Osceola, Ark.-Actagro LLC, a Biola, Calif.-based manufacturer and marketer of organic acid-based products designed to work with other plant nutrients, has disclosed plans to move into a vacated industrial building in the Osceola area, according to Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Eric Golde. The local press reported that Actagro owner Carl Ueland of Actagro, LLC said April 11 that he plans to hire 15 people initially, but local development boosters believe the company has the potential to grow into a significant industry. Ueland said the plant would open in six months to a year, adding that the Mississippi County site was chosen because sales are on the rise. The plant will be located in a building that formerly housed a furniture maker. According to the Actagro website, the company’s products are designed to compliment conventional plant nutrition and meet the needs of growers and dealers throughout the western United States. Actagro LLC began operations in September 1997 when it acquired the assets of Actagro Inc., which was founded as Pacific Micro Minerals in 1980. The plant and operations headquarters are situated on 11 acres in Biola just west of Fresno. Its blending facility can produce over 50,000 gallons of N-P-K blends per day.
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