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, was an American agricultural business that offered feed for livestock and poultry, as well as seed, fertilizers, and herbicides. WBRUZEK-1729

History

Agway was formed on July 25, 1964, from a merger between the Grange League Federation of

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and the Eastern States Farmers' Exchange. In 1965, the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative merged into Agway. In 1980, Agway purchased dairy company HP Hood of

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. It was sold to Catamount Dairy Holdings of

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in 1996 as part of downsizing due to overall financial losses since 1990. Agway also owned a significant share of Curtice-Burns Foods of

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, from 1966 to 1994, part of the holding company Pro-Fac Cooperative from nearby

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, which included the Birds Eye frozen foods brand.Reference for Business (Agway, Inc. Company Profile)
Retrieved Apr. 23, 2015. In 1999, Agway sold or closed all its retail outlets and sold its warehouse system to Southern States Cooperative. On October 1, 2002, Agway filed for

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. After the bankruptcy, the Agway

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was owned by Southern States Cooperative. On July 5, 2022, Agway Farm & Home Supply also filed for

, and announced that it would begin winding down all remaining assets and would be shutting down. On November 1, 2022,

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acquired the Agway trademark from Agway Farm & Home Supply. On October 14, 2024, True Value filed for

protection as it continued to face significant liquidity challenges caused by inflation and rising interest rates. The company plans to sell itself to competitor

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for $153 million. In May 2025, it was announced that Smithland Pet & Garden Center, which acquired several Agway locations years prior, would be closing all 13 of their locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.agway.com/
Agway Lawn & Garden Tractors by Murray
Intensive farming Agriculture companies established in 1964 DeWitt, New York Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2002 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2022 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2024 Farm and ranch supply stores of the United States 1964 establishments in New York (state) Companies based in Onondaga County, New York