Farmer Pride Cooperative.

The article presents information about Farmer Pride Cooperative. It is a 100 percent, producer-owned soybean meal production and marketing cooperative. Membership comprised of 310 farmers in the Newman Grove area of Nebraska. The Newman Grove co-op location has 18 full-time employees overall, and several more in the soybean-processing division. The conversion of soybeans into meal and oil begins by mechanically extruding the soybeans to release the oil from the meal. The meal is ground to a uniform consistency for additional protein and energy in livestock feed for swine, poultry and dairy operations. The oil is sold as feed or fuel-grade oil to processors.