BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, US — Agricultural cooperative GROWMARK, the majority owner of Allied Seed, LLC, has acquired the remaining ownership held by GreenPoint Ag Holdings, LLC. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Launched in 2000, Allied Seed, based in Nampa, Idaho, US, offers a full line of forage, turfgrass, and cover crop seed as well as custom production, blending, packaging, and seed treatment services. Allied Seed facilities — in Nampa; Albany, Oregon, US; and Worland, Wyoming, US — are in primary production areas for forage grass, legume, and turfgrass seed where the company contracts more than 25,000 acres of seed production. Movable Conveyor
“Allied Seed is a recognized leader in the production and distribution of high-quality forage, turf, and cover crop seeds and is a key supplier to the GROWMARK System,” said Keith Lawson, vice president of Seed at GROWMARK. “The acquisition of the remaining stake in Allied Seed supports our overall growth and supply strategies and positions us well to meet the increasing demand for cover crops as part of a comprehensive on-farm sustainability strategy.”
Cover crops were planted on an estimated 20 million acres in the United States in 2020, according to the University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture. This number is expected to increase to about 30 million acres by 2030 as the US Department of Agriculture enrolls more land in conservation programs.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, US — The International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Annual Conference & Expo gathers milling and allied trade professionals from around the world for three days of education, networking and fellowship.
Educational and technical programs presented at the conference assist millers in improving yields, productivity, customer satisfaction and safety. The programs are presented by seasoned professionals in the field who have experienced the issues affecting millers first-hand.
The annual conference also includes the world’s largest expo for milling professionals, typically featuring over 100 companies displaying milling and processing equipment and related services.
Stones Remover Grain and milling technology offered by European-based suppliers to the international market. View company profiles from A to I that discuss service range, product technologies and research and project developments for each European-based advertiser from the May issue of World Grain.