Open for business: 40 Square Cooperative Solutions health plan now available for ag trade associations, cooperatives 40 Square recognizes and appreciates the complex health plan challenges faced by members of agriculture trade associations and cooperatives. For years, 40 Square has been approached by Minnesota agricultural trade associations (ATA) and cooperatives (co-op) asking if it was…
Save the date: 40 Square holding informational meeting 40 Square Cooperative Solutions has announced its Informational Meeting, in lieu of an annual meeting, will move to a virtual format due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions. The virtual Informational Meeting will review the activities and operations of calendar year 2019 and give an overview of 2020 as…
Meet the Board: Cole Trebesch In August 2017, Cole Trebesch’s health care provider options started dwindling. The Minnesota farmer spoke with the CEO of Farmward Cooperative – Trebesch serves on the board – and was directed to a new independent health care cooperative, 40 Square. “I started asking some questions,” Trebesch says. “A month later,…
USDA announces CFAP 2 details President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced up to an additional $14 billion dollars for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. Signup for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 2) will run through December 11, 2020. “America’s…
Register to vote Election Day, held on Nov. 3, is mere weeks away. Minnesota offers online voter registration. Voters can register by mail to vote in Minnesota by printing a voter registration form, filling it out and mailing it to your local election office. Minnesotans can also register to vote in person if they prefer,…
Meet the Board: Robby Gieseke Robby Gieseke isn’t just the chair of 40 Square Cooperative Solutions. Since Day 1, he’s been a member and client. 40 Square is set apart from other health plans, Gieseke says, because he and family feel invested in their health plan and can tailor it to best fit their needs.…
40 Square advocacy leads to Executive Order allowing mail-in ballots for cooperatives; annual meeting remains postponed Following advocacy efforts from 40 Square Cooperative Solutions’ leadership, Gov. Walz in late August employed his peacetime emergency powers by issuing Executive Order 20-86 (EO). The order allows all Minnesota cooperatives, including 40 Square, the flexibility during the COVID-19…
MDA offering grain storage safety cost-share program The Grain Storage Facility Safety Cost-Share helps Minnesota farmers buy, ship, and install eligible safety equipment for on-farm grain bins or silos. Amount Available We have approximately $50,000 for this program in Fiscal Year 2021 (July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021). Funding comes from the Minnesota Legislature…