Farmers Co-op Company
Farmers meeting for purpose of forming farmer’s elevator (Farmers Co-op Company)
First Manager
C.A. Lindroth was hired as first manager – salary was set at $125.00 per month
Grain Only
Board of directors voted to discontinue handling coal, flour & feed and buy only grain.
Expansion in Sully
Creamery opened in Sully
Expansion in Sully
Members approved to build a service station in Sully
Expansion in Roland
Feed mill was built in Roland
Lumber Expansion
Members of SCE voted to begin a lumber department
Expansion in McCallsburg
Feed mill was built in McCallsburg
Expansion Plans
Final plans were drawn up for a new elevator and mill in Sully
New Elevator
New 130,000 bu elevator was built in Roland
Coal Discontinued
Coal business was discontinued in Sully because of no rail service
New Acquisition
Acquired Gilbert Cooperative Company
Concrete Expansion
Ready-mix plant was built in Sully & three cement trucks purchased
Expansion in Zearing
Zearing Elevator purchased
Expansion in Roland
New dry fertilizer plant built in Roland
Storage Expansion in Sully
A 79,000 bu. steel grain storage bin was built in Sully
Creamery Closed
All creamery equipment in Sully was sold
1974-76 New Construction
James Huyser was hired as first official General Manager of SCE and later that year, passed away.
1974-76 New Construction
Nevada location built
Acquisition
Acquired Farmers Co-operative Company (McCallsburg)
Expansion
Established Roland Transport
Merger
Merged with Farmers Co-operative Grain Co (Story City/Gilbert) name changed to Heart of Iowa Cooperative
New Construction
Newton grain facility built by SCE
CENTROL Established
Established CENTROL of Iowa
Cardtrol
HOIC built first cardtrol in Story City
Purchase
HOIC purchased Fernald Grain Company
New Office
Built new office in McCallsburg
Acquisition
SCE acquired Grinnell location
Expansion
HOIC purchased Kelley location
Acquisition
SCE acquired New Sharon/Barnes City/Taintor locations
Expansion
Completed new fertilizer plant in Nevada
Acquisition
SCE acquired feed mill in Grinnell
Expansion
Established new Greenfield site at S-14
2008-2009 Merger
Merger of Heart of Iowa Cooperative & Sully Cooperative
Acquisition
Acquired LeGrand location
New Building
Built Newton Rail Center
Expansion
Expansion at Grinnell Feed Mill added pelleting equipment
Acquisition
Acquired St. Anthony location
Expansion
Built a 100,000 sq ft agronomy center in Grinnell