Winfield Solutions acquires Estes Supply assets

Arden Hills, Minn.-Winfield Solutions LLC, a unit of Land O’Lakes Inc., has announced that it has acquired selected assets comprising the agronomic inputs business of Estes Inc. (now Estes Supply, LLC) of Los Colinas, Texas. Estes, a family-owned company founded in 1957, is a limited liability company that functions primarily as a wholesale distributor of agricultural, range and pasture, and specialty crop protection products. It serves customers in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Colorado. Winfield said this expansion will enable it to grow primarily in Oklahoma and Texas, while deepening its ag and professional crop protection products businesses and continuing to build the AgriSolutions and Croplan Genetics brands. “This is an exciting step for both Winfield Solutions and Estes,” said Rod Schroeder, Winfield Solutions executive vice president and COO, Crop Protection Products. “We’re very pleased to be expanding in the marketplace where Estes has operated so successfully for many years. Estes’ employees bring expertise and a deep understanding of the products and the marketplace to Winfield Solutions, and we look forward to a very promising future together.”