About the Co-op

Erie-Crawford Dairy Co-Operative Association was then operating as a milk marketing cooperative, whose main objective was to market our producers milk.  Distributing milk to many of the local dairies in the surrounding Erie Crawford Counties, along with the Pittsburgh area, Erie-Crawford Dairy strived to keep it's producers milk marketable.

With the changing economy in the late 1960's, Erie-Crawford Dairy reviewed our objectives.  With the declining dairies and the competition from out of state milk, marketing milk for our producers was very difficult.  In 1969 the Board of Directors voted to discontinued the marketing of milk for our producers.

With Erie-Crawford Dairy no longer marketing milk, we took on a completely new direction.  In the early 1970's the Board of Directors and it's members decided to upgrade the feed stores at the Union City, Erie and Saegertown locations. Ever responsive to the changing needs of area farmers, it was decided to build a ultra modern feed mill in Union City.  As the new mill was being built, a complete renovation was taking place at the Erie and Saegertown mills.  To fit our new direction we changed our name to Erie-Crawford Cooperative.

With the ever changing economy and the decrease in area farms, the Cooperative once again had to review it's objectives about it's future. Exploring areas for new revenue, it was decided to turn to the general public.    With our new direction we began to promote pet products, lawn & garden supplies and propane. With the instillation of a new state-of-art corn dryer at the Union City location we can provide area farmers a valuable resource.

Embarking on the twenty-first century our continued objective is to support the family farm with an optimistic outlook. We will continue to provide quality products and professional service to our surrounding communities.

The old Union City Mill was purchased in 1947.  It remained in service until 1974

Union City Mill 1947 - 1974
Market Street

Union City Mill 1974
7733 Rt 97

In 1974 the new Union City Mill was completed.  This ultra modern mill became the catalyst for our associations growth.  Sales more than doubled within the next few years.

Grain storage, corn drying facilities and a commodity building was added to provide additional services to our operations.

Union City Mill 1990

Saegertown Mill 1974
515 Erie Street

The Saegertown Mill was absorbed as part of the Erie Milk Producers and the Saegertown Dairy Co-Operative Association merger in 1941.  It has been a vital part of our operation, in serving our Crawford County patrons.

Bulk storage and an enlarged sales area was added in the 1970's.  The sales area was again remodel in the 1990's to provide a clean fresh look to the mill.

Saegertown Mill - 1985