Perham, Minn.-Lakes Area Cooperative and Crop Production Services Inc. (CPS), a unit of Agrium Inc., have agreed on a joint venture between the two companies effective Jan. 1, 2011, that will include the agronomy department of Lakes Area, located in Perham and Battle Lake, Minn., and Crop Production locations in Perham and Wadena, Minn. The new limited liability company will be called Professional Agronomy Services LLC. Current operations at all four locations will continue through spring of 2011. Construction of a 10,000 ton fertilizer distribution facility will start in Perham at the Lakes Area fertilizer site in June of 2011, with anticipated operation beginning in spring of 2012. Lakes Area was established in 1911 as a dairy/creamery and now operates in the lakes region of north central Minnesota. CPS has agronomy retail and wholesale operations throughout the U.S. and Canada, with divisional offices in Clarks Grove, Minn. Corporate offices are in Loveland, Colo.
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