The J.R. Simplot Co. on Jan. 9 completed the acquisition of G-Mac’s AgTeam, an agricultural retailer based in Kindersley, Sask., with 15 retail outlets in Saskatchewan. The locations are now operating as Simplot Grower Solutions facilities.
The deal, which was first announced in November (GM Nov. 18, 2022), marks the first Simplot Grower Solutions retail sites in Canada, bringing the total number of locations to 245 across the US and Canada.
“We’re thrilled to expand our retail footprint in Western Canada and to provide products and services to help local growers get the most out of every acre,” said Troy Bolt, Vice President and General Manager Retail Business of Simplot Grower Solutions, when the deal was announced in November.
Founded in 2000, G-Mac’s billed itself as “the largest independently owned crop input retailer in North America.” Simplot reported in November that the acquisition would add 100 new employees to the Grower Solutions team, including more than 40 agronomic advisors. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.