Kentucky American Seeds Joins Integrated Agribusiness Professionals
October 8, 2024 Integrated Agribusiness Professionals (IAP) continues to grow its membership with the addition of Kentucky American Seeds, headquartered in Hopkinsville, KY. Kentucky American Seeds is a full service, independent, ag retailer that covers the main crop production areas of Kentucky. Kentucky American Seed works with corn, soybeans, wheat, tobacco and various vegetable crops throughout Kentucky.
Kentucky American Seeds started as a seed conditioning facility in Hopkinsville, KY in 1987. In the fall of 2019, Kentucky American expanded into retail with 3 locations in the Western and Central Kentucky. By 2022, they expanded to 6 locations, with the addition of 2 existing retailers in the Purchase Area of Kentucky called Patriot Ag and another Kentucky American location in Western Kentucky. Today, Kentucky American has 7 locations with a new location going in next to their new “state of the art” seed conditioning facility in Hopkinsville, KY. This was all born from a Nutrien acquisition of Security Seed and Chemical, which was a 14 location independent retailer in Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana.
Kentucky American is based on the philosophy of “Agronomics 1st”. This is the cornerstone of their business and their approach to the market and customers. They want to provide Agronomic solutions to their growers at a fair price. Their employees have a passion to provide grower customers with the agronomic choices and products that help them grow the best crop in the most efficient way possible. By joining IAP, Kentucky American Seed will be able to offer an even more competitive option to their growing customer base.
IAP continues to bring the best Ag retailers together and provide value added opportunities for independent retailers. “We are pleased to partner with Kentucky American Seed this will give us a presence in Kentucky we did not have. KAS is a natural fit for IAP, they put their growers first with service, research and product offerings that help growers produce the very best crop they can grow and we support independent retailers that partner with growers in this way” said Jim Fargo President of IAP.
IAP is a national agricultural cooperative with global affiliations. IAP serves more than thirty independent retailer-owners with locations across the United States with sales exceeding $2 billion. IAP advocates and influences on behalf of its independent retailers across the United States. IAP helps its retailer-owners and the farmers they represent access competitive fertilizer and crop protection positions and valuable shared knowledge.
IAP’s goal is to bring success to its suppliers, retailers and the growers they support. IAP is also a founding member of AgLink International, a global alliance of like-minded independent member organizations across Australia, Canada and Brazil. AgLink members work together to share, collaborate and create prosperity in agriculture globally.
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