Cooperative strength shows in tough years — and so does your return
Nov 17, 2025
Written by: Shelby Wartick, Communications Director; Dennis Barr, Chief Financial Officer
Cooperative strength shows in tough years — and so does your return. One thing you can count on: your cooperative.
We all know not every year is the same in agriculture. Markets shift, weather challenges us, and costs rise and fall. But one thing you can always count on is your cooperative.
Even in a tough year, Innovative Ag Services continues to show strength with steady, consistent returns to you — our members. That’s the power of partnership and local ownership.
When you do business with your cooperative, you’re not just buying inputs or selling grain — you’re investing in something that invests right back in you. Year after year, IAS members share in the success they help create through patronage and equity returns across our grain, agronomy, feed, and energy divisions.
These returns are more than numbers — they’re proof of the cooperative difference: stability, trust, and shared progress that lasts through every ag cycle.
Your Cooperative. Your FY 2025 Returns.
|
Cash to Members in FY 2025 |
In Millions |
|---|---|
| Cash Patronage | $2.3 |
| Deferred Equity | $3.2 |
| Total Cash To Members | $5.4 |
| Equivalent Cash from Section 199A(g) to members* | $2.8 |
| Total Equivlant Cash to Member for FY 2025 | $8.2 |
| *The effective tax rate assumed for the Equivalent Cash from 199A(g) calculation is 30%. |
|
Patronage Dividend |
FY 2025 | Units | Per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grain | 0.0¢ | Bushel | - |
| Section 199A(g) Deduction* | 14.0¢ | Bushel | $1,400 |
| Grain Services | 10.5% | Dollars | $1,050 |
| Agronomy Sales & Services | 3.0% | Dollars | $300 |
| Feed & Feed Services | 1.0% | Dollars | $100 |
| Refined Fuels Gallons | 8.0¢ | Gallons | $800 |
| Propane Gallons | 12.0¢ | Gallons | $1,200 |
| *Deduction to Taxable Income. For illustration purposes, amounts are rounded. Final values as reported on Form 1099-PATR will govern. | |||
Your loyalty keeps this cooperative strong — and your return shows the power of doing business together.
Strong Roots. Steady Returns.
IAS’s foundation is built on cooperative strength and steady performance. Through changing markets and growing demand, we remain committed to returning value to our members and strengthening equity for the future. Explore our performance over the years.
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