Evergreen FS, Inc., is an Agricultural Cooperative that provides a full range of farming products and services including agronomy, seed, fertilizer, precision farming, technology, fuel, lubricants, propane, grain marketing, Agri-Finance, Custom Turf lawn and tree care, FAST STOP fueling sites, and the FS Farmtown store. We proudly serve our members in the counties of DeWitt, Livingston, Macon, McLean, and Woodford.

OUR HISTORY:

McLean County Service Company was formed on November 1, 1926. The name changed to Evergreen FS, Inc. on February 1, 2000, when McLean County Service Company and Woodford FS merged.  Evergreen FS later merged with Livingston County Service Company on September 1, 2000, and then merged with Corn Belt FS on September 1, 2006.

The Cooperatives may have started for different reasons, but primarily in the “1920’s” farmers had no reliable, affordable source for inputs for their operations, and declared it their responsibility to form Agricultural Cooperatives to be their source for petroleum, seed, fertilizer, and animal feed products. The founders invested their own money into these companies in order to better insure quality and affordability of fuels, fertilizers, animal feeds, and other ag inputs.  A Board of Directors, elected from the farmers who used the cooperative, governed the original companies.  As the companies grew, the Boards hired employees and named management.  To this day, all policies of the cooperative are determined by the same type of Board as in 1926.

Our Mission in 1926 and still today is:  “To build successful business partnerships with customers, employees, and cooperative owners.” 

We are a member of GROWMARK, INC., an agricultural cooperative serving the U.S. and Canada, which allows us to access and provide employees and patrons with services beyond the capabilities of our local cooperative.