Agway of

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, is an American

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that offers feed for livestock and poultry, as well as seed, fertilizers, and herbicides. WBRUZEK-1729

History

Agway was formed on July 25, 1964, from a merger between the

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and Eastern States Farmers' Exchange. In 1965 the

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merged into Agway. In 1980, Agway purchased dairy company

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. It was sold to Catamount Dairy Holdings, LP of

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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

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from 1966 to 1994, part of holding company Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc. from nearby

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which included the

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frozen foods brand.Reference for Business (Agway, Inc. Company Profile)
Retrieved Apr. 23, 2015. In 1999, Agway sold or closed all its

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and sold their warehouse system to

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. On October 1, 2002 Agway filed for

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. After the bankruptcy the Agway

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waqs owned by Southern States Cooperative. On November 1, 2022

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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)