Northern Country Cooperative, Viafield pursuing merger

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co-op merger — A proposal to merge would combine the two farm supply cooperatives to serve over 4,700 members across counties in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota.
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The boards of directors of Northern Country Cooperative based in Stacyville, Iowa, and Viafield in Charles City, Iowa, have announced their intent to seek unification through a member vote. The future merger would combine the two farm supply cooperatives to serve over 4,700 members across counties in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota.

Northern Country Cooperative is a full-service agriculture cooperative serving farmers since 1908. The primary business offerings include grain marketing, grain storage and drying, sales and services of seed, fertilizer and chemicals, feed manufacturing, and lumber sales. Today, NCC services over 2,200 farmer members across 13 locations and 130 employees in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota.

Viafield is a member-owned ag cooperative in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota with over a century of rich tradition and over 2,500 current farmer members. Viafield employs over 140 individuals who are specialized on products, services and trends within agronomy, energy, feed and grain. As a team-oriented organization, they understand the importance of growth in the business, member operations and communities they serve for future opportunities.