Land O’Lakes has acquired 100 percent of the assets of Agren Inc., a software company that provides soil health and conservation planning software.

The acquisition was conducted through Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN, a partnership between farmers, companies, and Land O’Lakes that is farmer-focused, farmer-driven, and that “aligns and harmonizes on-farm conservation and company-led sustainability target to maximize the positive impact we can have on the environment,” according to the LOL SUSTAIN website.

Since 2016 Land O’ Lakes has held a minority stake in Agren, partnering with the company to provide farmers with conservation software tools. Moving forward, these tools, which will be provided through the SoilVantage platform, will give farmers and agricultural retailers access to an industry-leading soil health platform from Land O’Lakes – one of the premier agribusiness and food companies in the U.S.

Since the two companies partnered two years ago, Agren’s software has filled a key role in the LOL SUSTAIN suite of tools, and once fully integrated, Agren’s software is expected to be complementary to existing conservation capabilities of LOL SUSTAIN and WinField United.

“This acquisition bolsters our goal at Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN to be industry leaders in conservation stewardship and sustainability, helping ensure Land O’Lakes and the farmers we serve can lead the way on stewardship using the latest technology in our industry,” said Matt Carstens, senior vice president of Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN.

“By strategically designing conservation practices and visualizing results using these innovative tools, retailers and farmers can maximize conservation benefits while keeping productive land in farming. It’s one more way Land O’Lakes is leading in the conservation arena.”

-Lynda Kiernan