What Growmark does

GROWMARK, Inc. is an Illinois-registered agricultural supply cooperative headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, and the fourth-largest agricultural cooperative in the United States. The company supplies crop nutrients, crop protection products, seed (including proprietary FS InVISION corn and FS HiSOY soybean brands), fuels, lubricants, and propane to nearly 400,000 customers across North America, primarily through a federated network of 24 FS Member Cooperatives operating more than 550 locations in the U.S. Midwest, Eastern states, and Ontario, Canada. GROWMARK owns the FS trademark and serves as the primary supplier to its member cooperatives, while also operating wholly owned subsidiaries including AgraForm (chemical manufacturing, acquired 2024), Seedway, Allied Seed, Manito Transit, and GROWMARK Energy, and holding a minority equity stake in Iowa-based ethanol producer Big River Resources.

The company's technology stack centers on the myFS Agronomy digital platform, which integrates satellite, drone, and airplane remote sensing imagery with structured agronomic data (crop plans, soil data, field boundaries, historical outcomes) across 4.9 million acres in 2025, and supports a corn yield prediction tool with approximately 5% accuracy and an AI Agronomy Agent developed in collaboration with Intelinair for the 2026 crop season. Operational systems include Agvance, AME, DX Fleet, and KwikTag enterprise software, plus the myFS Platform for member cooperatives handling loans, grain contracts, carbon tracking, soil test results, and GIS information. Revenue is generated across multiple streams including wholesale and retail agronomy and energy product sales, grain marketing and storage services (expanded by the 2024 Chicago Calumet River warehouse acquisition), contract manufacturing of biological and chemical inputs through AgraForm, ethanol investment income, cooperative patronage distributions, commercial construction services, and logistics. Pricing is quote-based through local FS Member Cooperatives and field-based FS crop specialists and energy sales specialists, with GROWMARK's GTM combining direct enterprise sales of energy, agronomy, and grain products with a member-driven cooperative distribution model and direct digital agronomic insights delivered via the myFS Agronomy app.

Name

Growmark

Legal name

GROWMARK, Inc.

Website

https://growmark.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

GROWMARK is an Illinois-based agricultural supply cooperative and the fourth-largest in the U.S., supplying crop nutrients, crop protection, seed, fuels, lubricants, and propane to nearly 400,000 customers across North America through 24 FS Member Cooperatives operating 550+ locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Cooperative Services and Crop Inputs

NAICS

Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111), Corn Farming (11115), Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112), Dry Pea and Bean Farming (111130)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Row Crop Seeds (Corn, Soybean, Wheat, Rice, Cotton) (AFABAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Crop Protection & Application Equipment (Sprayers/Spreaders) (IMAHACAC), Foundation Seed Production (AFAGAIAA)

Keywords

• Agricultural cooperative
• Crop nutrients
• Crop protection
• Energy products
• Grain marketing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Agronomy Product Sales: Wholesale and retail sale of crop nutrients, crop protection products, and seed (including proprietary FS brands FS InVISION, FS HiSOY) to farmers through FS Member Cooperatives and direct channels.
2. Energy Product Sales: Sale of fuels (including Dieselex Gold), lubricants, and propane through FS member cooperatives, branded gas bar operations (Central Ontario FS / Fast Stop / UPI), cardlock systems, and energy fleet accounts; coordinated via GROWMARK Energy LLC for national accounts.
3. Grain Marketing & Storage: Grain marketing services, risk management, and grain warehousing — GROWMARK acquired a Chicago-based grain warehouse on the Calumet River in 2024 to expand grain operations.
4. Biological Crop Input Manufacturing (AgraForm): Manufacturing and packaging of insecticides, fungicides, and biological products at AgraForm in St. Louis, Missouri (acquired 2024); planned expansion into biostimulants, biopesticides, and biofertilizers with the new biologicals plant operational in late 2027. Includes contract manufacturing for third-party ag companies without their own production capacity.
5. Ethanol Investment Income: Equity stake acquired in Big River Resources (Iowa-based ethanol producer) in September 2024, providing GROWMARK exposure to ethanol production economics.
6. Cooperative Patronage & Member Dues: Member-owned cooperative model — GROWMARK is the fourth-largest agricultural cooperative in the U.S., serving nearly 400,000 customers across North America. As an associate/full member cooperative, Luckey Farmers (and similar members) gain access to FS proprietary brands and GROWMARK supply arrangements; patronage distributions flow back to member cooperatives.
7. Commercial Construction & Engineering Services: GROWMARK provides commercial construction services through its facility engineering and construction business unit for agricultural and energy-related structures.
8. Logistics & Equipment Sales: Logistics services (river and rail terminal network for crop nutrient procurement) and equipment sales supporting agricultural operations.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Core offering

GROWMARK is an agricultural supply cooperative that distributes crop nutrients, crop protection products, seed, fuels, lubricants, and propane to farmers and member cooperatives across North America. It also provides grain marketing, commercial construction, logistics, electronic payment systems, and the myFS Agronomy digital platform, with manufacturing through its AgraForm subsidiary. The company operates through a federated network of 24 FS Member Cooperatives with over 550 locations serving nearly 400,000 customers.

Product overview

GROWMARK operates a portfolio of agricultural cooperative products and services organized around a platform-plus-modules architecture. The myFS Agronomy platform serves as the digital core, augmented by AI-powered add-on features including the AI Agronomy Agent (developed in collaboration with Intelinair) and the Yield Prediction Tool. GROWMARK's physical product offerings span four main pillars: Agronomy inputs (Crop Nutrients, Crop Protection, and Seed including proprietary FS InVISION corn and FS HiSOY soybean brands), Fuels and Lubricants (Fuels including Dieselex Gold, Lubricants including FS Lubricants, and Propane), with GROWMARK Energy serving national energy accounts. Additional service offerings include Grain Marketing, Commercial Construction, Electronic Payment Systems, Logistics, and Equipment. AgraForm, acquired in 2024, serves as the chemical manufacturing subsidiary producing and packaging insecticides, fungicides, and biological products, with a new Agricultural Biologicals line (biostimulants, biopesticides, biofertilizers) being added at the St. Louis facility for late 2027 operations. The FS brand serves as the umbrella trademark used by GROWMARK's 24 member cooperatives across North America, with the FS system representing over 7.1 billion dollars in sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FS InVISION: FS proprietary seed brand offered to farmers through member cooperatives
• FS HiSOY
• Dieselex Gold
• FS Lubricants
• myFS Agronomy
• Seedway
• Allied Seed
• Manito Transit
• AgraForm

Products and services

• myFS Agronomy Platform Digital agronomy platform operated by GROWMARK on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries, and FS member cooperatives, utilizing remote sensing (airplane, drone, satellite imagery) to support AI-powered insights and recommendations for crop specialists and farmers.
• Crop Nutrients

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Helena Agri-Enterprises:
• Co-Alliance Cooperative:
• WinField United (Land O'Lakes):
• MFA Incorporated:
• Aurora Cooperative:
• Southern States Cooperative:

Broad incumbents

• Nutrien Ag Solutions:
• CHS Inc. CHS is the largest U.S. agricultural cooperative, operating energy, agronomy, grain, and food businesses globally. Comparable to GROWMARK as a federated agricultural cooperative supplying crop nutrients, crop protection, energy, and grain services to member-owners, but at a substantially larger national and international scale.
• Land O'Lakes:

Regional players

• Mid-State Co-op:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/growmark
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/GROWMARK/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/growmark
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/82112
• Instagraminstagram.com/growmarkinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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