Cooperativesincluding River Country Cooperativewere Formed With Three Basic Principles In Mind The User Owned Principlethe People Who Use The Cooperative Are Also Those Who Own The Cooperative The User Control Principlethe People Who Use The Cooperative Are Those Who Govern The Cooperative The User Benefit Principlethe People Who Use The Cooperative Benefit From Its Profits These Core Principles Have Remained Unchanged Since River Country Was Formed Decades Agotodayour Cooperative Continues To Operate With These Three Guiding Principles To Accomplish More Collectively Than Our Producer Owners Could Achieve Individually Our Goal At River Country Is To Help You Succeedwhether You Are A Producer Bringing Grain To The Elevator Or Purchasing Crop Production Inputsor A Family Filling Up With Gas And Picking Up Your Favorite Snacks Before A Vacationwe Re Here For You You Don T Have To Be A Cooperative Member To Save At River Countrybut It S Also Easy To Become A Memberif You Re Already Buying Our Products And Using Our Servicesall You Have To Do Is Pick Up A Patronage Cardfill It Outand Turn It Inthen As A Member Of River Countryyou Ll Share In Your Cooperative S Annual Earnings
