ARA Rising Stars: Valley Agronomics Employees Honored for Leadership

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) recently recognized Mandie Seward (Callahan) and Steve McCarthy of Valley Agronomics as a part of its Rising Stars Class of 2020 program at the virtual ARA Conference & Expo on Dec. 1-2. The purpose of the Rising Stars program is to develop skills and recognize top performers for going above…

Read more

FFA Donation: Helping Up-and-Coming Industry Leaders

With their grant partner Land O’ Lakes, Valley Wide Cooperative donated $10,000 to the Idaho FFA Foundation. The two cooperatives contribute more than $100,000 annually to local communities and organizations. Receiving the donation from the Idaho FFA was Idaho FFA Foundation Executive Director Marcia Jedry, who shared words of thankfulness: “Great businesses always think about…

Read more

Dollars to Help Strengthen Communities

Since 1920, Valley Wide Cooperative has been involved in the communities where we live, work and play. This Fall, we were able to present funds raised this Spring in our Valley Wide Country Stores to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) received $18,039.86 from Shamrock sales in Valley Wide Country Stores. Funds…

Read more

Raising Funds and Awareness

Customers at Valley Wide Country Stores donated $4733.51 to the Women’s and Children’s Alliance by rounding up their purchases to a whole dollar amount. What is the Women’s and Children’s Alliance (WCA)? The WCA has been an important community partner for 110 years. Originally started as the YWCA by nine pioneering women, it offered safe…

Read more

Helping Those Who Help Us All

Customers at Valley Wide Country Stores donated $8303.98 to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation by rounding up their purchases to a whole dollar amount. What is the Wildland Firefighter Foundation? The Wildland Firefighter Foundation’s main focus is to help the families of firefighters killed in the line of duty and to assist injured firefighters and their…

Read more

Salmon High School Woodshop Program Receives $2,000 Grant

Nampa, Idaho-based Valley Wide Cooperative, and benevolence partner Arden Hills, Minnesota based cooperative Land O’Lakes, came together to donate $2,000 to the Salmon High School. The money will be used to restart their woodshop program. Philip Goodell, teacher and soon to be woodshop instructor, said “we plan to buy tools, equipment, clamps and other materials…

Read more