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ST. PAUL, Minn., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), an energy grains and foods company and the nation's leading farmer-owned cooperative, and Elburn Cooperative, an integrated grain and ag retail company headquartered in Sycamore, Ill., today announced creation of a joint venture company which will offer agronomy retail products and services. The new company will be based out of the existing CHS crop nutrients operation in Crescent City, Ill. CHS will continue to...

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), an energy grains and foods company and the nation's leading farmer-owned cooperative, announced today the planned retirement of Claudio Scarrozza, senior vice president and CEO, CHS Europe; and promoted Roger Baker to vice president and general manager, CHS Europe. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130607/CG28413) Scarrozza will remain with the company through December 2013, and serve as a...

ST. PAUL, Minn., June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The CHS Foundation has awarded 75 $1,000 scholarships to college students studying agriculture. This year's recipients include 50 high school seniors and 25 two-year college students from 28 states. The CHS Foundation is the major giving entity of CHS Inc., the nation's leading farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods company. "The CHS Foundation values the opportunity to help build the next generation of leaders...

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today's farmers and ranchers rely on high-tech expensive equipment for some grueling work, often asking one engine to accomplish what three used to do. Six Midwest producers tell how they get top equipment performance in the lead story of C - Your CHS Connection, the magazine published by CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP) for its grower-owners and other stakeholders. "There's no room for error in this business. Equipment is expensive. Fuel is...

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), an energy grains and foods company and the nation's leading farmer-owned cooperative, and the Aurora Cooperative, a leading grain marketer and agricultural supplier throughout Nebraska and the U.S., announced formation of a limited liability company (LLC) to build and operate a high-speed shuttle loading facility near Superior, Nebraska. The new entity, Superior East, LLC expects to begin construction...

Canergy selects Chemtex for the development of their 25 million gallon a year cellulosic biofuels facility to be located in the Imperial Valley of California. Brawley, CA & Wilmington, NC & Tortona, Italy (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 Canergy, LLC, an advanced biofuels company based in California that is focused on the production of ultra-low carbon intensity ethanol from sustainable non-food energy crops, is pleased to announce that it has selected Chemtex, a leader in chemical...

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ask most farmers about their succession plans and you'll likely get a blank stare with, "Yeah, I know I need to get started." Succession planning is a hot topic today and leads the current issue of C - Your CHS Connection, the magazine published by CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP) for its grower-owners and other stakeholders. Without a doubt, getting started is the biggest hurdle, says Dean Haas, Hortonville, Wis., who in 1996 helped launch...

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 3.2 million meals, an increase in contributions of 30 percent over 2012, are headed for hungry families thanks to the annual CHS Harvest for Hunger food and funds drive by the Country Operations division of CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), the nation's leading farmer-owned cooperative. Since the program's launch in 2011, the equivalent of more than 7.5 million meals has been raised. In 2012 the effort provided the equivalent of more...

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), an energy grains and foods company and the nation's leading farmer-owned cooperative, today reported record earnings of $618.8 million through the second quarter of its 2013 fiscal year. Earnings attributed to CHS operations for the first six months of fiscal 2013 (Sept. 1, 2012 - Feb. 28, 2013) increased 25 percent from the $494.7 million reported for the first half of fiscal 2012. Earnings through the second...

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A planned $327 million expansion will boost refining capacity by 18 percent at the National Cooperative Refinery Association facility at McPherson, Kan., CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), an energy, grains and foods business and the nation's leading farmer-owned cooperative, announced today. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101214/CG17298-a) The multi-faceted project, which will begin this spring, will boost refining capacity to...