Kentland, Indiana
July 11, 2007
AgVenture of Iowa
announces its recent purchase of Elkader, Iowa’s A+ Seeds.
Dwight Ward, owner and president of AgVenture East, Inc. and
AgVenture of Iowa said, “We’ve had a great relationship with A+
Seed through the years as they marketed AgVenture® brand
soybeans to their customers. By purchasing the company,
northeastern Iowa growers will now have greater access to
AgVenture’s exceptional lineup of cutting edge corn products.
We’re pleased that this opportunity presented itself.”
Ward stated that A+ Seeds now becomes part of AgVenture of Iowa
and will offer growers AgVenture brand corn, soybeans and
alfalfa products. Dale Fagner of A+ Seeds said, “Joining
AgVenture allows us to enhance the relationships A+ Seeds has
developed with their customers through the years. In addition to
offering a much wider corn product line up, heavy with new
traits and cutting-edge technologies, our seed professionals
will now have more time to focus on dedicated support of their
customers. This relationship definitely raises the bar on our
ability to serve customer needs with top-performing products.”
AgVenture, Inc of Kentland, Indiana’s Vice President of Sales
and Marketing, Jim Groepper said, “This is exciting news for
Iowa corn growers. Through our unique licensing agreements,
AgVenture provides growers with unparalleled access to the best
and most current genetics and technologies available on the
market. Our strong corn product portfolio will bring growers
opportunity for increased profitability and sustained success.”
Groepper added, “Our AgVenture business model recognizes the
critical importance of having trusted local seed professionals
available to support growers throughout the growing season.
We’re committed to enabling our Regional Seed Company
professionals to focus on the grower and their needs.” He added
that this acquisition exemplifies AgVenture’s delivery of
top-performing products along with the professional seed support
necessary to succeed.
AgVenture, Inc. is the nation’s largest network of
independently owned regional seed companies. Based in Kentland,
Indiana, AgVenture provides this growing network of
independently owned and managed regional seed companies with
seed products meeting exacting standards for quality, together
with leading-edge genetics and technology. Since 1983, this
unique marketing approach has allowed each individual company to
match the hybrids it sells to the specific needs of the
geographical area it serves. Combined with professional seed
representation at a local level, AgVenture strives to help every
grower realize more profit from every field.
AgVenture® is a registered trademark of AgVenture, Inc. |
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