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Agway of Dewitt, New York is an agricultural business that offers feed for livestock and poultry, as well as seed, fertilizers, and herbicides.[1][2][3]
History
Agway was formed on July 25, 1964 from a merger between Grange League Federation and Eastern States Farmers' Exchange.[2][3][4] In 1965 the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative merged into Agway.[2]
In 1999, Agway sold or closed all its retail outlets and sold their warehouse system to Southern States Cooperative. On October 1, 2002 the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[3][5] The brand name is currently owned by Southern States Cooperative.
References
- ^ Agway. Hoovers. http://books.google.com/books?id=XpsYAAAAIAAJ&q. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ^ a b c "The 10th Anniversary". Observer-Reporter. July 22, 1974. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S4NiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P3cNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1089,3590880&dq=pennsylvania+farm+bureau+cooperative+agway&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-05-20. "Agway was joined a year later by Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative Association. While Agway is marking the beginning of its second decade of service ..."
- ^ a b c Bruce L. Anderson and Brian M. Henehan. "What Went Wrong at Agway". http://cooperatives.dyson.cornell.edu/pdf/resources/agway.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-13. "First, a little history. Agway was formed in 1964, the result of a merger between GLF (Grange League Federation) and Eastern States Farmers’ Exchange. A year later the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative merged into Agway. The result was a very large agricultural supply and marketing cooperative that covered 13 states, spanning from Maryland to Maine to Eastern Ohio. ..."
- ^ "Eastern States, Grange Merger". Associated Press. February 20, 1964. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/920127872.html?dids=920127872:920127872&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+20%2C+1964&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Eastern+States%2C+Grange+Merger&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2011-05-20. "The Eastern States Farmer's Exchange voted 471-17 Wednesday to consolidate with the cooperative Grange League Federation ..."
- ^ "Agway Reveals Chapter 11 Plans". Associated Press. October 2, 2002. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4gtbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JE4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6418,277879&dq=agway&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-05-14. "Agway Inc, announced plans Monday to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in an effort to keep its businesses operating while it tries ..."
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Categories:- Industrial agriculture
- Companies established in 1964
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