Agriculture Acquisitions in Missouri

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.

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.

Brightstar Capital Partners has acquired Douglas Products and Packaging Company, LLC, a Liberty, Missouri-based specialty manufacturer and marketer of fumigants and pest-control products (brands include ProFume and Vikane). Terms were not disclosed; the seller was Altamont Capital Partners and Brightstar said it will partner with CEO Wes Long and management to pursue organic growth and acquisitions.