Carlton Seed

Founded in 1998, CHS is an energy and grain company that supplies crop nutrients, food ingredients and livestock feed. The company offers business insurance, consulting, financing and risk management services. It operates petroleum refineries and pipelines. The company manufactures, markets and distributes refined fuels, lubricants, and propane and renewable energy products under the Cenex brand. CHS also provides commodity brokerage and transportation services. The company offers renewable fuel and distiller grain marketing services. It provides dry feed for beef, equine, dairy, sheep, swine and poultry under the Payback brand. In addition, the company distributes more than 5 million tons of crop nutrients annually to member cooperatives throughout the United States. CHS offers wheat flours and confectionary sunflower seeds.

Pennington Seed is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of lawn, garden and turf care products throughout the world. Founded in 1945, the company has a staff of more than 800trained and certified professionals. It offers a selection of vegetable seeds, decorative rocks, barks, herbs, lawn and garden chemicals, fertilizers, pots, planters and forest products. Pennington Seed serves over 16,000 dealers worldwide. The company provides watering and grass maintenance tips to residential and commercial customers. It is a member of the Ohio Turfgrass Association, Florida Turfgrass Association, Arizona Golf Course Superintendents Association and Texas Turfgrass Association. Pennington Seed s facilities feature several manufacturing plants, nurseries and quality control laboratories.

Founded in 1983, Seed Research of Oregon specializes in improving and developing grass seed varieties for the professional turf grass market. Based in Corvallis, Ore., the firm serves golf course superintendents, architects, builders, sports field managers as well as turf grass producers. Seed Research of Oregon, acquired by PICKSEED in 2004, is a pioneer in producing salt-tolerant turf varieties. The firm markets its products under the Seed Research of Oregon brand as well as the TurfOne and Royal brand names.