Agriculture Acquisitions in Ohio
Ohio Agriculture Deals at a Glance
Ohio agriculture acquisitions often cluster around value-chain expansion—bringing together nutrition formulations, fertilizer blending and packaging, and specialized feed additives under larger platforms.
Across recent deals, buyers include strategic operators such as Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition and Lesaffre (Agrauxine by Lesaffre), alongside investors and deal specialists like Platte River Equity, Roebling Capital Partners, Strength Capital Partners, and Incline Equity Partners. The transaction themes range from R&D/product portfolio expansion to manufacturing and distribution scale.
What Stands Out
- Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition acquired F.L. Emmert (Cincinnati) to add R&D capabilities and expand offerings in animal nutritional solutions.
- Platform building shows up in fertilizer-related consolidation: Spring Valley USA and Interoceanic Corporation acquired Turf Care Supply blending & packaging assets in Ohio, supporting a multi-facility blending platform.
- Crop protection and biostimulant capabilities are part of the mix: Lesaffre (Agrauxine) acquired Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM) (Van Wert) for biological seed treatments and foliar biopesticides.
- Indoor and alternative agriculture strategies appear too: 80 Acres Farms and Soli Organic announced a merger to create a scaled national indoor farming business headquartered in Hamilton, Ohio.
| Deal theme | Examples from Ohio transactions |
|---|---|
| Nutrition & feed additives | Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition / F.L. Emmert; Roebling & partners / Chemlock Nutrition |
| Fertilizer blending & inputs | Spring Valley USA & Interoceanic Corporation / Turf Care Supply assets |
| Crop bioprotection & bionutrition | Lesaffre (Agrauxine) / ABM |
| Vertical integration / platform scale | Jushi Holdings / OhiGrow; Incline Equity Partners / BFG Supply |
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January 30, 2026
- Buyer
- Spring Valley USA, Interoceanic Corporation
- Target
- Turf Care Supply (blending and packaging assets)
- Seller
- Turf Care Supply, Platte River Equity
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Spring Valley USA, an affiliate of Interoceanic Corporation (IOC), acquired the blending and packaging assets and business of Turf Care Supply. The combined Spring Valley–Turf Care blending platform will operate eight manufacturing/blending facilities across seven states with roughly 250 employees, while Turf Care will be renamed Allied Nutrients and continue EEF manufacturing at its Martins Ferry, Ohio facility.
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- Buyer
- 80 Acres Farms, Soli Organic
- Target
- Soli Organic
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
80 Acres Farms and Soli Organic announced a strategic merger to form a scaled national indoor farming company that will operate under the 80 Acres Farms name and be headquartered in Hamilton, Ohio. The combined business unites 80 Acres' GroLoop technology and indoor farming operations with Soli's retail footprint and agronomic expertise, serving more than 17,000 storefronts and projecting nearly $200 million in first-year revenues.
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- Target
- Luckey Farmers, Inc., Mid-Wood Incorporated
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
The members of Luckey Farmers, Inc. (Woodville, Ohio) and Mid-Wood Incorporated (Cygnet, Ohio) have approved the merger of the two agricultural cooperatives. The merger’s effective date is February 1, 2025, creating a combined cooperative with 20 locations across northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan to serve agricultural producers.
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June 30, 2022
- Buyer
- Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition
- Target
- F.L. Emmert
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire F.L. Emmert, a 140-year-old family-owned manufacturer of animal nutritional solutions based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The deal (subject to customary closing conditions) adds Emmert's R&D capabilities and product portfolio in pet, livestock and aquaculture markets to Wilbur-Ellis' Nutrition division and expands its pet food ingredient offering.
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January 1, 2022
- Buyer
- Platte River Equity
- Target
- Turf Care Supply, LLC, Allied Nutrients (division of Turf Care Supply)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Platte River Equity has made a majority investment in Turf Care Supply, LLC, partnering with the company's management team which rolled a significant equity stake. Turf Care, headquartered in Brunswick, Ohio, is a formulator and blender of coated nitrogen and other fertilizer products (including the Allied Nutrients division) and will work with Platte River to pursue organic growth and acquisition opportunities.
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June 14, 2021
- Buyer
- Roebling Capital Partners, Strength Capital Partners, Northcreek Mezzanine, Harbert Credit Solutions
- Target
- Chemlock Nutrition
- Seller
- Founders / Existing shareholders (Arun Mehan and Kris Mehan)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Roebling Capital Partners and Strength Capital Partners completed a majority recapitalization of Chemlock Nutrition, a Cincinnati-area developer and distributor of high‑purity specialty feed additives. Northcreek Mezzanine and Harbert Credit Solutions participated as subordinated debt lenders and equity co‑investors while Enterprise Bank provided the senior term loan; proceeds will fund R&D, technical hires and new product innovation to accelerate growth.
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- Buyer
- Lesaffre, Agrauxine by Lesaffre
- Target
- Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM)
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Lesaffre, through its Agrauxine business unit, has acquired Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM), a Van Wert, Ohio-based developer and manufacturer of biological seed treatments, biostimulants and foliar biopesticides. The deal strengthens Agrauxine's presence and R&D/manufacturing capabilities in the United States and broadens Lesaffre's portfolio in crop bioprotection and bionutrition.
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April 20, 2021
- Buyer
- Jushi Holdings Inc.
- Target
- OhiGrow, LLC, Ohio Green Grow LLC
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Jushi Holdings Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire OhiGrow, LLC and Ohio Green Grow LLC, two licensed Ohio cultivators, for $5.0 million in cash. The acquisition (subject to regulatory approvals) gives Jushi a ~10,000 sq. ft. cultivation facility in Toledo to supply biomass to its Ohio processing operations and advance vertical integration in the Ohio medical cannabis market.
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January 21, 2020
- Buyer
- Incline Equity Partners
- Target
- BFG Supply
- Seller
- Parallel49 Equity
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Pittsburgh-based private equity firm Incline Equity Partners has acquired BFG Supply, a distributor of horticulture and lawn & garden consumable products, from Parallel49 Equity. BFG, headquartered in Burton, Ohio, supplies professional growers and retail garden centers and will partner with Incline to pursue geographic and product expansion and strategic add-on acquisitions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which Ohio agriculture subsectors are represented in these acquisitions?
The page covers deals tied to animal nutrition/feed additives, fertilizer blending and related manufacturing assets, biological seed treatments and foliar biopesticides, indoor farming, agricultural cooperatives, horticulture/garden supply distribution, and licensed cannabis cultivation.
Do buyers in these Ohio deals tend to be strategic operators or investors?
Both are present: strategic companies (for example, Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition and Lesaffre) and financial sponsors/investors (for example, Platte River Equity, Roebling Capital Partners, Strength Capital Partners, and Incline Equity Partners).
Are there Ohio deals focused on building manufacturing platforms?
Yes. For example, Spring Valley USA and Interoceanic Corporation acquired Turf Care Supply’s blending and packaging assets, supporting a multi-facility blending platform.
Is the Ohio geography limited to one metro area?
No. The deals reference multiple parts of Ohio, including Cincinnati, Brunswick, Van Wert, Toledo, Martins Ferry, and Hamilton, plus nearby regions when mentioned in cooperative merger activity.