What AgriNorthwest does

AgriNorthwest is a privately held, large-scale agricultural farming operation headquartered in Kennewick, Washington, with farm locations across the Columbia River Basin in Washington and Oregon (Plymouth, Eureka/Prescott, Boardman, Echo, and Ontario). The company produces potatoes, onions, corn, sweet corn, carrots, peas, and wheat on tens of thousands of irrigated acres, including a 36,000-head feedlot integrated through the Riverbend Farm acquisition in 2021. AgriNorthwest is a flagship operation of AgReserves, an international operating subsidiary of Farmland Reserve, which has a farming and ranching legacy of nearly a century.

The operation is built on the agronomic conditions of the Columbia River Basin — sandy loam soils, irrigation water from the Columbia and Snake rivers, and a long growing season — combined with precision-agriculture technology: GPS self-driving tractors, drone thermal imagery for irrigation inspection, satellite imagery for crop-health and corn dry-down mapping, infrared photography for pest and disease scouting, variable-rate fertilization backed by an in-house soil laboratory, strip tillage, and remote cell-phone-operated pivot irrigation and storage. Climate-controlled storage facilities support year-round supply, and a rail loop capable of handling 110-car trains near Grain Handling, Inc. supports bulk shipment. Food safety is certified under GLOBALG.A.P. (a Global Food Safety Initiative-benchmarked standard) with annual third-party audits by SCS Global Services.

AgriNorthwest generates revenue by selling crop commodities under long-term supply contracts to a focused set of commercial buyer categories: potato processors, frozen food companies (sweet corn), regional dairies and feedlots (corn silage, earlage, high-moisture and dry corn), onion processors, fresh produce retailers (carrots), and international wheat/pasta buyers. Pricing is negotiated directly and is not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held, with no disclosed funding rounds, and operates as part of the AgReserves/Farmland Reserve corporate network rather than as a venture-backed or publicly listed entity.

Name

AgriNorthwest

Legal name

AgriNorthwest

Website

https://agrinorthwest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AgriNorthwest is a privately held, large-scale farming operation in Washington and Oregon that produces potatoes, onions, corn, sweet corn, carrots, peas, and wheat for potato processors, frozen food companies, regional dairies and feedlots, and international export buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Large-Scale Commercial Crop Production

NAICS

Potato Farming (111211), Corn Farming (11115), Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112), Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming (111219)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sugar & Starch Crop Contract Growing & Plantation Operations (AFAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Farm Management & Decision Support Software (FMIS, ERP, Recordkeeping) (AFAGALAA), Irrigation & Water Use Efficiency Agronomy (AFACABAF)

Keywords

• Large-scale crop farming
• Processing potato supply
• Onion production
• Precision agriculture
• Feed corn supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Kennewick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Crop Sales: AgriNorthwest generates revenue through the sale of agricultural commodities including potatoes, onions, corn, sweet corn, carrots, peas, and wheat. Products are sold to processors, frozen food companies, dairies, feedlots, and international markets. The company maintains its own farms and fields are inspected before planting, during growing season, and at harvest, ensuring consistent quality for buyers year-round.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AgriNorthwest operates large-scale irrigated farms in the Columbia River Basin (Washington and Oregon), producing and selling processing potatoes, onions, corn, sweet corn, carrots, peas, and wheat under long-term supply contracts to commercial buyers including potato processors, frozen food companies, dairies, feedlots, and international markets. Crops are grown on company-owned acreage with full traceability from seed to sale, year-round availability supported by climate-controlled storage, and GLOBALG.A.P.-certified food safety verified by annual third-party audits.

Product overview

AgriNorthwest is a large-scale agricultural farming operation that grows and sells crop products. The company operates as a single unified farming operation with multiple farm locations in Washington and Oregon, producing potatoes, onions, corn, sweet corn, wheat, carrots, and peas. All food comes from the company's own farms with fields inspected before planting, during growing season, and at harvest. The operation uses technology including GPS self-driving tractors, remote-operated irrigation pivots and storage facilities, and aerial drones for crop monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Processing Potatoes Processing potatoes grown in the Columbia River Basin with sandy loam soils and Columbia/Snake river irrigation, supplied year-round to processors via climate-controlled storage facilities. Fields are inspected before planting, during the growing season, and at harvest, with fertilizer and pesticide records provided to processors.
• Onions Premium red, yellow, white, and dehydrated onions grown using drip irrigation with weekly soil testing, supplied year-round to processors and the fresh market.
• Corn (Feed Corn) Irrigated feed corn supplied to Pacific Northwest dairies and feedlots as corn silage, corn earlage, high-moisture corn, and dry corn. Most corn is non-GMO, with isolation ensuring no cross-contamination during pollination.
• Sweet Corn Sweet corn produced for frozen bagged corn and corn-on-the-cob products, supplied to world-class frozen food companies in the Columbia River Basin.
• Wheat Wheat grown primarily for pasta production and shipped globally, also serving as a rotation crop to prevent soil erosion during winter and spring winds.
• Carrots Carrots grown densely in beds for large yields, marketed throughout the United States and many foreign countries as baby carrots for the grocery retail segment.
• Peas Peas grown as part of crop rotation and traceable from seed to sale alongside other vegetable products.

Quantifiable outcome

• 41% of land preserved as uncultivated wildlife habitat
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AgReservescoreOthersAgriNorthwest is one of the flagship operations of AgReserves, an international operating subsidiary. AgReserves provides corporate backing and operational framework for this agricultural enterprise.
• Farmland ReservecoreOthersAgReserves is an international operating subsidiary of Farmland Reserve, which has a farming and ranching legacy of nearly a century. Farmland Reserve provides the ultimate corporate parentage and long-term investment perspective.
• SCS Global ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThird-party certification auditor for GLOBALG.A.P. food safety certification. Conducts annual multi-day audits touring farms and facilities, interviewing employees, and reviewing records to verify compliance with international food safety standards.
• Local Universities and Extension CentersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgriNorthwest cooperates with local universities and extension centers for on-farm research to improve their own practices as well as those of other farmers in the region.
• Grain Handling, Inc.minorOthersAgricultural storage and handling facility in the Tri-Cities area of Washington, completed in 1980. Includes corn elevator and drying facility. Rail loop track capable of handling 110-car trains added in 2003 for enhanced industrial site development.
• River Point FarmsminorOthersSister operation that built an onion processing plant, storage, and new corporate office in the industrial park in 2021. Related entity within the AgReserves/Farmland Reserve corporate network.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lamb Weston: Dominant Pacific Northwest potato processor with backward-integration into farming. While primarily a processor, its scale and grower relationships make it the most important customer/competitor in the regional potato supply chain.

Direct peers

• Bolthouse Farms: Large-scale carrot and vegetable producer with vertically integrated operations. Comparable scale, precision agriculture adoption, and contract relationships with food processors and retailers.
• Grimmway Farms: World's largest carrot producer with diversified vegetable operations at scale. Similar large-scale precision agriculture farming model with strong processor relationships and year-round supply capability.
• Black Gold Farms: Large-scale potato grower operating across multiple U.S. regions with focus on chip and table stock potatoes. Comparable scale of contract growing and processing relationships, similar precision agriculture practices.
• Driscoll's: Large-scale berry producer with sophisticated precision agriculture and grower network model. Comparable private company scale, technology adoption, and supply chain integration with major retailers.
• J.R. Simplot Company: Large integrated agribusiness with significant potato growing and processing operations in the Pacific Northwest. Similar diversified crop portfolio and contract grower relationships with processors make it the most direct comparable peer.
• Taylor Farms: Large-scale produce grower with diversified vegetable operations across multiple regions. Similar precision agriculture practices and contract growing relationships with food processors and retailers.
• Wonderful Company: Large-scale diversified farming operation spanning tree nuts, citrus, pomegranates, and row crops. Similar vertically integrated model with private ownership, scale-driven economics, and branded food production.

Regional players

• Stemilt Growers: Washington state-based tree fruit grower and packer with comparable Pacific Northwest scale and precision agriculture practices. Similar multi-generational family business model with vertically integrated operations.
• Wilcox Farms: Pacific Northwest diversified farming and dairy operation based in Washington. Comparable multi-generational family farm model with regional scale and integrated crop-livestock operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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