[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3253]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRATULATING MIDLAND MARKETING COOPERATIVE

  (Mr. HUELSKAMP asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUELSKAMP. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Midland 
Marketing Cooperative, located in Hays, Kansas, which celebrates their 
100th anniversary in business on March 5 of this year.
  Midland started with 81 farmers, who put up a total of $10,000 to 
begin capitalizing their new cooperative. Since that time, the co-op 
has grown to nearly 1,000 members and has over $122 million in annual 
sales. They now operate 11 elevator locations, 2 full-service gas 
stations, 5 automated fueling stations, 2 feed mills, and 10 agronomy 
locations. In their five-county service area, Midland employs 62 full-
time employees. When you add part-time and seasonal workers, that 
increases to 120 people. Midland Marketing Cooperative has returned 
over $62 million in patronage to their members.
  Thank you to Midland Marketing Cooperative and all the co-ops in my 
district who are keeping Kansas agriculture and our rural communities 
strong.

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