I hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th.We have got some great pics keep thim coming.
Here is a time line of what i have been able to find so far. I still have some ? that im still looking for. Especially from Don's ( 5 quart ) last post w/ the 5qt IFS can with the Blue Circle name not the Blue Seal.??
If im missing any thing anywhere feel free to post it or you can email me.
1920’s –The roots of Illinois Farm Supply begin with the organization of local cooperatives by Farm Bureau members.
1927 – Illinois Farm Supply begins with the organizing of Nine local cooperatives.
1955 - Illinois Farm Supply Co. adopts the FS trademark.
1961 - The home office of Illinois Farm Supply Co. moves from Chicago to Bloomington, Ill.
1962 - FS Services, Inc. organizes through the merger of Illinois Farm Supply Co. and Farm Bureau Service Company of Iowa.
1965 - Wisconsin Farmco Service Cooperative and Producers Seed Company merge with FS Services
1980 - The consolidation of FS Services and Illinois Grain Corporation establishes Growmark, Inc.
1985 -The consolidation of Midwest grain terminals and merchandising operations between Growmark and Archer Daniels Midland Company creates ADM/Growmark.
1994 - Growmark acquires the assets of United Co-operatives of Ontario and gains 37 cooperatives in the Canadian province.
1998 - Growmark and Novartis Seeds, Inc. form a venture that provides FS cooperatives the opportunity to offer seed solutions from both the FS and NK brand seed lines.
2002 – Growmark acquires the assets of Agway Agronomy and Seedway, LLC. in the Northeast U.S.
2003 - Growmark forms alliance with TruServ Canada Cooperative to provide an expanded line of consumer products and services to Ontario cooperatives.
