(KMZA)--Stockholders of the Beattie Farmers Union Cooperative will vote Thursday on a proposal to merge the coop’s association into the Farmers Cooperative of Dorchester, Nebraska.

The voting will take place from 4 to 7 at the Cigna Center in Frankfort.

It’s the second attempted to pass the merger, which failed last fall.

The vote must be approved by a two-thirds majority. If approved, the merger would take place September 1st of this year.

Locally, Farmers Cooperative owns grain facilities at Marysville, Bremen, Herkimer and Hanover.  The Cooperative also owns facilities in south-central and central Nebraska.