Valley Agronomics LLC, Nampa, Idaho, announced that it has acquired Saddle Mountain Supply Co., an ag retail business in central Washington that operates four agronomy centers serving growers of wheat, alfalfa, corn, potatoes, peas, dry edible beans, triticale, onions, hops, and tree fruits in the Columbia Basin and surrounding areas.
“Our acquisition of Saddle Mountain Supply complements our overall cooperative offerings, so now we can provide farm inputs and services to additional areas within the Pacific Northwest,” Dave Holtom, Valley Ag CEO, told the Capital Press. “This investment represents an important strategic opportunity for Valley Ag to join and act as a part of growers’ operations in Washington. The acquisition also adds to our capacity and geographic presence to further support growing success for our customers.”
Valley Ag offers agronomy, grain handling, seed cleaning, and precision ag products and services from approximately 27 locations in Idaho, Utah, Washington, and Oregon. The company was formed in 2006 as a joint venture between Valley Wide Cooperative and Winfield Solutions LLC. It expanded with the purchase of Arco Feed and Grain in 2015, and again in 2016 through a joint venture with Wilco-Winfield in Mt. Angel, Ore. (GM Nov. 11, 2016).
Valley Ag also formed a partnership with Ag West Supply in Rickreall, Ore., in 2017, and completed the construction of a $12 million fertilizer distribution and retail center west of Pocatello, Idaho, that same year (GM Jan. 13, 2017).