Website www.grangecoop.com Founded 1934 Number of employees 200 (2011) | Headquarters Central Point Number of locations 7 Type Cooperative | |
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Industry Agricultural SupplyRetail Products Rogue Quality FeedRogue FertilizerRogue Nature's Harmony Organic Products Profiles | ||
Grange Cooperative (often displayed 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 to form a fuel-delivering cooperative in Central Point, Oregon. Grange Co-op was limited to petroleum supplies at first.
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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.
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). 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.