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Retrieved Apr. 23, 2015. In 1999, Agway sold or closed all its
Agway Lawn & Garden Tractors by Murray
Intensive farming Agriculture companies established in 1964 DeWitt, New York Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2002 Farm and ranch supply stores of the United States 1964 establishments in New York (state)
DeWitt, New York
DeWitt is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 26,074. The town is named after Major Moses DeWitt, a judge and soldier. An eastern suburb of Syracuse, DeWitt also is "the site of ...
, is an American agricultural business
Agribusiness is the industry, enterprises, and the field of study of value chains in agriculture and in the bio-economy,
in which case it is also called bio-business or bio-enterprise.
The primary goal of agribusiness is to maximize profit w ...
that offers feed for livestock and poultry, as well as seed, fertilizers, and herbicides.
History
Agway was formed on July 25, 1964, from a merger between the Grange League Federation and Eastern States Farmers' Exchange. In 1965 thePennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative
Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryl ...
merged into Agway.
In 1980, Agway purchased dairy company HP Hood
HP Hood LLC is an American dairy company based in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Hood was founded in 1846 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, by Harvey Perley Hood. Recent company acquisitions by HP Hood have expanded its reach from predominantly New Eng ...
of Lynnfield, Massachusetts. It was sold to Catamount Dairy Holdings, LP of Boston in 1996 as part of downsizing due to overall financial losses since 1990. Agway also owned a significant share of Curtice-Burns Foods, Inc. of Rochester, New York from 1966 to 1994, part of holding company Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc. from nearby Pittsford, New York which included the Birds Eye frozen foods brand.Reference for Business (Agway, Inc. Company Profile)Retrieved Apr. 23, 2015. In 1999, Agway sold or closed all its
retail outlets
Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and t ...
and sold their warehouse system to Southern States Cooperative
Southern States Cooperative is an American farmer-owned agricultural supply cooperative headquartered in the Richmond, Virginia area. Southern States Cooperative supplies small, medium, and large commercial farmers with livestock and animal feed ...
. On October 1, 2002 Agway filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Such reorganization, known as Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is available to every business, whe ...
. After the bankruptcy the Agway brand name waqs owned by Southern States Cooperative.
On November 1, 2022 True Value acquired the Agway Trademark from Agway Farm & Home Supply.
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.agway.com/Agway Lawn & Garden Tractors by Murray
Intensive farming Agriculture companies established in 1964 DeWitt, New York Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2002 Farm and ranch supply stores of the United States 1964 establishments in New York (state)