MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER
In looking at where we are going, there is no way we can not look at where we came from. We came from a group of people who were strong, determined and full of hope. They saw a future through drought, hail and dust storms, and continued to believe that there would be rain.
More times than not, they were not disappointed. The rain came, the crops grew and there was strength in the survival. Since it’s founding in 1919, The Garden City Co-op, Inc. has also hoped for the rain, and when it came, celebrated with its member owners, now over 2,000 strong.
OUR BUSINESS & VALUES
GCC believes in the Cooperative model and the important role it plays in creating value for its members. The farmers of GCC are critical because they are also the owners. To ensure we continue to create value, we follow our mission and vision statement and execute them within our core values. Our mission statement describes what we do as a company, while our vision statement describes who we want to become.
OUR MISSION
Cooperatively creating value.
OUR VISION
To be the most valued partner in our farmer’s business through committed Cooperative teamwork.
Each of these statements are designed to help guide our Board and Employees in their strategic decisions that they make while serving our member owners. GCC has a strong history of trying new things to create value. It was started by farmers over 100 years ago to fill a need in infrastructure, services, technology and innovation, where few other companies were interested in investing. Today we believe that it is our people and assets enabling technology that helps us create differentiated value. Our core values that we believe in have a strong history as well.
OUR CORE VALUES
- Trustworthy
- Stable and Dependable
- Innovative
These values keep us moving forward to strive for new ideas and innovations to help farmers be more successful. We also believe that we have to conduct our business in an honest and trustworthy manner that allows us to be stable and depended on by our members. We want to create value for our farmers beyond a simple transaction. Rather, we want to be a trusted advisor, earning their operation’s business for generations to come. We are proud and fortunate to not only be a part of a cooperative tradition but a family tradition as well, having many multi-generational family farmers as our member owners. We look forward to creating value for our farmers into the future.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
With a Board of Directors comprised of 7 Directors and 4 Associate Directors, and an employee group of approximately 150, we continue to look for the rain and when it comes, we continue to celebrate.
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Mike Karst from Sustainable Oils, GCC staff, and area farmers gathered for a tour of Camelina fields being grown at Triangle H and Schmeeckle Farms. The crop is being grown as a trial, to ultimately be purchased by ExxonMobil as a renewable diesel source. For more information about Camelina visit: https://www.gccoop.com/News/Garden-City-News/New-Grain-Offering-Camelina ...
Molz Cooperative Scholarship NOW AVAILABLE for the 2021- 2022 school year
Through the generosity of Otis & Mary Lee Molz - the Garden City Community College is offering up to 6 FULL RIDE scholarships to students if you are a Co-op member or employee or an immediate family member of either. To apply, fill out the application here: https://gcccks.edu/tuition_cost/schol... Answer the questions given on a separate word document and send them to: stephanie.janda@gcccks.edu ...