In Brief
Richardson International has bought Bestland Air Ltd., an independent crop inputs retailer near Starbuck, Man.
The transaction closed Dec. 8.
Richardson wants to build its crop inputs network across Western Canada through acquisitions and new builds. It bought 10 retail crop inputs locations from CHS Canada in October and two independent, full-service retail crop inputs centres in Vermilion, Alta., and Forestburg, Alta., last summer.
It opened crop input centres in Elrose, Sask., in the summer and in Pasqua, Sask., in November.
Another facility under construction in Wakaw, Sask., should be open for business in 2018.
