Minn-Dak Growers and CHS Partner to Serve Specialty Crop Growers

21 Feb 2014 --- Minn-Dak Growers, Ltd., a world-wide supplier of mustard, buckwheat and safflower for food ingredient applications, and CHS Inc., a leading farmer-owned cooperative and a major global supplier of confectionary sunflower and small grains, have signed an agreement to jointly contract, service and market certain commodities for the 2014 and 2015 growing seasons.

“Our Minn-Dak growers stand to benefit greatly from an agronomic, sales, marketing and research standpoint from our relationship with CHS,” said Harris Peterson, president, Minn-Dak Growers.

Robert Deraas, president, CHS Sunflower, said, “This is an efficient way to bring enhanced services and market opportunities to area growers. It’s one more way we demonstrate our commitment to helping our owners grow their businesses.”

Under the agreement, Minn-Dak growers across Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Montana will have access to the agronomic field expertise and contract services from CHS, along with expanded marketing support.