Grange Cooperative

Grange Co-op
Cooperative
Industry Agricultural Supply
Retail
Founded 1934 (1934)
Headquarters Central Point, Oregon, U.S.
Number of locations
 9 Retail Stores (2017)[1]
Products Rogue Quality Feed
Rogue Fertilizer
Rogue Nature's Harmony Organic Products
Number of employees
 200 (2011)
Website www.grangecoop.com

Grange Cooperative Supply Association (often referred to as Grange Co-op) is an agricultural supply cooperative based in Oregon's Rogue Valley. The Cooperative was started in 1934 with a group of 99 farmers from the Rogue Valley who invested $10 each[2] to form a fuel-delivering cooperative in Central Point, Oregon. Grange Co-op was limited to petroleum supplies at first. Today the company offers high-quality agricultural supplies, farm products, consumer goods, petroleum products, pet supplies, lawn and garden supplies, apparel, footwear and hardware.[3]

History

Grange Co-op purchased Ashland Mills in 1943, and in 1960, opened a new retail store in Ashland. The first Grange Co-op in Medford was a result of a merger with Jackson County Co-op in the 1960s. In 1996, Grange Co-op merged with Josephine County Growers Co-op in Grants Pass (started in 1927). In September, 2005, Grange Co-op acquired the American Feed & Farm Supply store in Klamath Falls.[4] In 2008, the cooperative added a retail location in White City. In 2017, Grange Co-op opened its first store in California. The Yuba City location opened in March 2017 and is currently the co-op's largest store.[5]

2012 International Year of Cooperatives

In 2012, Grange Co-op, along with three other local cooperatives, formed a coalition "Rogue Co-ops" in celebration of the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC).[6] This unique coalition of cooperatives will celebrate the theme "Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World," and focuses on the concept of cooperatives putting people first, innovating to meet members' needs, and providing local service while being part of a global network.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Grange Co-op Website, Store Locator
  2. ↑ Grange Co-op Website, Who We Are page
  3. ↑ Grange Co-op Website, Website Homepage
  4. ↑ MailTribune, Grange grows in Klamath Falls, accessed January 31, 2012
  5. ↑ Grange Co-op Website, About Grange Co-op
  6. ↑ 2012 US-IYC Website, Four Oregon cooperatives form coalition for International Year of Cooperatives, accessed January 31, 2012
  7. ↑ Grange Co-op News, Rogue Co-ops celebrates International Year of the Co-op, accessed January 31, 2012
  • "Grange Suppliers Plan for Conclave". Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 12, 1969. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  • "Grange System Reports Profit". Spokane Daily Chronicle. December 15, 1969. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  • "Grange Picks Directors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. March 7, 1961. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
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