After a series of informational meetings, accounting firm Gardiner + Company certified the owners of Farmers Ranchers approved the merger with CVA by a majority of 88%, reports the York News-Times.
The unified cooperative will retain the Central Valley Ag name and be headquartered in York, NE, with Carl Dickinson serving as President/CEO.
Initial merger discussions between the cooperatives began in January 2020. Farmers Ranchers and CVA will officially unite into one cooperative June 1, 2020.