Agriculture Acquisitions in Georgia

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.

AGCO Corporation and Trimble have closed a joint venture to form PTx Trimble, combining Trimble's precision agriculture business with AGCO's JCA Technologies. AGCO acquired an 85% stake (Trimble holds 15%), will consolidate the JV into its financials, and expects the combined precision ag revenue to exceed $2.0 billion by 2028.

Heartwood Partners (Heartwood Partners III, LP) completed an investment in Patten Seed Company (doing business as Super-Sod) on September 18, 2020, providing capital to support the company's next phase of growth. The Patten family and senior management retained a meaningful equity stake; Heartwood intends to support organic growth, technology adoption, and acquisition-driven geographic expansion across the Southeastern U.S.