A focus on attracting poultry customers in northeast and central Arkansas has added more than 600,000 gallons of propane sales volume to the company since September. “We started targeting farmers who were opening new poultry operations in our sales area and we’ve had a lot of success in picking up new customers,” says Ron McCreless,…
The propane market is in a state of flux and it bears monitoring as we approach pre-buy season. The inventory of U.S. propane has gone from record highs in November 2016 with more than 100 million barrels to the current inventory of 43 million barrels, a three-year low in propane stocks. The export market has…
MFA Oil places a strong emphasis on training and employee development. The company provides many avenues for employees to grow their skills and knowledge through MFA Oil University, which offers both online and instructor-led training opportunities. The online component of MFA Oil University was recently relaunched with a wide selection of courses, including specific instruction available for…
Break Time has rebuilt its store at 1416 Old Highway 63 South in Columbia and plans to reopen the store to the public early next week. The new 3,500-square-foot store features improvements both inside and out. The interior, which is about 1,000-square-feet larger than the former building, includes a beer cave, expanded fountain drink, coffee…
Here are three handy tips to help you work more efficiently in Excel. Selecting large amount of data Have you ever needed to format, copy, delete or hide several rows or columns of data? There are two quick ways to highlight the data you want to manipulate more efficiently. The easiest way to grab all of…
Earlier this month, wildfires ravaged more than a million acres of land in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. MFA Oil is working with the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association to help the farmers and ranchers who were devastated by the fires by donating $5,000 in gift cards to reimburse fuel expenses for volunteers who are trucking hay,…
As of mid-March, we have contracted about 6.8 million gallons of fuel for the 2017 fiscal year. The company’s goal for the year is 8.5 million gallons, so we still have some room to go before we reach the mark. The good news is we have already surpassed the 5.9 million gallons which were contracted…
Break Time is hosting a grand opening today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its newly rebuilt store in Clinton, Mo. As part of the festivities, there will be a prize wheel, free samples, giveaways and special deals available. In other news, Break Time is sponsoring a new premium seating area at the University…
The Marketing Department recently earned the company four awards during the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) 88th Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The winners of the NCFC Cooperative Information Fair were selected for how well they promote a cooperative’s business, inform members and disseminate information to the general public. MFA Oil won two…
Beginning in late December, wireless carriers began to disable their 2G cellular towers to make room for newer, faster technology such as 3G and 4G. By December 31, all 2G communication was eliminated. All MFA Oil delivery trucks are equipped with routers that send communications from the drivers’ handhelds to our operating systems through cellular…
Last week, the Mergers & Acquisitions team closed on the purchase of Ford Oil Company, an independent retailer of propane and refined fuels with offices in Hornersville and Kennett, Mo. These newly acquired offices will be managed by Perry Sample, who also supervises our plants in Steele and Kewanee. The Hornersville location has a convenience…
In an effort to build relationships with the next wave of farmer leaders, the company is hosting a two-day Young Farmers Conference in Columbia on March 1-2. We are bringing in first-class speakers and agribusiness experts to lead discussions on issues and challenges facing agriculture, cooperatives and rural America. Our hope is that the conference…