Every company in every industry
claims to be innovative. Even those who
market themselves as espousing old-
school values or tried-and-true products
have a vested interest to show their
customers and the public how forward-
thinking they are in their products and
practices.
For the folks at Actagro, innovation
is infused into everything they do; it's
not just talk. The company was founded
in 1981 in Fresno, Calif., where it is still
Actagro's innovation makes growers
more efficient
headquartered. Over the years—and
particularly in the last decade—that
innovation has fueled phenomenal
growth. In 2008, Actagro opened a new
production facility in Osceola, Ark., to
better supply a growing customer base
in the eastern U.S. Sales have expanded
into Australia, Europe and Asia. In April
2019, the company opened the Actagro
Technology and Innovation Center,
known to employees simply as the ATIC,
the crown jewel of what Actagro has
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Components of Actagro liquid
fertilizers are formulated at Actagro
production facilities in Biola, Calif.,
and Osceola, Ark.
Actagro products are created in large
holding tanks at the facility in Biola, Calif.