What Independent Ag Services LLC does

Independent Ag Services LLC is a privately held South Dakota agricultural input retailer serving corn and soybean farmers through a direct-to-farm retail model. The company operates from five physical branch locations across the state — Verdon, Bristol, Watertown, Roscoe, and Houghton — providing product consultation, in-person agronomic service, and on-farm delivery. It is described as locally owned and operated, emphasizing regional knowledge of local acres and growing conditions as a core differentiator.

The company's product portfolio spans the core crop input categories: corn and soybean seed sourced from partner brands including Golden Harvest, Stines, RENK, and Dairyland Seed; branded and unbranded crop protection products (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides); biologicals for sustainable agriculture; and both liquid and dry fertilizer. The business model is a traditional agricultural retail/resale structure, with no proprietary technology platform, no digital commerce channel, and no disclosed subscription or recurring pricing. Marketing presence is limited to a Wix-hosted website and a Facebook page, with commodity market data linked from a third-party source (AgWeb).

The company is a South Dakota LLC with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or leadership team. No founding date, headcount, revenue, or funding history is available in the source material. The website copyright runs from 2022-2025, and Pannell Enterprises is credited as the website developer. There is no evidence of mergers, acquisitions, regulatory actions, or leadership changes, and the company appears to operate as a stable, single-state, regional retailer.

Name

Independent Ag Services LLC

Legal name

Independent Ag Services LLC

Website

https://independentagservices.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Independent Ag Services LLC is a privately held, locally owned South Dakota agricultural input retailer serving corn and soybean farmers through five branch locations, offering seed, crop protection, biologicals, and fertilizer via direct sales and on-farm delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Input Retail

SIC

Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Supply Retail (Independent Dealers) (AFABAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fertilizer & Nutrient Retail (Dry, Liquid, Blends) (AFABAJAF), Agronomy Advisory & Field Services (Retailer-Affiliated) (AFABAJAH)

Keywords

• Crop input retail
• Agricultural seed sales
• Crop protection products
• Fertilizer distribution
• Agronomy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Verdon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Crop Input Sales: Revenue generated from sale of agricultural inputs including corn and soybean seeds, crop protection products (branded and unbranded), biologicals, and fertilizers (liquid and dry). Products sourced from partner brands including Golden Harvest, Stines, RENK, and Dairyland Seed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Independent Ag Services LLC is a South Dakota agricultural input retailer that sells corn and soybean seeds, branded and unbranded crop protection products, biologicals, and liquid and dry fertilizers to regional farmers. Products are sourced from partner brands including Golden Harvest, Stines, RENK, and Dairyland Seed, and distributed directly to farms through multiple branch locations with accompanying local agronomic expertise.

Product overview

Independent Ag Services LLC operates as a South Dakota agricultural retailer offering a unified portfolio of crop input products. The core offerings include corn and soybean seed varieties, branded and unbranded crop protection products (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides), biologicals for sustainable agriculture, and both liquid and dry fertilizer options. The company positions itself as providing simple, straightforward solutions for crop inputs, striving to offer the best agronomic fit for customer fields.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corn Seed Corn seed varieties sourced from partner brands including Golden Harvest, Stines, RENK, and Dairyland Seed, offered to South Dakota corn growers as part of the company's core seed portfolio.
• Soybean Seed Soybean seed varieties offered to South Dakota soybean growers as part of the company's core seed portfolio.
• Crop Protection Products Branded and unbranded crop protection products including herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides for field crop protection on corn and soybean acres.
• Biologicals Biological crop protection and enhancement products intended for sustainable agriculture applications.
• Liquid Fertilizer Liquid fertilizer products for crop nutrient management, available to farmers through the company's South Dakota branch locations.
• Dry Fertilizer Dry fertilizer products for crop nutrient management, available to farmers through the company's South Dakota branch locations.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Golden HarvestcoreOthersSeed brand partner whose logo appears on the company website as a product offering. Golden Harvest provides corn and soybean seed products sold through Independent Ag Services retail locations.
• StinescoreOthersSeed brand partner whose logo appears on the company website. Stines supplies seed products distributed through Independent Ag Services locations.
• RENKcoreOthersSeed brand partner whose logo appears on the company website. RENK provides seed products sold through Independent Ag Services.
• Dairyland SeedcoreOthersSeed brand partner whose logo appears on the company website. Dairyland Seed products are offered through Independent Ag Services retail locations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WinField United (Land O'Lakes): Crop input retailer owned by Land O'Lakes, distributing seed, crop protection, and proprietary agronomy tools through a cooperative network. Sets a benchmark for retail agronomy capability.
• Helena Agri-Enterprises: National crop input distributor offering fertilizer, crop protection, and seed treatments across the U.S., with strong presence in the Plains and Midwest. Competes for the same grower customer base.
• CHS Inc. U.S.'s largest farmer-owned cooperative, operating agronomy retail, grain, and energy across the Midwest including South Dakota. Competes with Independent Ag Services on seed, fertilizer, and crop protection distribution.
• Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness: Established crop input retailer distributing seed, fertilizer, and crop protection across the western and Midwestern U.S. Provides a scaled comparison point on go-to-market and product breadth.
• J.R. Simplot Company (Agribusiness): Diversified agribusiness with a sizable crop input retail and fertilizer distribution business in the western U.S. and Plains states. Competes in fertilizer and crop protection distribution.
• Nutrien Ag Solutions: Retail arm of Nutrien Ltd., the world's largest crop input provider, offering seed, crop protection, fertilizer, and digital agronomy across North America. Sets competitive pressure on independent ag retailers.
• Growmark: Regional agricultural cooperative serving the Midwest and Northeast with crop inputs, agronomy, and energy. Comparable in product categories (seed, crop protection, fertilizer) though broader geographically.
• Cargill (Agricultural Supply Chain): Global agribusiness with crop input distribution and origination across the U.S. Midwest. While not a pure retail competitor, its grain origination overlaps with the same South Dakota farmer customers.

Direct peers

• Agtegra Cooperative: Large farmer-owned cooperative serving North and South Dakota with agronomy, grain, and energy services. Operates a comparable retail footprint and product mix in the same geography as Independent Ag Services.
• Hefty Seed Company: Independently owned ag retailer focused on corn, soybeans, and small grains across the upper Midwest and Plains. Highly comparable business model to Independent Ag Services with multi-location retail and agronomy service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/independentagservices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/independent-ag-services-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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