Dillon Gipson's Contact Details

Dillon Gipson's Company Details

Pride Ag Resources

N/A, , US • 20 - 49 Employees
Agriculture

The Dodge City Cooperation Exchange, Inc. was formed in 1914 in Dodge City, Kansas. The first facility was one purchased that year consisting of a wood grain elevator and coal bins. From this humble beginning through mergers, acquisitions and expansion the Coop today has 15 grain facilities with attached businesses and two stand alone agronomy locations, an ACE Hardware store and ownership in a multitude of other ventures.Employing more than 120 full-time employees with a payroll in excess of $6 million the company is a major area employer providing many vital services to the communities it serves. Grain, feed, agronomy, farm supply, energy, hardware and car care are major service areas.Unique among Cooperatives is our governance which allows for the election of all of our directors each year representing the membership. Currently, we have seven elected directors and two associate directors who are appointed by elected directors.The growth of the Cooperative now encompasses what were 11 different Cooperatives that have joined together over the years. Included are facilities with 18 million bushels of storage for grains, a grain shuttle loader / unloader, a dry fertilizer facility with 24,000 tons of capacity and numerous other enterprises. Our members have invested more than $45 million in local assets and have additional investments of $5 million. Having 5,500 members and more than 2,000 voting members, we have one of the largest memberships in Kansas.