We are in the process of installing monitors on company storage tanks for bulk fuel and propane. Currently, about 20 percent of all company storage tanks have been equipped with monitoring devices. The plan is to ramp up the pace by aiming for 45 monitor installations per week moving forward. The monitors are important tools…
Construction is progressing on the company’s 17th Big O Tires franchise store in Fayetteville, Ark. Crews have begun grading the parking lot and installing curbs and gutters. Meanwhile, the final coats of paint have been applied in the lobby and shop area. Equipment is scheduled to be shipped in mid-February and tires and merchandise will begin…
The grain shuttle-loader facility that the company partnered with MFA Incorporated to build near Hamilton, Mo. is on schedule for completion in time for the fall harvest season. Construction crews have erected four grain bins and are now working on footings and floor slabs for the office that will be onsite. The installation of the rail line…
This is a busy time of year for the business development team and area plant managers as they travel to trade shows and ag expos to interact with current and potential customers. The list below shows the events the company has participated in recently. We also plan to participate in the Western Farm Show in…
Tim Danze, MFA Oil hedging manager, has been meeting with customers to educate them about the value of contracting fuel and pre-buying their propane. Encouraging customers to sign up for these services helps the company become more efficient with deliveries and improves margins. Thus far, Danze has held meetings in Missouri at Bernie, New Haven,…
Two new Break Times stores are scheduled to open around the beginning of March in Clinton, Mo. and Rolla, Mo. The Clinton store will be located at 217 NW MO-7 and will boast 5,000 square feet of space, a beer cave, five fuel pumps and Smokestack BAR.B.Q., Break Time’s newest food concept, which features hickory…
For the first time, employees can access W2 tax forms through the Employee Self Service website at http://benefits.mfaoil.com. Please note that if you decide to have your W2 emailed to you, you only need to click the “email” button once. The process can take up to 30 minutes and clicking the “email” button multiple times will…
Here’s a quick update on our financial results through the first four months of our fiscal year. Although December was a good month in terms of both volume and earnings, the warm fall and the lack of demand for propane crop drying hurt our earnings during the first few months. As you can see from…
Two independent, unbranded fueling stations have agreed to sign on with American Petroleum Marketers (APM), a division of MFA Oil specializing in wholesale fuel distribution. The Troy Mills Country Store near Kirksville, Mo. and the Cross Roads Country Market in Alma, Mo. will become branded Sinclair dealers. “All of our existing Sinclair dealers prior to these two…
MFA Oil once again joined the Show-Me STATE GAMES to sponsor the 24th annual MFA Oil/Break Time Shootout. Twelve of the top high school teams in Missouri competed at the event held at Mizzou Arena on January 22. Results from the games, box scores, game MVPs and academic award winners are listed below. Shootout Results12:00pm –…
MFA Oil Company, a farmer-owned energy supply cooperative, based in Columbia, Mo., celebrated the grand opening of its 33-acre Business Support Campus in Moberly, Mo., on May 19. The new site houses the company’s distribution center, maintenance department, parts and packaged goods warehouses, training center, product development and quality control lab, and a 32,000-square-foot truck…
Winners of MFA Oil Company’s 2016 college scholarships have been selected: The C.F. Robertson Scholarship, established in 1972, is awarded each year to the son or daughter of a company-operated bulk plant manager, propane plant manager or salesman. Jonathon Miller, son of Joe Miller, driver for the Southeast Operations, is the recipient of the C.F. Robertson Scholarship for 2016. …