Tractor Supply Co. said a federal regulator has approved its purchase of Orscheln Farm & Home, a smaller rival in the rural-lifestyle retail business, after a year and a half of negotiations and lobbying by state attorneys general.
Read moreUnverferth Manufacturing has purchased Force Unlimited, manufacturer of Pro-Force fertilizer spreaders.
Read moreLessiter Media Inc. has acquired Cover Crop Innovators from long-time farmer and consultant Steve Groff.
Read moreVermeer Corporation has purchased Schuler Manufacturing, a family-owned manufacturer of feeding solutions based in Griswold, Iowa. Products will initially be sold under the Schuler brand and transition to Vermeer as the two companies integrate.
Read moreDinamica Generale U.S. has acquired Zeltex, Inc.
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Raven Industries has acquired a majority interest in Dot Technologies and Smart Ag. The moves are part of Raven’s five-year plan to invest more heavily in autonomous ag.
Read moreAlamo Group Inc. has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding capital shares of Morbark, LLC. CEO Ron Robinson said the acquisition will “expand and complement our range of vegetation maintenance equipment in an adjacent market.”
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Read moreCNH Industrial has agreed to acquire AgDNA, a farm management information systems company. In other news, the company announced it plans to split into two distinct off-highway and on-highway business segments.
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K·Coe Isom has acquired Kansas-based ag advisory and commodity brokerage firm Paragon.
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