Pinnacle Continues Expansion With United Ag Acquisition
May 12, 2014 Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings has successfully acquired certain assets of United Agricultural Cooperative, Inc. United Ag will operate as part of Pinnacle’s Sanders brand. Headquartered in El Campo, TX, United Ag has been serving agricultural communities along the Gulf Coast of Texas since 1982. Sanders’ acquisition of United Ag’s seed, fertilizer and crop protection assets will enhance its retail presence in the southeast Texas market.
United Ag’s General Manager, Jimmy Roppolo, said, “The Pinnacle (Sanders) strategy is extremely exciting and will create new opportunities for our business to continue providing our customers with the highest level of service possible. We are aligning with a team that is committed to innovation and capable of delivering new solutions for our farmers. Also, Sanders’ foundation of trust, loyalty, and integrity is very much like that of United Ag’s. The similarity of our company cultures creates potential for a synergistic union to exceed everyone’s expectations.”
Jimmy Schulz, former United Ag Fertilizer and Crop Production Manager, is one of the most respected agriculture professionals on the Gulf Coast. Schulz will take over management of five locations, and the current employees of United Ag will retain their positions under the new ownership.
“It is a huge honor for United Ag to choose Sanders as a partner in servicing the grower community of the Texas Upper Gulf Coast,” said John Williams, Sanders Area Operations Manager. “Like United Ag, Sanders is committed to the producers’ success first and foremost. The new ownership will provide our award-winning OptiGro precision ag technology system to growers allowing them to maximize their production in the most efficient and economical ways possible. Growers will also have access to the latest in crop input technology. This partnership will provide huge benefits to Upper Gulf Coast growers.”
About United Ag
United Ag, which began as Farmers Cooperative of El Campo (FCEC), was formed by the consolidation of El Campo Farmers Cooperative (1929) and Modern Farmers Cooperative Society (1928). The purpose of the consolidation was to enable increased operational efficiency and reduce duplication of services to better serve the farmer members of the area’s agricultural community. In 2012, FCEC merged with another cooperative, Danevang Farmers Cooperative, for many of the same reasons. The name was changed at this time to United Agricultural Cooperative, Inc. to better reflect the broad customer base and geographical area served by the co-op.
Recent Acquisitions
The purchase of United Ag was Pinnacle’s 10th acquisition since the beginning of the year. Here are the others:
- Federer Fertilizer
- New Era Ag
- Studer Fertilizer
- Whittington-Sanders
- East Bernard Milling
- Max Birney Aerial Spraying
- Rupert Crafton Commission Co.
- Harvey’s Agricultural Solutions and 3-D Agronomy
- Frontier Chemical
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