Pinnacle Ag Acquires Colorado Aerial Application Outlet

Bayer CropScience and DuPont Crop Protection have signed an agreement for Bayer to purchase certain DuPont Crop Protection Land Management assets in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.

CF Industries Holdings and Yara International have terminated their discussions regarding a potential merger of equals transaction.

Once the acquisition is complete, Platform Specialty Products will combine Arysta LifeScience with
previously acquired companies Agriphar and Chemtura Crop Solutions.

CHS Inc. and United Prairie, LLC, a full-service agronomy retailer in central, Illinois, has announced CHS has agreed in principal to join United Prairie as a new partner and owner.

Norbert Dentressangle has completed the previously announced acquisition of all the shares of privately held U.S. third party logistics (3PL) provider, Jacobson Companies from Oak Hill Capital Partners.

Huapont-Nutrichem Co. Ltd., a fast-growing Chinese pharmaceutical and agrochemical manufacturer, said it will buy a minority stake in Albaugh, the privately held off-patent crop protection giant.

Hintzsche Fertilizer of Maple Park, IL, has agreed to sell its business to Helena Chemical Co., Collierville, TN, according to a report on ElburnHerald.com.

Arysta LifeScience recently announced the acquisition of Goёmar, a French company that develops bioperformance technologies for crop production.

Verdesian Life Sciences has acquired QC Corp., a producer and supplier of granular and dry micronutrients and ferrous sulfate products.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has confirmed that it is in preliminary discussions with Yara International regarding a potential merger of equals transaction.

Cedar Ridge Supply will operate as part of Pinnacle’s Performance Agriculture brand.

FMC Corporation today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cheminova, a wholly owned subsidiary of Auriga Industries.

As the agricultural marketplace moves into fall, one observer predicts the pace of consolidation will grow at all levels.

Wilbur-Ellis Co. has acquired the assets of Poynter’s Ag Supply, a retail facility and Wilbur-Ellis alliance partner located in Sawyer, ND.

The assets of Miller acquired as part of the transaction will become part of New Holland Agriculture, a CNH Industrial brand, building on a successful four-year partnership between the two companies.

Ranked 82nd on the CropLife 100, East Kansas Chemical will operate as part of Pinnacle’s Performance Agriculture brand.

Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings will acquire Kerman Ag Resources, Inc., which will operate under Pinnacle’s Performance Agriculture brand.

Allied Cooperative has announced that members of Arcadia Co-op voted in favor of a merger with Allied Cooperative, paving the way for the consolidation which will be effective on December 1, 2014.