GROWMARK Announces Appointments In Plant Food Division

Wheat Growers has broke ground for a state-of-the-art shuttle loader grain handling, fertilizer and agronomy facility in Kennebec, SD.

The Andersons has acquired Auburn Bean and Grain of Auburn, MI, which will increase the storage capacity of its Grain Group by about 13%.

With more than 90 years under its belt, this ag retail giant continues to look to expand its ability to help the agricultural market grow.

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.

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.

Planned to be constructed in Kennebec, the facility will be located along the soon-to-be rehabilitated line of heavy-rail service from Chamberlain to Presho.

Two individuals have been appointed Vice President positions on the GROWMARK executive team.

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

Georgia farmer Randy Dowdy’s soybeans yielded an astonishing 110.66 bushels per acre, crushing the previous record of 82 bushels-per-acre.

The new ballpark in St. Paul, MN, officially became CHS Field with Twin Cities-based CHS Inc. revealed as the naming rights partner.

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 fertilizer plant in Spiritwood will be the single largest investment in CHS history, as well as the single largest private investment project ever undertaken in North Dakota.

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

Performance Agriculture complements Pinnacle’s existing brands, including Sanders, the company’s flagship farm input retail brand.

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

The Board of Directors and management of United Western Coop, Missouri Valley, IA has completed a merger with Heartland Co-op, West Des Moines, IA, effective September 1, 2014.

GROWMARK chief executive officer Jeff Solberg has announced his retirement effective September 15, 2014.

Current CHS strategic leadership team member Shirley Cunningham will assume a new role as executive vice president and chief operating officer, Ag Business and Enterprise Strategy.