What is a cooperative?

Select Sires' story began in 1965 when four farmer-owned A.I. cooperatives formally incorporated Select Sires and consolidated their production facilities in Columbus, Ohio. Over the years, more cooperatives and distributorships-turned-cooperatives evolved into the current cooperative structure with three members that operate their own marketing, sales and service programs in a geographical region. Local, professional sales and service personnel work with dairy and beef producers to assist them in meeting their individual management needs. Each cooperative is represented on the Select Sires board of directors by customer-owners who help provide direction and guidance to Select Sires’ future. As a cooperative, patronage dividends are returned to our customer-owners.