= Convenience Stores= All Countryside Cooperative convenience stores offer a full selection of convenience goods and fuels. Some Countryside Cooperative convenience stores offer a hardware selection as well, depending on location. All Countryside Cooperative convenience stores are open 7 days a week, but hours may vary.

=References=

=External Links=
 * SMARTLink Website
 * Countryside Cooperative Grain Location Article

Category: Wisconsin Category: Agronomy Category:Dairy farming