Landus, Iowa’s largest farmer-owned cooperative, announced on May 9 that it has joined The GROWERS Retail Network, a group of ag retail companies who connect with growers using The GROWERS APP digital platform.
The GROWERS App was developed by Growers Holdings Inc., a North Carolina-based agriculture technology company, as a one-stop shop for farmers to research and purchase inputs, including seed, crop protection, fertilizer, fuel, and services from local retailers who are part of The GROWERS Retail Network.
The company said the platform provides farmers with the convenience of online purchasing and a better way to manage the process of ordering inputs from retailers. Farmers send their purchase requests directly to GROWERS Retail Network partners, the company said, giving customers a more efficient way to purchase inputs and interact digitally with their input providers.
“Joining The GROWERS Retail Network is an exciting milestone for Landus and an important part of our growth strategy,” said Matt Carstens, President and CEO of Landus. “Together with our GROW Solutions Center, our technical agronomy expertise and direct ship opportunities, Landus can serve farmers across the greater Midwest. Technology like The GROWERS App simplifies the process and makes purchasing agronomy inputs more efficient. At Landus, we keep the farmer at the center of everything we do, and this is one more way we are focused on helping them sustainably grow.”
The Landus news follows the announcement on April 19 that Koch Agronomic Services LLC (KAS), Wichita, Kan., will be using The GROWERS App platform to introduce farmers to the KAS product portfolio (GM April 28, p. 29).
“We are thrilled to welcome Landus to The GROWERS Retail Network,” said Steven Valencsin, CEO of GROWERS. “Landus is a well-respected partner to farmers with a growing network across the Midwest. We are excited to work with them to offer farmers on The GROWERS App a more efficient, digitally enabled way to do business with their ag retail counterparts.”