NEWS &VIEWS You Can Use Cargill Acquires Southern States
My, but how things can change in one year. One year ago, T e Eqiuery shared with our
readers a press release from Land O’Lakes (which owns Purina Mills horse feed) an- nouncing that it had a signed a letter of intent to acquire Southern States Cooperative, Inc.’s, animal feed business. T e purchase was expect- ed to be completed in January 2017. But that did not happen. However, on September 22, Cargill, Inc.
acquired the animal feed business of South- ern States Cooperative, Inc. Cargill, which also owns Nutrena feeds, is an international ag-nutrition business with more than 20,000 employees at more than 275 facilities in 40 countries.
Under the agreement, Cargill purchased the assets of Southern States Cooperative’s animal feed business, including seven feed mills and its portfolio of products, brands and customer and supplier relationships. T e other segments of Southern States Cooperative’s business – retail, farm supply, energy, and agronomy – are not part of the transaction. According to a statement released by Car-
gill, the acquisition of Southern States’ animal feed strengthens Cargill’s distribution and go-
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comings, and goings and (sadly), passings. One of the challenges of be- ing a monthly print publication has always been getting the news out fi rst and fast, but the digital age now allows us to keep our readers satis- fi ed with up to the minute news, and we love it! On top by a landslide in our popular posts for the month last month was a query to our readers: we wanted to sa- lute Salute the Truth, Steuart Pittman’s eventing partner and later top sport horse stallion, in our print issue, so we reached out via Facebook on 11/7, for photos and stories about “Willie’s” (as he was known to his friends), progeny. Your response was overwhelming, with a reach of 9,400 Equiery Facebook fol- lowers, and you can read that article in this issue, beginning on page 70. In second place was a post on 11/1 our announcement that our November issue was in stores. We think you loved this cover, a fox chasing image by Purple Horse Designs, because
the reach quickly hit 5,700. Tied for third place, each with a reach of 5,200 followers, were our
memorial post to Rick Jones, exMFH (Goshen Hounds) on 11/20, and a video titled “Monday Motivation” of a wheelchair-bound rider tacking up her untied horse, unassisted.
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to-market capabilities in the Southeast, Mid- Atlantic and Northeast regions of the U.S., and provides a pathway for continued growth across the region. In addition to the acquisi- tion, Cargill has completed a long-term sup- ply agreement with Southern States for Cargill to supply its retail stores with Southern States branded feed. “We believe that our combined business will
provide unique benefi ts to our members and cus- tomers,” said Jeff Stroburg, President and CEO of Southern States Cooperative, Inc. “We’ve brought together two best-in-class feed com- panies to develop solutions to meet their needs. We look forward to growing the Southern States feed business with Cargill as our partner.”
2 Maryland Stables win $8,000 each! It came as no surprise to us, as we know that
Maryland has some of the best, most savvy and sophisticated owners of lesson stables in the U.S. But we are delighted and proud of the two
Maryland stables that took top honors – and brought home cold hard cash – in the 2017 Time To Ride Challenge. T is grassroots contest distributes thousands
in cash and prize rewards to horse professionals who introduce new enthusiasts to horse activi-
ties, expanding access to horses while growing their own businesses. First launched in 2014, the 2017 Challenge
resulted in over 22,000 new horse-human in- teractions, bringing the four-year total to over 117,000. “Our amazing hosts created a record number of events - 1,008 - throughout the summer period,” shared Christie Schulte, Mar- keting Manager. “T eir tireless outreach eff orts are promoting and growing equestrian sports, and expanding access to the wonderful benefi ts of being around horses.” Phase I rewards the top ten hosts in three divisions - small, medium, and large - while Phase II rewards the top ten hosts in two in- dividual categories. Wild Card and 100 for 100 winners also take home cash and prizes, mak- ing for a total of over sixty ways to win. Winning fi rst place in the large stable division is Rolling Hills Ranch in Cecil County won fi rst place in the large division. Rolling Hills provides riding lessons (dressage, jumping and eventing) and boarding, plus birthday parties. Owned by Renee Dixon, Rolling Hills is also home to the Freedom Hills T erapeutic Riding Program, a Premier Program with the Professional Associa- tion for T erapeutic Horsemanship (PATH).
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