RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.
and INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn.,
May 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CHS
Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP, CHSCO, CHSCN, CHSCM, CHSCL), the nation's
leading farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains, and
foods company, gave flight today to its commitment behind the
Living Acres Monarch Challenge. BASF's research-based initiative
provides actionable guidance for farmers and rural communities
looking to cultivate monarch butterfly habitat.
To kick-off the initiative, CHS Inc. hosted a
pollinator-friendly planting at its Minnesota headquarters, expanding on the
already-established native landscape on the campus.
"Restoring the monarch butterfly population will require
collaboration with various entities and landowners throughout the
agriculture industry," said Scott
Kay, BASF, vice president, U.S. Crop. "By partnering with
CHS and their vast network of farmer-owners across key monarch
migration states, we can truly make a difference together."
"CHS supports the Living Acres Monarch Challenge through the
addition of pollinator seedlings at our CHS locations," said
Carl Casale, president and chief
executive officer, CHS Inc. "From urban areas to rural communities,
we are excited to play a role in creating habitats across the CHS
footprint as part of our sustainability efforts."
BASF developed the Living Acres program in 2015 with the initial
goal of helping to restore the monarch population. Through Living
Acres, BASF researches the most efficient way to grow milkweed
alongside high production agriculture. The Monarch Challenge
represents the next step in sharing best practices on milkweed
development with farmers to help support the species.
About BASF
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North
American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,500 employees
in North America, and had sales of
$16.2 billion in 2016. For more
information about BASF's North American operations, visit
www.basf.us.
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We
combine economic success with environmental protection and social
responsibility. The approximately 114,000 employees in the BASF
Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in
nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our
portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance
Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural
Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of about
€58 billion in 2016. BASF shares are traded on the stock
exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS),
London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at
www.basf.com.
About CHS
CHS Inc. (http://www.chsinc.com) is a leading global
agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across
the United States. Diversified in
energy, grains and foods, CHS is committed to helping its
customers, farmer-owners and other stakeholders grow their
businesses through its domestic and global operations. CHS, a
Fortune 100 company, supplies energy, crop nutrients, grain
marketing services, animal feed, food and food ingredients, along
with business solutions including insurance, financial and risk
management services. The company operates petroleum
refineries/pipelines and manufactures, markets and distributes
Cenex® brand refined fuels, lubricants, propane and
renewable energy products.
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contain, and CHS officers and representatives may from time to time
make, "forward–looking statements" within the meaning of the safe
harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Report
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Forward–looking statements are neither historical facts nor
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CHS current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the
future of its businesses, future plans and strategies, projections,
anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future
conditions. Because forward–looking statements relate to the
future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and
changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of
which are outside of CHS control. CHS actual results and financial
condition may differ materially from those indicated in the
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of these forward–looking statements. Important factors that could
cause CHS actual results and financial condition to differ
materially from those indicated in the forward–looking statements
are discussed or identified in CHS public filings made with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the "Risk
Factors" discussion in Item 1A of CHS Annual Report on Form 10–K
for the fiscal year ended August 31,
2016. Any forward–looking statements made by CHS in this
document are based only on information currently available to CHS
and speak only as of the date on which the statement is made. CHS
undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward–looking
statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to
time, whether as a result of new information, future developments
or otherwise.
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