Recent Agriculture Acquisitions
Acquisition Volume in Agriculture by Year
Last 5 years
Agriculture Deal Activity & Themes highlights recent acquisitions and investments across the agriculture sector from 2016 through 2026. Transactions on this page span microbial biologicals, controlled‑environment agriculture, blending and processing platforms, certification services, and ag‑tech integrations such as IoT and smart irrigation.
Buyers include private equity sponsors, family investors, and strategic corporates. Examples on the page include Paine Schwartz Partners–backed HGS BioScience acquiring Pharmgrade, Adecoagro S.A. becoming controlling shareholder of Profertil S.A., and Kiwa ASI expanding into Canada with the acquisition of TSLC.
What Stands Out
- Diverse buyer mix: private equity (e.g., Paine Schwartz Partners, Stirling Square Capital Partners), family investors (Hoffmann Family of Companies), and strategic acquirers (Central Garden & Pet, Kiwa).
- Clear capability focus: microbial biologicals and biosolutions (Ceres Biotics, Pharmgrade), controlled‑environment and vertical farming (Fieldless Farms / Elevate Farms), and blending/packaging or processing platforms (Turf Care / Allied Nutrients; Orenda acquisition).
- Geographic breadth: primarily North America (Colorado, Ohio, Washington, Ontario, Manitoba, Idaho, Texas, Florida, Missouri) with notable deals in Europe (Spain) and South America (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina).
- Common objectives: scale R&D and proprietary pipelines, expand manufacturing and packaging capacity, integrate technology (IoT monitoring, smart irrigation), and strengthen food‑safety/certification capabilities.
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February 3, 2026
- Buyer
- Seedbox Solution, Granite Creek Capital Partners, L.L.C.
- Target
- Trace Engineering LLC
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Type
- Addon
Seedbox Solution, a portfolio company of Granite Creek Capital Partners, has merged with Trace Engineering, a Colorado-based hardware and software engineering firm. The transaction brings Trace’s engineering capabilities in-house to accelerate development of Seedbox’s BOXIQ IoT monitoring platform and expand Seedbox’s technology-driven offerings for the seed industry and adjacent markets.
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January 30, 2026
- Buyer
- Spring Valley USA, Interoceanic Corporation
- Target
- Turf Care Supply (blending and packaging assets)
- Seller
- Turf Care Supply, Platte River Equity
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Spring Valley USA, an affiliate of Interoceanic Corporation (IOC), acquired the blending and packaging assets and business of Turf Care Supply. The combined Spring Valley–Turf Care blending platform will operate eight manufacturing/blending facilities across seven states with roughly 250 employees, while Turf Care will be renamed Allied Nutrients and continue EEF manufacturing at its Martins Ferry, Ohio facility.
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January 30, 2026
- Buyer
- Sustainable Agro Solutions, Stirling Square Capital Partners
- Target
- Ceres Biotics
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Spain
- Type
- Addon
Sustainable Agro Solutions (SAS Group), a portfolio company of Stirling Square Capital Partners, has acquired Spain-based Ceres Biotics to expand its microbial biosolutions product portfolio and R&D capabilities. The deal strengthens SAS Group's presence in Europe and adds more than 550 proprietary microbial strains; financial terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Hoffmann Family of Companies
- Target
- Smith Gardens, Pacific Plug & Liner
- Seller
- Smith family (Eric and Mark Smith)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Hoffmann Family of Companies (HF Companies), a family-owned investment firm, has acquired a majority interest in Smith Gardens, a fourth-generation greenhouse grower headquartered in Bellingham, Washington. The deal (which includes Smith Gardens' Pacific Plug & Liner propagation division) keeps Eric and Mark Smith in leadership with partial ownership and expands Hoffmann's agricultural vertical into the Pacific Northwest.
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January 20, 2026
- Buyer
- Kiwa ASI, Kiwa
- Target
- TSLC
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Type
- Buyout
Kiwa ASI, the St. Louis–based food safety inspection and certification arm of Kiwa, has acquired TSLC, a Canada-based certification body specializing in CanadaGAP audits for the fruit and vegetable sector. The deal expands Kiwa ASI’s footprint in Canada and strengthens its capabilities in agricultural food safety certification while TSLC clients will continue to receive services from their existing audit teams.
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- Buyer
- Orenda Commodity Services Ltd.
- Target
- Scoular's sunflower and wild bird food blending business
- Seller
- Scoular
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Manitoba, Canada
- Type
- Divestiture
Orenda Commodity Services Ltd. purchased Scoular’s sunflower and wild bird food blending business, including the processing facility in Winkler, Manitoba; the sale closed Jan. 19, 2026 and terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Orenda’s processing and packaging capacity for both retail wild bird food and human-consumption sunflower seed markets while Scoular divests the unit to focus on its core grain origination and processing operations.
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January 13, 2026
- Buyer
- HGS BioScience, Paine Schwartz Partners
- Target
- Pharmgrade
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Idaho, United States
- Type
- Addon
Paine Schwartz Partners–backed HGS BioScience has acquired Pharmgrade, an Idaho-based developer of microbial consortium products, to strengthen its microbial capabilities and expand its integrated biologicals platform. The deal enhances HGS's R&D, formulation and manufacturing depth and helps scale Pharmgrade’s microbial technologies to retailers and growers across North America.
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- Buyer
- Rock Hill Capital, True West Capital Partners
- Target
- Weathermatic
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Weathermatic, a Garland, Texas-based provider of smart irrigation controllers, cloud software (SmartLink), and field services, received a minority growth investment led by Rock Hill Capital with co-investment from True West Capital Partners. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation, expand software capabilities and customer success resources, and support the company’s growth in water-management and irrigation solutions for landscape professionals and property/asset managers.
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December 13, 2025
- Buyer
- Individual buyer (unnamed)
- Target
- Wholesale nursery business (Florida)
- Seller
- Privately held company (unnamed)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Amerivest Group advised on the sale of a long-established wholesale nursery business in Florida, facilitating a transaction between a privately held seller and an unnamed individual buyer. The nursery — with decades of production greenhouses and nationwide/international customers — was listed at $6,299,000.
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December 12, 2025
- Buyer
- Central Garden & Pet
- Target
- Champion USA
- Seller
- Champion USA
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ: CENT) has acquired the U.S. assets of Champion USA, adding the JustiFLY line of feed-through, EPA-approved cattle fly-control products to its portfolio. The deal brings Champion USA's St. Joseph, Missouri manufacturing and employees into Central's Professional business unit to expand its sustainable livestock fly-control offerings and nationwide distribution.
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December 3, 2025
- Buyer
- Rumin8
- Target
- ROAM Agricultural
- Seller
- Loam Bio Pty Ltd
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Australia
- Type
- Buyout
Australian climate-tech company Rumin8 has acquired ROAM Agricultural, a spin-out of Loam Bio Pty Ltd, to expand its portfolio of methane-abatement feed and water supplements for cattle. The acquisition adds ROAM’s TBM production and alternative delivery formats (granules, drinking-water additive, sustained-release solids) to Rumin8’s development and commercialisation capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.
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December 1, 2025
- Buyer
- Twin River Berries
- Target
- Oregon Berry Packing, Inc.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Oregon, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Twin River Berries has acquired Oregon Berry Packing, Inc., a Pacific Northwest grower-packer of fresh and frozen berries. As part of the deal Ben Escoe (President & CEO of Twin River) will also lead Oregon Berry, with Zane Coleman named COO and Jeff and Brian Malensky retaining category leadership; the acquisition expands Twin River's vertically integrated berry platform to better serve major retailers and distributors across North America and Asia.
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November 27, 2025
- Buyer
- Sustainable Agro Solutions (SAS Group), Stirling Square Capital Partners
- Target
- Agroquímica Codiagro (Codiagro)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Castellón, Spain
- Type
- Addon
Sustainable Agro Solutions (SAS Group), a Stirling Square Capital Partners-backed biosolutions platform, has acquired a majority stake in Agroquímica Codiagro. The deal expands SAS Group’s product portfolio and production capabilities in Spain—strengthening its biostimulants and specialty plant nutrition offering and supporting international growth.
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November 24, 2025
- Buyer
- PI Industries Ltd.
- Target
- Plant Health Care Plc
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
In August 2024 PI Industries Ltd. acquired Plant Health Care Plc (PHC) and has integrated the business into its global agriculture arm, PI AgSciences. The acquisition expands PI's biologicals and sustainable crop solutions capabilities and brings PHC subsidiaries across the U.S., Brazil, Mexico and other markets into PI's global platform.
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November 10, 2025
- Buyer
- Nutrition 101, LLC
- Target
- Value Feeds
- Seller
- Mark Quinn (Founder, Value Feeds)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Nutrition 101, LLC, a Pendleton, Indiana-based food waste and recycling company, has acquired Value Feeds, a Dallas-based dairy upcycling and animal feed company. The acquisition will expand Nutrition 101's presence into the U.S. Southwest and leverage Value Feeds' processing capabilities and regional supply contracts with dairy producers.
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November 5, 2025
- Buyer
- HGS BioScience, Paine Schwartz Partners
- Target
- NutriAg Ltd.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Type
- Addon
HGS BioScience, a Paine Schwartz‑backed bionutritional platform, has acquired NutriAg Ltd., a Toronto‑based crop‑technology and bionutritionals company. The add‑on deal expands HGS’s North American footprint and R&D/capability set in biostimulants and crop nutrition; Cascadia advised on the transaction and financing.
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October 25, 2025
- Buyer
- Produce Investments
- Target
- Biofresh Safestore
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
Produce Investments, a UK-based agricultural group, has acquired Biofresh Safestore, a specialist in fixed crop storage and sprout-control systems. The deal expands Produce Investments' agri-tech and crop storage capability by combining Biofresh's fixed-installation technologies with PI's Restrain portable sprout-suppression solutions and supports broader European and international growth.
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October 9, 2025
- Buyer
- Staple Street Capital
- Target
- Pleasant View Gardens, Four Star Greenhouse
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Staple Street Capital has partnered with the Huntington and Smith families to combine Pleasant View Gardens (Loudon, NH) and Four Star Greenhouse (Carleton, MI) under one ownership as a unified Proven Winners company. The investment will provide resources and strategic support to drive scale, improve distribution and marketing, and expand Proven Winners' reach into underserved North American markets while the founding families remain active owners.
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September 3, 2025
- Buyer
- Mukka Proteins Ltd.
- Target
- FABBCO Bio Cycle and Bio Protein Technology Pvt. Ltd.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Karnataka, India
- Type
- Buyout
Mukka Proteins Ltd. has acquired a majority stake in FABBCO Bio Cycle and Bio Protein Technology Pvt. Ltd. for about INR60 million (approximately US$680,000). The deal brings FABBCO’s black soldier fly (BSF) waste-to-protein and composting technology into Mukka’s portfolio, expanding Mukka’s sustainable protein and waste-management capabilities and adding a new 300-tons-per-day facility in Bengaluru.
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- Buyer
- Balmoral Funds LLC (affiliate)
- Target
- Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, LLC (Rangen)
- Seller
- Wilbur-Ellis Holdings II, LLC
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Idaho, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
An affiliate of Balmoral Funds LLC has acquired Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, LLC (now operating as Rangen) from Wilbur-Ellis Holdings II, LLC. The transaction is a carve-out of Wilbur-Ellis's full Nutrition business — including Rangen, Ametza, Emmert and Oxy product lines — positioning Rangen as an independent platform to accelerate innovation and growth across pet, aquaculture, and livestock markets.
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- Buyer
- 80 Acres Farms, Soli Organic
- Target
- Soli Organic
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
80 Acres Farms and Soli Organic announced a strategic merger to form a scaled national indoor farming company that will operate under the 80 Acres Farms name and be headquartered in Hamilton, Ohio. The combined business unites 80 Acres' GroLoop technology and indoor farming operations with Soli's retail footprint and agronomic expertise, serving more than 17,000 storefronts and projecting nearly $200 million in first-year revenues.
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August 7, 2025
- Buyer
- Pike Street Capital
- Target
- Bennett West, LLC
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Pike Street Capital has made a growth investment in Bennett West, LLC (operating as Bennett), a Selma, California-based provider of water infrastructure, plant health services, and energy solutions for growers, municipalities, and industrial customers. Founder/CEO Tyler Bennett retains a significant ownership stake and will continue to lead the company as Pike Street provides growth capital and operational support to expand geographically, broaden capabilities, and pursue a buy-and-build strategy.
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July 30, 2025
- Buyer
- DTN
- Target
- Grain Discovery
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Canada
- Type
- Buyout
DTN has acquired Canadian agtech firm Grain Discovery to integrate its grain transaction, traceability, and sustainability software into DTN’s Ag Hub and broader operational decisioning platform. The acquisition accelerates DTN’s time-to-market for grain procurement, sustainability (including ethanol 45Z tax credit qualification), and digital traceability solutions.
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July 24, 2025
- Buyer
- Bonsai Robotics Inc.
- Target
- farm-ng Inc.
- Seller
- Existing shareholders of both companies
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Bonsai Robotics, a San Jose–based developer of vision-based autonomy for agriculture, has acquired farm-ng, a Watsonville, California maker of modular electric robots for farm management. The deal combines Bonsai’s autonomous AI and perception capabilities with farm-ng’s hardware platform to accelerate development of integrated, AI-first agricultural machines; financial terms were not disclosed.
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July 4, 2025
- Buyer
- DENSO Corporation
- Target
- Axia Vegetable Seeds B.V.
- Seller
- Temasek, Kleiner Perkins, WP Global Partners, Other Axia shareholders
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- South Holland, Netherlands
- Type
- Buyout
DENSO Corporation has acquired Axia Vegetable Seeds B.V., a Netherlands-based vegetable seed breeder focused on high-performing tomato seeds for greenhouse production. DENSO will integrate its industrial, image-recognition and AI technologies with Axia's breeding expertise to accelerate seed development and advance AgriTech-enabled automated and climate-adaptive cultivation.
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July 2, 2025
- Buyer
- Giorgi Mushroom Co., The Giorgi Companies, Inc.
- Target
- L.F. Lambert Spawn Co.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Giorgi Mushroom Co., a mushroom-focused subsidiary of The Giorgi Companies, acquired majority equity ownership in L.F. Lambert Spawn Co. on July 1. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Giorgi's supply-chain security and combine the resources and expertise of both companies to better serve commercial mushroom growers.
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July 2, 2025
- Buyer
- Bunge Global SA, Bunge Finance Europe B.V., Bunge Global SA (New Guarantor via Swiss holding structure)
- Target
- Viterra Limited, Viterra B.V., Viterra Finance B.V.
- Seller
- Danelo Limited, CPPIB Monroe Canada, Inc., Venus Investment Limited Partnership, Ocorian Limited, Viterra Employee Benefit Trust (via Ocorian Limited as trustee)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Netherlands
- Type
- Buyout
Bunge agreed to acquire Viterra Limited in a deal announced in June 2023 to create a diversified global agribusiness solutions company. The European Commission approved the acquisition in August 2024 with commitments requiring the sale of certain Viterra operations (including in Hungary and parts of Poland). A later closing announcement states the merger completed successfully, creating the combined organization for food, feed, and fuel.
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- Buyer
- Hartree Partners, LP
- Target
- Volcafe, ED&F Man Liquid Products, ED&F Man Sugar, ED&F Man Cotton
- Seller
- ED&F Man Commodities
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Divestiture
Hartree Partners has closed the acquisition of four core business units from ED&F Man Commodities — Volcafe (coffee), ED&F Man Liquid Products (molasses & liquid feeds), ED&F Man Sugar, and ED&F Man Cotton — following regulatory approvals and the purchase of legacy debt. The deal expands Hartree’s soft-commodities platform and brings senior ED&F Man leaders onto Hartree’s management team to support integration and growth.
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- Buyer
- Atlas Vineyard Management, Juggernaut Capital Partners
- Target
- Results Partners
- Seller
- Clearview Capital, Wilson OVS Holding Company, LLC
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Oregon, United States
- Type
- Addon
Atlas Vineyard Management, a portfolio company of Juggernaut Capital Partners, has acquired Results Partners, an outsourced vineyard management and development services provider previously owned by Clearview Capital (via Wilson OVS Holding Company). The transaction closed May 30, 2025 and creates a larger national vineyard-management platform with expanded coverage across the Pacific Northwest and other U.S. wine regions.
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May 30, 2025
- Buyer
- AG Pollen Apiaries
- Target
- Gunter Honey, Inc.
- Seller
- Gunter family
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- North Dakota, United States
- Type
- Buyout
AG Pollen (AG Pollen Apiaries) acquired family-owned Gunter Honey, Inc., closing on May 30, 2025. The deal expands AG Pollen’s honey production and pollination service capacity across North Dakota, the Southern United States, and California and positions the buyer as one of the largest honey producers and pollination service providers in North Dakota.
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- Buyer
- Confluence Genetics, Expedition Ag Partners, S2G Investments
- Target
- Benson Hill
- Seller
- Benson Hill, Inc. (Debtor)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Confluence Genetics, a new agritech company backed by investors led by Expedition Ag Partners and S2G Investments, purchased the business assets of Benson Hill following Delaware bankruptcy court approval. The asset sale will relaunch Benson Hill’s soybean trait business under Confluence Genetics in Creve Coeur, Missouri, retaining an experienced team and focusing on high‑protein soybean genetics, its AI-driven CropOS breeding platform and a speed‑breeding facility.
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- Buyer
- John Deere
- Target
- Sentera
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Type
- Buyout
John Deere has acquired Sentera, a St. Paul, Minnesota–based provider of drone-mounted cameras and FieldAgent agronomic software. The deal will integrate Sentera's high-resolution imagery and prescription-generation capabilities into the John Deere Operations Center to expand the company’s precision-ag technology and deliver more actionable data to farmers, agronomists and equipment partners.
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- Buyer
- CERTANIA Holding GmbH, Triskelion
- Target
- Linge Agroconsultancy
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- North Brabant, Netherlands
- Type
- Addon
CERTANIA Group, through its portfolio company Triskelion, has acquired Linge Agroconsultancy, a Dutch regulatory consulting firm specializing in registration of plant protection products, biocides, fertilizers and biostimulants. Linge will continue to operate under its own brand with Triskelion management (Steven Sleurink) assuming leadership and founder Dr. Tonnie Engels remaining as a consultant; the deal strengthens CERTANIA's regulatory and compliance capabilities across Europe.
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April 29, 2025
- Buyer
- Lipman Family Farms
- Target
- Shelton & Sons
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Lipman Family Farms has acquired Morristown, Tennessee–based roma tomato grower Shelton & Sons to strengthen its regional supply chain and ensure consistent roma tomato supply during the critical July–October season. Shelton & Sons will continue focusing on roma tomato production while leveraging Lipman’s nationwide infrastructure and resources.
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- Buyer
- HGS BioScience, Paine Schwartz Partners
- Target
- Menefee Mining Corporation, Earthgreen Products, Inc.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- New Mexico, United States
- Type
- Addon
Paine Schwartz Partners-backed HGS BioScience has acquired Menefee Mining Corporation and Earthgreen Products, Inc., adding the Menefee mine and Earthgreen's extraction/formulation technology to its operations. The transaction expands HGS's humate product portfolio, vertical integration and manufacturing footprint (including processing in Cuba, New Mexico), enhancing its ability to supply premium humic and fulvic acid products to agricultural customers.
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April 14, 2025
- Buyer
- Euro-Nutec Premix, CCPA Group, Nutec Group
- Target
- Nutrisur
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Canelones, Uruguay
- Type
- Buyout
French animal nutrition company CCPA Group, through its joint-venture Euro-Nutec Premix, has acquired Uruguayan premix maker Nutrisur, a Canelones-based animal nutrition specialist with more than 20 years of experience. The deal strengthens CCPA/Euro-Nutec's presence in Latin America and gives Nutrisur access to the research and development resources of the CCPA and Nutec groups.
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April 10, 2025
- Buyer
- Taylor Farms
- Target
- FarmWise
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Taylor Farms, the family-owned North American producer of ready-to-eat salads, has acquired the business of FarmWise, an agricultural robotics company known for its Vulcan precision weeder. The acquisition is intended to accelerate Taylor Farms' adoption of precision ag technology, ensure continuity for FarmWise Vulcan customers, and advance sustainable farming and automation capabilities.
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April 3, 2025
- Buyer
- M2 Advisors
- Target
- Mule City Specialty Feeds, Inc.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Type
- Buyout
M2 Advisors, a New York–based holding company owned by entrepreneur Matt Matros, acquired Mule City Specialty Feeds, Inc., a Benson, North Carolina animal feed manufacturer. The transaction closed April 3, 2025 and was advised by Generational Group; the acquisition represents an ownership transition likely tied to founder/owner succession and continued operation of Mule City's custom feed and Non‑GMO product offerings.
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- Buyer
- Hoffmann Family of Companies
- Target
- N.G. Heimos Greenhouses
- Seller
- Heimos family (Bernie Heimos referenced as President/CEO)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Hoffmann Family of Companies (“HF Companies”), a family-owned private equity firm, entered into a definitive letter of intent to purchase N.G. Heimos Greenhouses, one of the nation’s largest poinsettia growers. The planned closing is set for June 2025, with CEO Bernie Heimos expected to remain in place and the company’s employees and family members staying with the business.
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April 2, 2025
- Buyer
- Turf Care Supply, LLC, Platte River Equity
- Target
- Beaty Fertilizer
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Turf Care Supply, a portfolio company of Platte River Equity, has acquired Beaty Fertilizer, a family-owned manufacturer and blender of custom granular and liquid fertilizers for the turf & ornamental market. The add-on expands Turf Care's footprint in the Southeast United States, broadens its product portfolio and adds manufacturing capacity.
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- Buyer
- Commodity & Ingredient Hedging (CIH), Falfurrias Management Partners
- Target
- Advance Trading, Inc.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Addon
Commodity & Ingredient Hedging (CIH) has acquired Advance Trading, Inc. (ATI), a Bloomington, Illinois–based provider of risk management and brokerage services to the grain industry. The deal was facilitated with funding from Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners; both companies will continue to operate under their current brands and no significant employment changes are expected.
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March 21, 2025
- Buyer
- Coalition of families (owners of a sustainable farming business, an olive farmer, and beekeepers)
- Target
- Mann Lake Bee & Ag Supply (Mann Lake Ltd.)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Mann Lake Bee & Ag Supply (Mann Lake Ltd.), the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of beekeeping supplies, was acquired on March 21, 2025 by a coalition of family investors including owners of a sustainable farming business, an olive farmer, and beekeepers. The transaction returns the company to family ownership, leaves Mann Lake debt-free, and provides capital to support long-term growth and product development for beekeepers and backyard poultry customers.
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March 13, 2025
- Buyer
- Agro Care Growers
- Target
- Nordic Greens
- Seller
- Mads Pedersen
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
- Type
- Buyout
Agro Care Growers has acquired a majority stake in Danish greenhouse vegetable grower Nordic Greens, with founder Mads Pedersen retaining a minority stake and continuing as CEO. The deal (excluding Nordic Greens Salat and part of the Danish cucumber cultivation) expands Agro Care's European footprint and secures supply for the Scandinavian market; completion is subject to competition authority approval.
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March 3, 2025
- Buyer
- Riverbend Nursery Holdings, LLC
- Target
- James Greenhouses, LLC
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Type
- Addon
Riverbend Nursery Holdings, LLC (the Riverbend family of companies) acquired Colbert, Georgia–based James Greenhouses, LLC, a perennial liner producer, in a deal that closed March 3, 2025. The acquisition adds James’s production capacity and geographic reach to Riverbend’s platform while addressing succession planning and preserving James’s leadership and broker sales network.
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February 19, 2025
- Buyer
- Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
- Target
- Arcadia Vineyard
- Seller
- Arcadia Vineyards LLC, Winiarski family
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, owned by the Antinori family, has acquired the 135-acre Arcadia Vineyard (84 planted acres) in the Coombsville AVA from Arcadia Vineyards LLC (the Winiarski family). The purchase reunites the vineyard with Stag's Leap's estate holdings and furthers the winery's goal of becoming 100% estate-grown while preserving the property's natural habitat.
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January 20, 2025
- Buyer
- Cibus Capital, Rabobank
- Target
- ISO Horti, TTA
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Gelderland, Netherlands
- Type
- Growth capital
Dutch horticultural automation specialists TTA and ISO Horti have merged to form TTA-ISO, combining their robotics, transplanting and sorting solutions to accelerate R&D and global expansion. The deal is backed by Rabobank and leaves Cibus Capital as the majority investor, positioning the combined company to scale into the Americas, Middle East and Oceania.
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January 16, 2025
- Buyer
- Granite Creek Capital Partners, Rural American Fund
- Target
- Ritchie Industries, Inc.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Granite Creek Capital Partners has acquired Ritchie Industries, a century-old manufacturer of automated livestock watering products headquartered in Conrad, Iowa. The transaction is supported by an investment from Rural American Fund and a rollover by Ritchie's management and employees to fund product innovation and expand Ritchie’s presence in existing and international livestock markets.
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January 7, 2025
- Buyer
- Baden Capital
- Target
- ORCAL, Inc.
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Oregon, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Baden Capital, a San Francisco-based private investment firm focused on food & agriculture and specialty manufacturing, has acquired ORCAL, Inc., a Junction City, Oregon-based provider of crop protection products and agricultural inputs. ORCAL will continue to operate from its Junction City headquarters; the deal expands Baden Capital's presence and capabilities in agricultural solutions and specialty manufacturing.
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January 1, 2025
- Buyer
- AgroLiquid
- Target
- Monty's Plant Food Company
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Kentucky, United States
- Type
- Buyout
AgroLiquid, a St. Johns, Michigan-based liquid fertilizer manufacturer, will acquire Louisville-based Monty's Plant Food Company effective Jan. 1, 2025. The deal combines AgroLiquid's liquid fertilizer technology and manufacturing scale with Monty's humic and soil-health expertise to broaden product capabilities and deliver new crop nutrition solutions while both brands continue to operate independently through the 2025 growing season.
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November 25, 2024
- Buyer
- Avior Asset Management No. 3 Pty Ltd
- Target
- S&W Seed Company Australia Pty Ltd
- Seller
- S&W Seed Company
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- South Australia, Australia
- Type
- Divestiture
S&W Seed Company has transferred 100% of the shares of its Australian subsidiary, S&W Seed Company Australia Pty Ltd, to Avior Asset Management No. 3 Pty Ltd following a creditors-approved Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA). The transfer completes the voluntary administration process for the subsidiary; S&W entered settlement agreements, transferred certain IP and inventory, and was released from intercompany obligations and a AUD 15.0 million bank guarantee.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of agriculture companies appear in these transactions?
The deals feature microbial biosolutions and biologicals, controlled‑environment and greenhouse producers, blending/packaging and processing businesses, certification bodies for produce safety, and ag‑tech providers such as IoT monitoring and smart irrigation platforms (examples: Ceres Biotics, Fieldless Farms, Turf Care/Allied Nutrients, TSLC, Weathermatic).
Who are the active buyer types in this agriculture market?
Active buyers include private equity sponsors and growth investors (for example, Paine Schwartz Partners, Stirling Square Capital Partners), family or owner‑operator investors (Hoffmann Family of Companies), and strategic corporates looking to add products or capabilities (Central Garden & Pet, Kiwa).
Where are these agriculture deals taking place?
Most transactions are in North America (U.S. states such as Colorado, Ohio, Washington, Idaho, Texas and Canadian provinces like Ontario and Manitoba), with additional activity in Europe (Spain) and South America (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina).
What are common objectives behind the acquisitions?
Buyers typically aim to expand R&D and product portfolios, scale manufacturing or blending capacity, broaden distribution, integrate technology (e.g., IoT, software), and enhance food‑safety or certification services (examples: HGS BioScience/ Pharmgrade for microbial capabilities; Spring Valley / Turf Care for blending scale; Kiwa ASI / TSLC for certification footprint).