Lacona iowa news3/24/2023 ![]() Leadership Team: Heartland Co-op Administration Growth Oriented - We actively seek opportunities that support our purpose. Profitability - We make decisions through understanding and taking action for long term success.Įmpowerment with Accountability - We take ownership of our decisions through communication, competence, and confidence.Ĭontinuous Improvement - We pursue increased efficiency and effectiveness in our daily activities.Įthical / Honest - We build trust and relationships though professionalism and reliability.Ĭonfront Brutal Facts - We identify and address challenges with proactive solutions. "Helping farmers produce & market profitably" Currently we are proud to have over 5,800 members and conduct business with them and others at one or more of our full-service, customer-oriented 71 cooperative locations around the state. We believe in differentiating ourselves from the competition by providing unique, value-added and innovative solutions to our customers. We're still doing everything we can to give Heartland-area farmers a voice in the future of agriculture. The old, original elevators served the needs of those turn-of-the-century farmers who unified in order to put some clout in their grain marketing. Now, over 100 years later, Heartland Co-op has evolved into the cooperative it is today with its 71 locations providing products and services to its farmer members/patrons.Īt each benchmark during the past 100 years, Heartland Co-op looked at the future needs of its members and chose growth over stagnation. Since the early days of the 1900's, Central Iowa farmers knew they needed a place to market their grain for a fair price. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Lester and Ina Dittmer and Eugene and Ethel Spaulding his niece, Josie Rae Dittmer uncles, Dwayne Spaulding and Keith Dittmer aunts, Marilyn Spaulding and Rosemary (Spaur) Dittmer.Today's challenges make us a better company tomorrow. Gary is survived by his wife, Kim (Harvey) sons, Anthony and Brandon daughter, Alyssa parents, John and Janice (Spaulding) Dittmer of Milo, Iowa brother Scott (Vicki) of Runnells, Iowa sister Janie Weeks (Andy) of Milo nephews, Briar, Chase and Dawson Dittmer, and Dalton Weeks niece, Morgan Weeks (Jonathan Shaffner) parents in-law, Fred and Helen Harvey of Adams Minnesota brother-in-law, Paul Harvey (Jolyn) of Adams sisters-in-law, Peggy Merkel (Jake) of Spring Valley, Minnesota, and Mary Nagel (Ryan) of Stewartville, Minnesota nephews, Cody and Gavin Merkel and Ethan and Owen Nagel nieces, Megan and Heather Harvey. He enjoyed barbecuing for various businesses, organizations and at the Warren County Fair. He was a Director and Treasurer of the Warren County Pork Producers for over 20 years. ![]() Anthony, Alyssa and Brandon participated in 4-H activities and showed horses, cattle and swine at the Warren County Fair. He was a 4-H leader for many years for the White Breast 4-H Club. ![]() ![]() In high school, Gary was in the Warren County Senior 4-H program. Gary also enjoyed bowling with his friends in a league for many years and was the bowling coach for two years for SE Warren High School with his son Anthony on the team. His cars, all number 95, were the same number as his high school football jersey. He raced his own figure 8 race car and enduro cars. Gary enjoyed camping with family and friends, watching NASCAR and Sprint car racing.
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