NativeSeed Group Acquires Arrow Seed, Doubling Down on Commitment to Provide Conservation and Premium Forage Seed
29 Julio 2024 - 3:05PM
Business Wire
Heartwood Partners is pleased to announce that after four
generations of family ownership, Arrow Seed has joined Heartwood’s
growing seed and erosion control platform, NativeSeed Group
(“NativeSeed”). Located in Broken Bow, Nebraska, Arrow Seed (“Arrow
Seed”) is a producer and supplier of conservation and premium
forage seed, primarily serving the Midwest. In addition to
expanding NativeSeed’s geographic footprint into the Midwest, the
acquisition bolsters its product portfolio with expanded
warm-season seed varieties.
Arrow Seed conditions and packages native grass, wildflower,
forages, turf grasses, small grains and other related varieties of
seeds and seed mixes for farm and conservation applications.
Customers include seed distributors, retailers, farmers, state and
local conservation districts, municipalities, and private
landowners.
“We were fortunate to have been presented with this opportunity
as we continue to expand our geographic footprint,” said NativeSeed
Group CEO Rob Wendell. “Arrow Seed’s core values, rooted in
providing customers with high quality custom seed mixes on a
just-in-time basis, align perfectly with how we do business. We
also see a tremendous fit with our Star Seed operation
(www.gostarseed.com) in nearby Osborne, Kansas, by sharing
resources and best practices in procurement and customer service.
Both entities will be better positioned to deliver immediate value
to the market and be ideally positioned to meet projected long-term
growth in cover crops and conservation throughout the Midwest.”
Arrow Seed is the second add-on acquisition completed by
NativeSeed Group since Heartwood Partners, a leading middle market
private equity firm founded in 1982, acquired the business in April
2022. “We are pleased to support NativeSeed with its second
strategic acquisition, helping the platform further add scale and
grow its footprint,” said James Sidwa, Managing Partner, Heartwood
Partners. “We look forward to continuing to build NativeSeed
Group’s portfolio of brands and continuing to invest in future
growth.”
About NativeSeed Group: Headquartered in Carpinteria, CA,
NativeSeed is a provider of native and conservation seed, farm
seed, and erosion control products used in land reclamation and
conservation, agriculture, and consumer applications. The Company
goes to market under several market leading regional brands,
serving a diverse group of landowners, energy companies, state
& federal agencies, regional conservation districts, NGOs, farm
co-ops, environmental engineers, and contractors, with a
particularly strong presence throughout the Western and Midwestern
U.S. The company’s Nature’s Seed brand sells flower, turf, and
pasture blends to homeowners, hobby farmers, and smaller rural
landowners throughout the United States. Please visit the
NativeSeed website at www.NativeSeedGroup.com to learn more.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240729235696/en/
Sean Horn, Director of Marketing Email:
sean@nativeseedgroup.com Phone: 720-601-2586