Cooperative Ventures, a venture capital fund formed by North America’s leading agricultural cooperatives, today announced its first investment in Sabanto, a hardware and software company on the forefront of developing autonomous capabilities in tractors. Sabanto, founded in 2018, is deploying fully-autonomous machinery performing row crop field operations throughout the U.S. “We’re very enthusiastic about the […]

This fall, farmers can help provide relief for Ukraine just by doing what they do best — growing corn and soybeans.

Out of over 300 applying students, 15 recipients of GROWMARK Foundation scholarships winners have been chosen across North America.  Agricultural education is integral to the future success of the industry. Companies like GROWMARK offer opportunities for students to offset the cost of tuition with scholarship programs. For the sixth year in a row, GROWMARK awarded […]

The GROWMARK System would like to help youth organizations sustain and increase honey bee populations with its Pollinator Garden Program.

GROWMARK Foundation is offering a $1,500 scholarship for students pursing two- or four-year degrees or trade school certification in an agriculture field.

This year, GROWMARK recognized Megan Clark of Grand Mound, Iowa as the national winner of the 2022 GROWMARK essay contest for FFA members.

GROWMARK and its FS system of companies donated $5,000 total to FFA chapters in Illinois — $1,000 to five different chapters. This was done through its Check-In to Cash-In program, which was held at the Farm Progress Show in August. During the event, FFA students, alumni, their supporters, and fans were invited to check-in for […]

The GROWMARK Foundation awarded 25 FFA jackets to Illinois students in honor of Mike Builta who passed away unexpectedly.