Richardson Pioneer has reached an agreement to acquire Crop First Agro, an independent retail crop input centre in Grenfell, Sask.
Crop First Agro is an important service provider in the Grenfell area, selling seed and crop protection products and providing agronomic advice.
Richardson plans to add a high-speed fertilizer blender to the site.
“We look forward to establishing a presence in Grenfell and working with local customers to provide them with leading seed, fertilizer and crop inputs technologies,” said Tom Hamilton, Richardson’s vice-president of agribusiness operations.
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“The experienced management and staff of Crop First Agro have been the cornerstone of their success.… We are pleased that all employees are now part of our team.”
The acquisition of Crop First Agro adds to Richardson’s expanding prairie network of crop input centres.
The company is also building new crop input centres in Saskatchewan in Pasqua, Elrose and Wakaw, which are expected to be fully operational by the end of this year.
“We are very focused on growing our retail crop inputs network across the Prairies,” Hamilton said in a Jan. 31 news release.
“We will continue to look for strategic areas where there are opportunities to expand our Richardson Pioneer network.”
Dave Edgar, co-owner of Crop First Agro, said joining Richardson will strengthen the services offered to local farm customers.
“Richardson has an excellent, longstanding reputation in the crop inputs business, which will enhance our current business,” Edgar said.
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