FMC Corp. Completes Acquisition Of Cheminova

Following months of study and preparations, the Board of Directors for United Farmers Coop (UFC), Farmers Elevator Cooperative […]

As of April 1, Valent U.S.A. Corp. became the exclusive provider of the MGK crop protection line of […]

Bloomington, IL-based GROWMARK and Magellan Pipeline Co. have entered into an agreement in which GROWMARK will acquire the […]

Wilbur-Ellis Co.’s Agribusiness Division, a recognized leader in precision agriculture technology and the distribution and marketing of plant […]

The McGregor Co. — ranked No. 16 on the CropLife 100 list of largest U.S. ag retailers — […]

When crop prices started heading south last year, we knew the industry was headed for a dynamic season […]

The acquisition adds another strategic platform to VBC’s rapidly expanding global biorational business, providing additional tools for the Biorational Window platform being developed with its parent, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

Two CropLife 100 retailers — South Dakota Wheat Growers (ranked No. 11) and North Central Farmers Elevator (No. 19) — have entered into a Letter of Intent to unify the two companies into a newly named cooperative.

Pinnacle has acquired Hopkins Seed and Chemical in Qulin, MO, which expands the company’s Sanders brand to nine Southern states.

The closing of this acquisition marks Platform’s third acquisition within the agrochemicals operating segment following the acquisitions of the Agriphar Group and Chemtura AgroSolutions in 2014.

This past year was filled with ups and downs for the nation’s top ag retailers, but what will 2015 have in store?

CHS Inc. has acquired a 25% share of West Central, a full-service wholesale distributor headquartered in Willmar, MN.

The agronomy business in Lake City, MN, will operate as part of Pinnacle’s Providence Agriculture brand as a full-service agricultural input retailer.

The agreement grants BRANDT the exclusive right to sell and market Verdesian’s patented Steric chemistry in the Turf and Ornamental and eastern U.S. ag markets under the BRANDT Reaction product line name.

At the annual Agricultural Retailers Association meeting, Pinnacle Ag outlined its plans for the marketplace, in 2015 and beyond.

Asana Insecticide — a proven control tool for a wide range of insect pests in major field crops, vegetables, tree fruits and nuts — will be distributed in the U.S. by Valent U.S.A.

The proposal passed with an 85% approval and will become effective in February 2015, pending appropriate due diligence by both organizations.

Despite another strong showing in overall revenues, many CropLife 100 retailers are probably wondering how much longer ‘a penthouse view’ will be possible.