Arden Hills, Minn.-Land O’Lakes Inc. said Oct. 2 that Winfield Solutions LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary, completed the acquisition of the Agriliance LLC retail business in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana (GM Aug. 10, 2009). The approximately 40 facilities affected (retail and support) will operate as Retail Agronomy Solutions LLC, but will retain the Agriliance name at the local retail level. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. LOL says the acquisition will complement the company’s existing seed and crop protection products businesses, which are aligned under the WinField Solutions?äó marketing identity. “We are enthusiastic about the quality of the businesses, management teams and employees joining our organization, as well as about the opportunity to provide continued high-quality agronomic products and services to the producers across the region,” said Rod Schroeder, LOL’s executive vice president and chief operating officer of Winfield Solutions Crop Protection Products. “Our immediate goal is to make the transition as seamless as possible for employees, customers, suppliers and vendors. The retail facilities will retain the Agriliance name, and we anticipate no significant change in operations or staffing as a result of this transaction.” Schroeder indicated the transition would be facilitated by the fact that LOL has held 50-percent ownership of the facilities being acquired through its ownership position in the Agriliance LLC joint venture with CHS Inc.
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