About CHS
CHS is a global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy, agronomy, grains and foods, we’re committed to creating connections to empower agriculture, helping our owners and customers grow their businesses.
Our businesses
CHS offers a breadth of products and services to support our owners and customers every step of the way. Our practical solutions, local expertise and global connections give our farmer-owners and local cooperatives competitive advantages to reach their goals.
AGRONOMY
GLOBAL GRAIN & PROCESSING
Stewardship
CHS is committed to making a meaningful impact in agriculture and rural America. Through our stewardship initiatives, we invest in programs that develop new generations of ag leaders, promote ag safety and strengthen hometown communities.
ABOUT STEWARDSHIP
Cooperative value
Cooperatives are owned and governed by members who use its products, supplies, or services and operate in many sectors of the economy. In a cooperative system, people come together to scale buying power, gain access to goods and services and create economic opportunity.
Careers
At CHS, our teams work together to provide the products, services and expertise farmers and cooperatives need to feed a growing population. As a CHS employee, you help empower agriculture by creating connections that bring shared success.
CHS Foundation spreads cooperative know-how
The CHS Foundation is working to ensure that future generations understand how farmer-owned cooperatives work and the value they bring. This year, the foundation awarded nearly 20 grants through its Cooperative Education Grant Program to help educate the next generation about this unique business model.
“The cooperative business model is core to who we are at CHS,” says Nanci Lilja, president, CHS Foundation. “These grants to support cooperative education teach students of all ages about cooperatives and the vital role they serve in the agriculture industry.”
One new project is My Local Cooperative, a partnership with the National Association of Agricultural Educators. Although designed for teachers, the My Local Cooperative website is a great resource for anyone interested in learning about cooperatives. With completion expected by December 2019, the website will contain free resources, including standards-based curriculum, videos and an interactive map to help locate a nearby cooperative.
Long-standing, popular grant recipients supporting cooperative education include Farmers Union programs that provide fun, interactive learning activities combined with recreational overnight or day-camp settings. Campers of all ages learn about cooperatives by operating cooperative camp stores. The campers elect a board of directors, sell goods and then donate their patronage to a worthy cause.
"Since the 1930s, our camp programs have brought cooperative principles to life for kids from early elementary school on," says Cathy Statz, education director, Wisconsin Farmers Union. "Kids understand the basic notions of commerce. At camp, they learn about the cooperative business model and have fun doing it.
Learn about CHS Foundation cooperative education grants.