SAVE THE DATE: GGC FINAL Annual Meeting Set for THURSDAY, MARCH 19th

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Golden Growers Cooperative will hold its FINAL Annual Members Meeting on Thursday, March 19th at the Doubletree Conference Center, 825 E Beaton Drive, West Fargo, ND. Members will have the opportunity to elect Directors to serve on the Golden Growers Board. Current directors up for re-election for 3-year terms are: Brady Koehl, Hancock, MN (At-Large Director); Nick Pyle, Casselton, ND (Central District); and Richard Bot, Minneota, MN (South District).

Any member in good standing is eligible to be nominated as an At-Large Director or as a Director in the district where the member is registered. If you are interested and want more information about district elections, visit our website at www.goldengrowers.com or contact us at 701-281-0468 or scotts@goldengrowers.com.

2026 will be Golden Growers LAST Annual Meeting
As you are aware, Cargill will purchase Golden Growers interest in ProGold LLC for $81 million with payment to be issued within 30 days of the end of the lease (December 31, 2026). Final equity distributions to members in the first few months of 2027, the Cooperative will dissolve in late May of that year. Accordingly, there will be no Director elections in 2027 and therefore, no need for an annual member meeting. Although the 2026 elections are for 3-year terms, no Director will serve beyond the date of dissolution.

Annual Meeting Speaker – Bill Patrie
Bill Patrie was the Rural Development Director for the ND Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives and was intimately involved in plans to build the ProGold corn milling plant AND the organization of the Northern Corn Processors Cooperative (ultimately re-named Golden Growers Cooperative). Bill also served as the Secretary for the original steering committee for the cooperative. We thought it would be worthwhile to invite Bill to discuss what occurred in those early days for GGC and ProGold. He will also share his thoughts on the importance of what was accomplished over the thirty plus years of our organization.