Plains Grain and Agronomy, LLC

What Plains Grain and Agronomy, LLC does

Plains Grain and Agronomy, LLC (PGAg) is a private agricultural cooperative headquartered in Enderlin, North Dakota, serving farmers in southeastern North Dakota across four grain and agronomy locations (Enderlin, Sheldon, Lisbon, Marion) plus a fifth site in Mott. The company was formed in January 2000 from six local elevators, with four entities officially operating as Plains Grain & Agronomy beginning December 1, 2002, and Sheldon Farmers Elevator joining in 2003. Plains Grain operates 7.5 million bushels of total grain storage capacity, processes 500 trucks per day at peak, and runs 15,000 bushels/hour dryer capacity, merchandising corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, and canola through cash bids, futures-based pricing, and marketing programs including Price Later and Hedge to Arrive contracts.

The company's core offerings span grain merchandising, agronomy services (chemical, fertilizer, and seed products), custom application services, precision agriculture, and an exclusive Hubbard Feeds dealership. Technology infrastructure includes DTN-integrated real-time market data and cash bid systems, the Grower 360 customer portal for account access, and precision agriculture capabilities featuring Variable Rate Technology, GPS implement steering, and Section Control Technology through partnerships with Precision Planting and multiple equipment brands. Plains Grain partners with Winfield United (Winfield Secure financing up to $250,000) and John Deere Financial to provide customer financing options. The company employs a field sales model with on-the-ground agronomists and grain marketing specialists.

Revenue is generated through transaction fees across grain merchandising, agronomy product sales, custom application services, and feed products, with commodity-based pricing that fluctuates with market conditions. The customer base consists of North Dakota farmers (SMB segment) growing corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, and other commodities. Demonstrated product outcomes include 500-800% ROI on TerraNu fertilizer, 12-20 bushel increases on strip-till soybean trials, and 10-20 bushel advantages on barley trials. The cooperative structure implies farmer ownership with no disclosed venture capital or private equity backing.

Name

Plains Grain and Agronomy, LLC

Legal name

Plains, Grain and Agronomy, LLC

Website

https://plainsgrain.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Plains Grain and Agronomy (PGAg) is a private agricultural cooperative serving southeastern North Dakota farmers through grain merchandising, agronomy services, precision agriculture, and feed products across four locations with 7.5 million bushels of storage capacity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Services

NAICS

Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (424510), Farm Product Warehousing and Storage (493130)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Grain Merchandising & Origination Facilities (AFAOAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Grain Processing for Feed (Cracking, Rolling, Grinding) (AFADAIAF)

Keywords

• Grain merchandising
• Agronomy services
• Precision agriculture
• Crop input supply
• Livestock feed products

Headquarters

HQ city

Enderlin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grain Merchandising: Purchase and sale of grains including corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, and canola. The company operates grain terminals with 7.5 million bushel storage capacity and provides competitive pricing through cash bids, futures-based pricing, and marketing programs including Price Later and Hedge to Arrive.
2. Agronomy Services: Complete agronomic services including chemical, fertilizer, and seed products along with custom application services. Fertilizer plants at four locations enable fast blending and loadout.
3. Feed Products: Exclusive Hubbard Feeds dealer offering hammer mill, roller mill, and 4-ton mixer services, grain bank, and full feed supplements for beef, equine, sheep, and pets.
4. Custom Application Services: Custom application of fertilizers and crop protection products using precision equipment including sprayers, spreaders, deep banders, and strip till machines. Includes services like crop scouting, VRT spreading, and direct injection spraying.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Plains Grain & Agronomy is a southeastern North Dakota agricultural cooperative that purchases, stores, and merchandises grain (corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, canola) across four grain terminals with 7.5 million bushels of storage, while supplying farmers with crop inputs (fertilizer, chemical, seed), custom application, precision agriculture services, and exclusive Hubbard Feeds livestock nutrition products.

Product overview

Plains Grain & Agronomy (PGAg) operates as an agricultural solutions center providing grain merchandising and agronomy services across southeastern North Dakota. The core offering consists of grain merchandising with 7.5 million bushels of storage capacity across four locations (Enderlin, Sheldon, Lisbon, Marion), complemented by comprehensive agronomy services including chemical, fertilizer, and seed products with custom application capabilities. Precision agriculture services feature Precision Planting technology upgrades and Variable Rate Technology. Additional offerings include the exclusive Hubbard Feeds dealership for livestock nutrition and the Grower 360 customer portal for real-time account management. The company also offers grain marketing programs such as Price Later and Hedge to Arrive for price risk management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grain Merchandising Purchase, storage, and marketing of corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, and canola across four grain terminals with 7.5 million bushels of storage capacity, real-time cash bids, and multiple marketing programs (Price Later, Hedge to Arrive, basis fixed).
• Agronomy Services Comprehensive agronomy offerings including chemical products, fertilizer products and application, seed sales and delivery, and custom application equipment for farmers across southeastern North Dakota.
• Chemical Products Crop protection chemicals including pesticides, herbicides, and bulk/package chemicals for pest and weed control sold to farmers.
• Fertilizer Products Dry spreading, deep banding, and strip tilling fertilizer products with fast blending and loadout at four locations, including TerraNu carbon-based fertilizer for farmers.
• Seed Products Seed portfolio including Croplan, Asgrow/Dekalb-Monsanto, NK-Syngenta, AgriPro-Syngenta, Forage First, and small grain seeds with delivery to farm or field.
• Custom Application Professional crop protection and fertilizer application services including spraying, spreading, deep banding, strip tilling, and anhydrous application using GPS and variable-rate technology for farmers.
• Precision Agriculture Variable Rate Technology (VRT), precision equipment, and field-proven precision ag solutions for accurate planting and fertilizer applications, including GPS section control and implement steering guidance.
• Precision Planting Technology upgrade services using Precision Planting equipment, including equipment evaluation, customized upgrade plans, and ongoing training and consultation for farmers.
• Grower 360 Portal User-friendly customer portal providing real-time account access on any device, viewable on mobile and desktop for PGAg customers.
• Hubbard Feeds Dealership Exclusive Hubbard Feeds dealer offering complete feed line for beef, equine, sheep, and companion animals, plus hammer mill, roller mill, and 4-ton mixer processing and grain bank services.
• Grain Marketing Programs Grain marketing programs including Price Later, Hedge to Arrive, and basis fixed contracts for grain price risk management for farmers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500 to 800% return on investment with TerraNu fertilizer reported by customers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hubbard FeedscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive Hubbard Feeds dealer offering complete feed product line including beef, equine, sheep, and companion animal nutrition. Provides hammer mill, roller mill, and 4-ton mixer services along with grain bank for processing at a later date. Hubbard Feed nutritionists available for consultation.
• Precision PlantingcoreTechnology or IntegrationAuthorized Precision Planting dealer providing practical and effective precision ag technologies. Services include equipment evaluation, customized upgrade plans, ongoing training and consultation. Works with existing equipment to maximize performance.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Gavilon: Commodity merchandiser with grain origination and farm marketing programs in the northern Plains. Competes with PGAg on cash bids, basis, and grower contracting.
• Nutrien Ag Solutions: Largest crop input retailer in North America, directly competing with PGAg on fertilizer, chemical, seed, and custom application across the US Plains.
• Bunge: Global agribusiness with grain origination, oilseed processing, and farmer marketing programs that directly overlap with PGAg's grain merchandising and Price Later/Hedge to Arrive offerings.
• CHS Inc. Largest US ag cooperative, operating grain, agronomy, energy, and feed businesses nationally. Competes with PGAg on grain origination and agronomy but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Cargill: Global grain merchandiser and ag services provider with significant North Dakota origination presence. Competes with PGAg on basis levels, hedging programs, and farm-level marketing services at far larger scale.
• Land O'Lakes / Winfield United: Major ag cooperative whose Winfield United crop inputs and Truterra agronomy platform overlap directly with PGAg's agronomy offering. Winfield Secure is already a financing partner of PGAg, confirming commercial overlap.
• ADM (Archer Daniels Midland): Global grain originator and processor with substantial North American elevator network. Competes with PGAg on grain bids, basis, and farmer marketing programs across the region.
• GROWMARK: Regional agricultural cooperative offering grain, agronomy, energy, and feed services across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Overlaps with PGAg's full-service ag retail model at significantly larger scale.
• Wilbur-Ellis: Specialty ag input and services company with crop protection, seed, and fertilizer offerings. Competes with PGAg's chemical, fertilizer, and custom application services in adjacent geographies.

Direct peers

• Agtegra Cooperative: Large farmer-owned cooperative serving North and South Dakota with grain origination, agronomy, and precision agriculture services — closest direct comparable to PGAg in geography, member structure, and service mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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