Two Iowa-Based Ag Co-ops To Merge

The acquisition of Lemon Ag fits BRANDT’s aggressive corporate strategy of providing superior agronomic advice and services for customers in central Illinois.

The strategic alliance will provide Tecomate with key wildlife products, processing facilities, distribution centers and sales through Pinnacle’s ever-growing retail network.

The shareholders of Grainland Cooperative and Minier Cooperative Grain Co. approved a merger of company operations effective August 1, 2014.

The Board of Directors of Allied Cooperative and Arcadia Co-op recently signed a letter of intent for a merger between the two cooperatives.

The only thing that has reached a more frenzied pace than #plant14 might be the multiple acquisitions that Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings has made in the first half of the year.

Located in Knippa, TX, Uvalde Co-op is a farm input and supply company that has been serving area growers for over 39 years

Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings has successfully acquired Performance Ag Services, a South Dakota-based ag retailer that provides crop protection chemicals to area growers.

Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings has successfully acquired certain assets of Texas-based United Agricultural Cooperative, Inc.

Headquartered in Beattie, KS, Frontier Chemical will operate as part of Pinnacle’s Providence Agriculture brand.

Raven Industries has announced that its Applied Technology Division (ATD) has acquired Netherlands-based SBG Innovatie BV and its affiliate, Navtronics BVBA.

Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings has successfully acquired Harvey’s Agricultural Solutions and 3-D Agronomy.

Platform Specialty Products Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Chemtura AgroSolutions for approximately $1 billion.

River Country Cooperative, an ag retailer based in South St. Paul, MN, and CHS Inc, have completed their study of a formal business merger between the two and will move the process forward.

Although it’s still early in the year, the pace of consolidation at the ag retail level is quickening.

Pinnacle Agriculture completed a busy acquisition month with the purchase of Arkansas-based Rupert Crafton Commission Co.

East Bernard Milling — Pinnacle’s sixth retail location in southeast Texas — will operate as part of the Sanders brand.

Located in Copeland, KS, Max Birney will operate as part of Pinnacle’s AgOne Application Services brand.

CF Industries has completed the sale of its phosphate business to The Mosaic Co. for $1.4 billion.