Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings LLC has added two more acquisitions to its growing retail distribution network. The company announced on May 21 that it had picked up the seed, fertilizer, and crop protection assets of Uvalde County Farmers Co-operative in Knippa, Texas, and on May 23 reported that it had acquired Performance Ag Services LLC in Aberdeen, S.D.
Originally formed as a non-profit association with 38 members in 1975, Uvalde is a farm input and supply company that has grown to 114 active members in the Winter Garden areas of Texas. The company is a certified public grain warehouse engaged in buying and selling wheat, grain sorghum, corn, and sesame, and is also the largest domestic provider of sesame for Sesaco Corp. Pinnacle said Uvalde will operate as part of its Sanders brand, and will enhance Sanders’ retail presence in the southern Texas market.
Uvalde will remain at its present location at 209 West Main Street in Knippa, and will be managed by Bonnie Turner. Turner’s background includes seven years with Crop Production Services Inc. and ten years with Helena Chemical Company. All other employees of Uvalde Co-op will retain their current positions under the new ownership.
The Knippa business will be Sanders’ 23rd Texas retail location offering custom fertilizer blends, seed, and crop protection products, as well as precision agriculture services through Sanders’ proprietary OptiGro® system.
Performance Ag Services is a supplier of crop protection chemicals that has been in business since 2003. Although headquartered in Aberdeen, the company expanded to include four additional locations in Mobridge and Winner, S.D., Wishek, N.D., and Conrad, Mont. Performance Ag will operate as part of Pinnacle’s Providence Agriculture brand.
The current employees of all five Performance Ag locations will retain their positions under the new ownership, and Kurt Schentzel will continue to manage all sales staff. The business will continue to service retail and wholesale accounts from the present locations at 38420 U.S. Highway 12 in Aberdeen; 1324 East Grand Crossing in Mobridge; 31710 Harvest Road in Winner; 4129 Highway 13 SE in Wishek; and 711 South Virginia Street in Conrad.
Performance Ag and Uvelde Co-op bring the total number of Pinnacle retail acquisitions to 11 since March, and expand Pinnacle’s retail distribution network to 20 states. Pinnacle was formed in 2012, and operates through its Sanders, Providence Agriculture, AgOne Application Services, and Innvictis brands. Its operations include seed production and sales, agricultural chemical distribution, bulk handling of fertilizer, precision agriculture services, and general merchandise for the farming, livestock, and wildlife industries.