The Board of Okawville Farmer Elevator Company held its first Board Meeting and Directors were elected
Construction began on a new 15,000 bushel grain elevator in Okawville
A picnic was held to dedicate the new elevator in Okawville. This was the forerunner to the Annual Wheat Festival
Various additions were built at the coop as the business grew including a building for the seed cleaner and a grinder
An ear corn crib was built in Okawville
A new feed building was built with a larger hammermill and mixer in Okawville
The Board declared its first patronage refund to members of $2,125
A 25'x44' concrete storage bin was built in Okawville
4 additional concrete storage bins were built in Okawville
A warehouse for flour was built south of the elevator in Okawville
A new corn sheller was purchased
The ear corn crib was converted to a seed cleaning building
A steel bin was built in Okawville
Capital stock was increased to $80,000
A new corn sheller was installed
Capital stock was increased to $100,000
The elevator in Addieville was bought from the Gaebe family
The feed grinding building was damaged by fire and rebuilt
The coop entered the liquid fertilizer business with a partner, Swift Fertilizer Company
A new 35,000 bushel bin was built in Addieville
The coop purchased its first liquid spray truck
2 concrete silos were built in Okawville
A new feed warehouse was built in Okawville
The coop entered the NH3 business
The partnership with Swift was ended and the coop went into the liquid fertilizer business on its own, supported by Farmland Industries
The fiscal year end was changed from December 31 to August 31
In June the Addieville grain facilities were destroyed by fire
In September the grain facilities had been rebuilt
A new dry fertilizer plant was built in Okawville
The office was enlarged in Okawville
The bookkeeping system was converted to a computer based system
An addition was constructed to the dry fertilizer plant
A grain bin was constructed in Addieville
The HLM Grain business in St Libory was purchased
The Joellenbeck lumber business and property was purchased in Okawville
A new chemical plant was built in Okawville
The rail siding was expanded in Okawville
A 300,000 bushel bin was constructed in Okawville
Okawville Farmers Elevator Company and Trenton Farmers Equity Exchange (including Pierron) merged forming TOP AG Cooperative
Leased Lebanon Grain from the Toberman family
A 750,000 bushel bin was constructed in Okawville
There was a major grain expansion in Okawville with a new leg dump and 2nd 750,000 bushel bin (Pit 3)
Severe wind damage was suffered to grain storage at both Pierron and Okawville and was rebuilt
Mascoutah grain facilities were purchased after having leased them for several years
A severe drought covered most of the Midwest with our local area being some of the worst resulting in widespread near crop failure
The rail siding was expanded to allow for loading 65 rail car trains
A new 3,000 bu/hr grain dryer was erected in Okawville
A new 500,000 bu bin and a 1,000 bu dump pit with a 15,000 bu/hr leg was erected in Trenton
A new 400,000 bu bin was erected in Pierron
Two new bins (500,000 bu and 235,000 bu) and at 1,100 bu pit with a 15,000 bu/hr leg was erected in St. Libory
A new 14x70 scale was erected and purchased a house for a new office in St. Libory
Terayne Ag Specialties of Venedy was acquired in January 2020.
Wiechert Seed Co. of Nashville was acquired in May 2021.
Oberbeck Grain Company was purchased in July 2021. Locations in Highland and New Douglas added more than 3.7 million bushels of storage capacity to Top Ag.