NAMPA, IDAHO -全谷合作社 和布莱尔农场服务 在两个合作社成员成功投票赞成合并后，于10月1日正式合并. 以Valley Wide的名义, 联合合作社现在为超过4个国家提供服务,000 farmer-members across the Northwest and employs more than 1,在爱达荷州有300名员工, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado.
我们要感谢现有的会员对Valley Wide的信任，并欢迎雅基马谷的会员和客户加入Valley Wide的大家庭. 顾客在与合作社的日常交易中几乎不会有什么变化，但在未来几周内，请关注商店里的标志更新. 我们很高兴能一起向前迈进.
爱达荷州的NAMPA和华盛顿州的GRANDVIEW -全谷合作社, 和布莱尔农场服务 members recently voted in favor of a merger of the two companies. Valley Wide的成员中有87%的人赞成合并, 和Bleyhl的成员中有95%的人赞成合并. 以Valley Wide的名义, 联合合作社将服务4人,000名成员和雇用超过1,在太平洋西北地区有300名员工.
For Yakima Valley customers, the name on the door will change on October 1st. Locations, management, crop advisors, and energy representatives will remain the same. 作为Valley Wide的客户, 种植者可以使用精准农业工具, 专有定制混合作物投入, 还有在线购买选择. Energy, propane, and fuel customers can look forward to additional technology choices, 产品分类, 以及服务和安装选项.
这次合并将为美景镇的Valley Wide家族增加新的华盛顿十大正规体育平台零售点, Sunnyside, and Zillah. The cooperative will maintain all other operations and staff at 80 locations, with an expanded geographical footprint covering Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Valley Wide董事会将增加一个董事职位，代表以前的Bleyhl成员. Both cooperatives are preparing their respective operations for the merger, 将于今年10月1日生效.
Dave Holtom, 全谷合作社的CEO talks about the results of the merger vote between Valley Wide and Bleyhl.
看看这个更新来自 全谷合作社首席执行官戴夫·霍尔顿 on the vote results from the Bleyhl/Valley Wide merger.
NAMPA, IDAHO and GRANDVIEW、华盛顿、 – This week, 布莱尔农场服务和全谷合作社董事会一致投票签署意向书(LOI)，寻求与全谷合作社合并.
Joel Marcott, 布莱尔农场服务公司的首席执行官, said, “通过与全谷合作社合并, we are positioning our cooperative and its farmer-owners to take advantage of the leverage, scale, and resources of a combined $750M farm supply organization. This alignment will empower our cooperative with the supply chain, capital, 在保护与合作模式相关的价值的同时，保持与其他农业综合企业的竞争力. 联合起来可以创造额外的购买力, the diversification of seasonal risk across greater geography, and access to resources to meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive industry.”
布莱尔农场服务 拥有800多家业主会员和4家以上的公司,在华盛顿州中南部，有5000名客户, 地点在美景镇, Sunnyside, and Zillah. 年收入7500万美元, 布莱尔是一家多元化的公司, farmer-owned cooperative providing growers with agronomy, orchard & 葡萄园，能源，以及零售服务和用品.
全谷合作社, 也是当地拥有的农场合作社, has experienced growth and success through several mergers over the past 25 years. They pride themselves in the level of service they offer, 他们设施的质量, 以及全谷团队的员工. Valley Wide为六个州的顾客提供服务(犹他州), Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, 和怀俄明州)在80多个地点.
“Our mergers are not about becoming part of a big organization that throws its weight around. It’s about local cooperatives in communities across the PNW working together under one brand, 利用这个品牌和统一的销量，将优势带回我们所服务的所有社区和客户。”, 戴夫·霍尔顿说, Valley Wide首席执行官. “Let’s face it, 农业和能源是全球性的企业——它不仅需要我们所有人共同努力竞争，而且需要我们共同繁荣——我们打算两者兼顾, and we look forward to the Bleyhl Co-op being a part of it.”
Both cooperatives will continue the robust due diligence process in the proposed merger. Each cooperative will call a meeting of the members to vote on the proposed merger in summer 2022.
Check out the video from Dave on the Valley Wide and Blehyl Farm Service merger.
Check out the video from Joel on the Valley Wide and Blehyl Farm Service merger.
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自1920年以来，全谷合作社(VWC)授权农业成员提高议价能力并获得市场份额，通过其四个业务部门实现规模经济:农学, Energy, Feed, 和农场用品店.
总部设在南帕, Idaho, 全谷合作社 provides more than 60 communities with high-quality products and services, 以及强烈的社区意识. With 35 agronomy locations, 20 retail stores, 48 energy (propane, fuel & lubricants) locations and a feed center; farmers, 爱达荷州的农场主和种植者, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming benefit from monetary membership returns and affordable pricing.
我们为服务社区内的人感到自豪. To date, we have donated more than a million dollars in the form of scholarships, 资助及捐赠.
当你是一个农民所有的组织, the local growers are what drives your business and how you do it. 我们倾听山谷里农民的声音, 我们的八名董事会成员, our knowledgeable sales staff working tirelessly in the fields every day, and you, our customer.
我们明白，为了满足您的需求并成为一个世界级的合作社，我们必须确保我们成员的经济生存能力, 客户和社区.
为了实现这个目标, our business model includes providing the highest quality of service to all farm sizes, reinvesting profits from our partnerships in the form of annual patronage, and ensuring our Co-op’s values align with your needs. Following this, 我们可以提供最先进的工具箱, 以最佳价值, 确保年复一年的丰收.
Our Purpose: Preserve a way of life for our members 和社区.
Our Promise: Be a world-class cooperative to ensure the economic viability of our members, customers, 和社区.
Includes: Farm Stores, Convenience Stores, Fuel Islands, Coffee Shops, Carwashes, Deli’s, etc.
Includes: Residential & 商用丙烷，精炼燃料，润滑油/奥利，汽缸交换，电器，燃料立方体等.
Includes: 精密农业，作物营养，佐剂 & Crop Protection, Agronomist/Crop Advisory Team, Fertilizer, Seed Cleaning, Grain Handling, Soil & 水质测试等.
Includes: Farm Store
Includes: 农场商店、便利店、农艺服务、 & 能源(丙烷、燃料、 & Lubricants)
Includes: 农场商店，便利店，农艺服务 & 化肥厂、能源(丙烷、燃料)、 & Lubricants)
Valley Wide和Valley Ag是在一种模式下创立并蓬勃发展的，这种模式允许地方合作社通过合并成为更大品牌的一部分. 这种模式的原则是，我们(地方合作社)一起为我们的成员和客户做的比分开做的更多. 这种模式的成功使Valley Wide在5个州发展壮大，并在西北太平洋地区广为人知. 布莱尔农场服务的董事会和管理层认识到保持与其成员和客户的相关性是多么重要，并认为与Valley Wide合并将实现这一目标.
全谷合作社, 也是一个当地拥有的农民合作社，在过去的25年里通过几次合并经历了成长和成功. 他们的历史可以追溯到100年前. They pride themselves in the level of service they offer, 他们设施的质量, 以及全谷团队的员工. Valley Wide为五个州(犹他州)的顾客提供服务, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, 和华盛顿)在50多个地点. 总部设在南帕, Idaho, 他们有三个主要业务部门:农学, 能源和零售.
布莱尔农场服务 拥有800多家业主会员和4家以上的公司,在华盛顿州中南部，有5000名客户, 地点在美景镇, Sunnyside, and Zillah. 年收入7500万美元, 布莱尔作为一家多元化的公司有着悠久的历史, farmer-owned cooperative providing growers with agronomy, orchard & 葡萄园，能源，以及零售服务和用品.
While the size or appearance of the companies are significantly different on paper, both have very solid 用以运作的资产负债表. Income statements can change significantly from one year to the next. The balance sheets provide a more enduring picture of the health of the company. In addition, 两家公司都对各自合作社的实体建筑进行了投资，因此两家合作社都不会留下陈旧的资产.
任何时候，公司都可以增加很棒的设施, 才华横溢，最重要的是, 4,000名新合作客户, 它提供了几个方面的好处. It provides added risk aversion through diversification. 它提供了规模经济. It gives our brand better recognition and awareness – which helps across the entire VWC geography. Lastly, it adds to our buying power with our global suppliers of fuel, fertilizer, 作物保护及用品. 这对我们所有的会员都有利.
Joel Marcott, 布莱尔农场服务公司的首席执行官, said, “通过与全谷合作社合并, we are positioning our cooperative and its farmer-owners to take advantage of the leverage, scale, and resources of a combined $750M farm supply organization. This alignment will empower our cooperative with the supply chain, capital, 在保护与合作模式相关的价值的同时，保持与其他农业综合企业的竞争力. 联合起来可以创造额外的购买力, the diversification of seasonal risk across greater geography, and access to resources to meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive industry.”
因为Bleyhl将并入Valley Wide, most of the changes will be perceived by the Bleyhl folks. 我们以前策划过许多这样的合并，我们明白干扰越少越好. Employees and customers alike need to be able to count on our unified company to provide stability. Our shared goals are to make this transition as easy as we can and at the same time, make the necessary changes that benefit the employees and the customers.
Because we are a cooperative owned and governed by its members, representation is important to both Bleyhl and Valley Wide members. 我们目前的(VWC)章程允许董事会不时地增长，我们已建立的投票区也容纳了一个非常大的贸易区. With that, 我们同意Valley Wide将增加一(1)名董事，代表Bleyhl的成员进入VWC董事会. 他们还将提供一名无表决权的顾问成员，在我们过渡期间参加一年的会议.