Co-op purchases Eagle Agro
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- Published on Tuesday, February 17, 2015
By Kate Jackman-Atkinson
The Banner
On Saturday, Neepawa-Gladstone Co-op announced the purchase of Eagle Agro Service鈥檚 retail business. The deal will see the Co-op take over all of Eagle Agro鈥檚 services, except for aerial application, which will still be provided by Eagle Agro鈥檚 owners, Nelson and Arlene Almey. The purchase will help Co-op expand its current custom application and crop input business.
Co-op general manager Brian Hedley said that the deal fits well with their current business. 鈥淭he big thing is that Eagle Agro has been a strong name and a well run business. [The purchase] gives us the opportunity to increase our custom application in the area, and also allows us to provide aerial application,鈥� he said.
All services will be booked through the Co-op鈥檚 Neepawa or Gladstone Agro centres and Hedley said that the changes will be in place for the 2015 growing season.
"We are very excited by this new direction in our lives. The Neepawa/Gladstone Co-op's plans to
expand meshed perfectly with our desire to concentrate on the aerial application business. This allows us to continue working with the staff and customers that we know so well,鈥� said Nelson and Arlene.
In photo: From left: Arlene Almey, Nelson Almey, Brian Hedley and Rob Melnyk (Agro division manager). Photo by Eoin Devereux
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