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.
Ft. Lupton, CO-based Reck Aviation — a full-service chemical application company providing aerial crop applications of fertilizers and crop protection products — will operate as part of Pinnacle’s AgOne Application Services brand.
ValueAct has bought 8.2 million shares in Calgary, Alberta-based Agrium, making them the second largest investor in the fertilizer dealer.
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.