CountryMark's Premium Diesel-R has helped Erie Haven Concrete in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, decrease engine repairs, extend engine life, increase fuel economy, and have greater control over their fuel costs.

We made a very special delivery today -- one to the Indiana FFA Leadership Center. CountryMark and Premier Energy are donating this year the PLUS gasoline and Super Dieselex-4 the FFA center needs for mowing, landscaping and general upkeep on their 100-plus acres of property in Trafalgar, Ind.

CountryMark and the Mt. Vernon, Indiana, community completed and dedicated this week a Habitat for Humanity home for two very deserving individuals! Being able to work side-by-side with co-workers and make our community a better place to live has been a tremendously rewarding experience. We wish the Hymans all the best in their new home!

Congratulations to CountryMark employee Jacob Hancock, who recently received national certification as a professional landman. As a CountryMark landman, Jacob works diligently throughout the Illinois Basin acquiring mineral rights that keep CountryMark's oil exploration and production teams producing some of the highest quality crude oil found anywhere in the world! Jacob, we appreciate your integrity, work ethic and commitment to professional excellence!

Technological advancements are fueling a surge in drilling across the United States, including Indiana. Outdoor Indiana covered the Hoosier oil industry in their March magazine touching on what companies, like CountryMark, are doing to produced American energy while also protecting the environment.

Spring will soon be here, and across rural Indiana that means the annual FFA chapter banquet season can't be far behind. At these banquets, FFA members, parents, friends, and community supporters will gather to recognize and celebrate members' and chapters' achievements, leadership and growth of the past year.

CountryMark is pleased to announce that its CountryMark Advantage Multi-Viscosity Hydraulic Fluids are now zinc-free and ashless. These new and improved hydraulic fluids are ideal for high performance industrial applications using vane, piston or gear pumps, and where applications are situated in environmentally sensitive areas.

Calling all storytellers! Your favorite laughter-inducing farm story may net you some valuable fuel to use during this year's crop season. Indiana Prairie Farmer and CountryMark have again teamed up to sponsor the 2014 adult essay contest.

"Telling agriculture's story: what part do you play?" is this year's Indiana Prairie Farmer and CountryMark youth essay contest topic. Now's your chance to tell others what works for you in getting ag's message out.

Indiana-based CountryMark has announced plans to add Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to its lineup of American-made transportation fuels.