How to Join the Cooperative

To become a member of the Western Sugar Cooperative a grower must first join the Cooperative by purchasing one Common Share from the Cooperative. The Common Share also entitles the Shareholder to be a voting member.

For each acre of beets a Shareholder elects to raise each year the Shareholder must own or control one Patron Preferred Share. Patron Preferred Shares were originally purchased from the Cooperative, now that the Cooperative is a closed Cooperative the Patron Preferred Shares can only be purchased from existing Shareholders on the open market.

From year to year Shareholders may have extra Patron Preferred Shares due to rotational needs and have Patron Preferred Shares to lease to other Shareholders on a temporary basis.

For further details contact a local Agriculturist or the Director of Shareholder Administration at the Denver office.

Kent Wimmer
Director of Shareholder Relations
303.813.3540
jkwimmer@westernsugar.com

Randall Jobman
Agricultural Manager - North Country
406.247.8018
rsjobman@westernsugar.com

Jerry Darnell
Agricultural Manager - Scottsbluff / Torrington
308.632.2056
jldarnell@westernsugar.com

Mike Otto
Senior Agriculturalist - Colorado
970.590.0978
slnorrish@westernsugar.com

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WESTERN SUGAR AG NEWS
Updated weekly. Shareholders should log on and click "Ag News."

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Shareholder Obligations 2007:
Go to the “member log on” under Ag News and Announcements to view the important message concerning Shareholder obligations for the 2007 crop.

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