Valley Wide Cooperative

What Valley Wide Cooperative does

Valley Wide Cooperative is a farmer-owned agricultural cooperative founded in 1920 and headquartered in Nampa, Idaho, operating four integrated business divisions: Agronomy (Valley Agronomics LLC, a joint venture with Winfield), Energy (Valley Wide Energy, providing fuels, propane, lubricants), Feed, and Farm Supply Stores (Valley Wide Country Store). The cooperative serves more than 3,000 patron-members and thousands of non-member customers across nine states in the Northwestern United States (Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, California, and Montana) through an extensive physical network of country stores, energy/propane locations, and agronomy centers, supplemented by an e-commerce storefront (shop.valleywidecoop.com), a Grower Portal, and a CFN Fuel Card accepted at 50,000+ locations nationwide.

The company's primary revenue streams include one-time sales of crop protection and nutrition products, fertilizer, seed, agronomy services, fuels, propane, lubricants, animal feed, and farm/ranch/pet/outdoor supplies. Member-owners who purchase $7,500 or more annually receive an average 2% patronage dividend on fiscal-year purchases (September 1 – August 31), with $8.2 million distributed in 2022 across more than 3,000 patrons. The underlying technology stack consists of the e-commerce platform, the CFN fuel card network integration, and online account management tools; there is no disclosed proprietary AI/ML or advanced technology differentiation. The cooperative employs 501–1,000 staff and is led by CEO Dave Holtom and CFO Brad Locke, with a senior team organized by division (Agronomy, Retail, Energy) plus dedicated HR/EHS, Information Systems, and Business Development functions.

Valley Wide Cooperative's growth strategy is executed primarily through cooperative mergers and bolt-on acquisitions, with major transactions completed in 2010 (Producers Supply Coop, Nyssa Cooperative), 2012 (Franklin County Grain Growers), 2015 (Valley Co-ops Inc.), 2021 (Ag Link, Saddle Mountain Supply, Kam Philgas), 2022 (Bleyhl Farm Service), 2024 (Legacy Feed & Fuel, Stanislaus Farm Supply), and 2025 (Thompson Gas/PSI, Heating Services of Star Valley). The cooperative also extends commercial energy supply into non-agricultural verticals such as mining (Jervois Global's Idaho Cobalt Operation, Small Mine Development) and invests in new agronomy infrastructure (Delta, UT; Royal City, WA; Paul, ID) and new retail format stores (American Falls flagship 15,000 sq ft; Wendell near I-84; Nampa and Meridian Farm Stores). It has been recognized as the 16th largest privately held business in Idaho (2022) and Valley Agronomics ranked 15th in the Crop Life Top 100 ag retailers (2023).

Name

Valley Wide Cooperative

Legal name

Valley Wide Cooperative

Website

https://valleywidecoop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Valley Wide Cooperative is a 1920-founded, farmer-owned agricultural cooperative headquartered in Nampa, Idaho, operating agronomy, energy/propane, feed, and farm supply divisions across nine Northwestern U.S. states, serving 3,000+ member-owners and rural communities through an extensive retail, distribution, and e-commerce network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (11521)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Agricultural & Rural Cooperatives (Farm Credit/Co-op Banks) (FSABAEAG)

Keywords

• Agronomy products
• Fuel and propane
• Farm supply retail
• Agricultural cooperative
• Crop nutrition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices32 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Agronomy Products and Services: Crop protection and nutrition products, fertilizer, seed, and agronomy services sold to farmers and agricultural producers
2. Energy Products: High-quality fuels, propane, propane services, lubricants, and oils sold through retail locations and direct delivery
3. Farm Supply Store Sales: Farm, ranch, pet, outdoor supplies, apparel, hardware, and convenience store merchandise sold through country store locations
4. Feed Sales: Animal feed products for livestock operations
5. Patronage Dividends: Annual distribution of dividends to member-owners based on purchases; average 2% patronage on purchases made with Valley Wide and Valley Ag

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Valley Wide Cooperative is a farmer-owned agricultural cooperative operating through four divisions: Agronomy (crop protection, fertilizer, seed, and agronomy services delivered via Valley Agronomics LLC, a joint venture with Winfield), Energy (fuels, propane, propane services, lubricants, and oils through Valley Wide Energy), Farm Supply (hardware, apparel, outdoor supplies, pet, and ranch goods via Valley Wide Country Stores), and Feed (animal feed for livestock). The cooperative serves agricultural producers and rural communities across the Northwestern United States through physical retail locations, direct agronomy sales, and an e-commerce platform, returning annual patronage dividends to its member-owners.

Product overview

Valley Wide Cooperative is a diversified farming collective organized through four core divisions: Agronomy, Energy, Feed, and Farm Supply Stores. The company operates primarily through its subsidiary brands including Valley Agronomics, LLC (agronomy division in partnership with Winfield), Valley Wide Energy (fuels and propane), and Valley Wide Country Store (retail farm supply with convenience and deli). The cooperative offers a portfolio of products including farm/ranch supplies, crop protection, fertilizer programs, fuels, propane services, feed, and fuel card programs. The cooperative serves farmers and ranchers across the Northwestern United States through retail locations and e-commerce.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Valley Agronomics, LLC
• Valley Wide Energy
• Valley Wide Country Store
• Farm Supply

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $45 million returned to members through patronage and stock retirement since 2010
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Land O'LakescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2020Valley Wide Cooperative partners with Land O'Lakes for grant funding through their benevolence fund. Over the last 3 years, Valley Wide Coop along with matching funds from Land O'Lakes has donated nearly $200,000 through their benevolence fund. Land O'Lakes matches donations dollar-for-dollar for community grants to 501(c)(3) organizations.
• WinfieldcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Valley Co-ops formed partnership with Winfield in 2006 to create Valley Agronomics LLC, a joint venture combining agronomy operations. Valley Agronomics is owned by Valley Wide Cooperative along with Valley Co-ops Inc. and Winfield.
• Bingham CoopminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Partnership between Bingham Coop and Valley Wide Cooperative to form Mountain Country Propane in 2001
• Jervois GlobalminorOthersValley Wide supplies fuel and lubricants to Jervois Global's Idaho Cobalt Operation near Salmon, Idaho - the only domestic cobalt mine in the U.S.
• Small Mine DevelopmentminorOthersValley Wide supplies refined fuel and lubricants to Small Mine Development for their mining operations near Salmon, Idaho.
• Idaho FFA FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerValley Wide Cooperative donated $10,000 to Idaho FFA Foundation along with Land O'Lakes to support FFA members' learning and growth. Valley Wide sponsors State Leadership Conference, agronomy career development events, career success tours, and FFA advisor training.
• Cenex/Land O'LakesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquisition of 4 Cenex Land O' Lakes Ag company facilities in 2000, expanding Valley Wide's agronomy footprint.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CHS Inc. CHS Inc. is the largest U.S. agricultural cooperative, operating energy, agronomy, grain, and food businesses. It is the most direct comparable to Valley Wide's diversified farmer-owned cooperative model, though at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Nutrien Ag Solutions: Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail arm of Nutrien Ltd., operating the largest crop input retailer network in the world. It directly competes with Valley Agronomics in crop protection, fertilizer, and digital agronomy services.

Direct peers

• Land O'Lakes: Land O'Lakes is a member-owned agricultural cooperative with crop inputs and dairy businesses, and is a current Valley Wide partner through the benevolence fund. It is a direct peer in cooperative structure and crop-input distribution.
• GROWMARK: GROWMARK is a regional agricultural cooperative providing agronomy, energy, and grain systems across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Comparable to Valley Wide's farmer-owned cooperative model with similar energy and agronomy product lines.
• Wilbur-Ellis: Wilbur-Ellis is a privately held ag input distributor offering crop protection, seed, fertilizer, and animal nutrition across the Western U.S. Comparable to Valley Wide's agronomy and feed product lines with similar Pacific Northwest presence.
• Helena Agri-Enterprises:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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