CommoditAg.com, the e-commerce crop inputs platform headquartered in Effingham, Ill., announced on Oct. 8 that it has added MFA Inc. to its retail network, expanding the company’s reach into Missouri and Arkansas with MFA’s five distribution locations in those two states.
MFA is a regional farm supply and marketing cooperative headquartered in Columbia, Mo. MFA’s Missouri warehouses in Sedalia, Palmyra, and Chillicothe, as well as its Arkansas facilities in Trumann and Altheimer, will now provide “greater access” for Midwest farmers who place orders for crop input products on the CommoditAg online sales platform, said Tim Bence, Chief Operations Officer at CommoditAg.
“With CommoditAg LIVE, shopping online at CommoditAg.com gives our grower customers the ordering convenience they want, the real-time and transparent access to inventory they need, and the customer support they’ve come to expect from us,” Bence said. “Our customers can have products shipped or pick-up products at one of our convenient warehouse locations. The addition of five MFA locations makes same-day pickup even easier. CommoditAg customers get all of this with no membership fee. We call this Convenience powered by Experience.”
MFA provides a full line of agronomic inputs and services for all major row crops and most specialty crops, as well as grain marketing, feed, animal health products, farm supplies, and precision ag services. The company has 145 MFA Agri Services Centers across Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Iowa, as well as some 24 local affiliates with 20 branches.
“MFA is committed to meeting the evolving needs of today’s Midwest farmers,” said Jeremy Sheffer, MFA’s Director of Crop Protection. “We intend to lead the way in finding innovative solutions to improve on-farm productivity and profitability regardless of what type or size of farm. CommoditAg is one more way for us to bring innovation and convenience to our customers.”
MFA is the ninth retail partner to join CommoditAg since the platform’s launch in late 2017 (GM Jan. 5, 2018). Other retailers in the CommoditAg network include Premier Companies in Indiana (GM May 10, 2019); Crystal Valley Cooperative and Farmward Cooperative in Minnesota (GM Aug. 24; Aug. 31, 2018); Liqui-Grow in Illinois and Iowa (GM June 29, 2018); MKC in Kansas (GM March 2, 2018); Landmark Services Cooperative in Wisconsin (GM Feb. 2, 2018); and founding partners The Equity in Illinois and Sunrise Cooperative in Ohio.