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Friday, October 19, 2012  Ursa Farmers Coop dedicates a new multimillion dollar grain facility in Canton, Mo.

Friday, September 21, 2012  Everything has been cleared up at the site of the barge accident in Granite City, but the accident stirred up possibilities of trouble for local grain elevators.

Friday, June 22, 2012  A drought has blanketed almost 70 percent of Illinois according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. And farmers in the Tri-States are beginning to see it in their crops.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  The bridge will be closed Wednesday, March 14. IDOT has special instruction for drivers hauling loads to the Ursa Farmers CoOP elevator in Meyer.

Thursday, October 21, 2010  Once the site is ready the Ursa Farmer's Cooperative and the 400 Missouri farm families who belong to the cooperative, will invest $6 million to construct the facility.

Wednesday, February 04, 2009  Ursa Farmers Co-op plans to start building a new grain bin this spring.

Tuesday, February 03, 2009  Becuase of damage to several grain tanks during 2008 floods, UFC will be adding a new grain bin, dump pit and flood wall.