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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. is an American manufacturer and distributor of agricultural fertilizers, including ammonia, urea, and ammonium nitrate products. The company is based in Northbrook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, [3] and was founded in 1946 as the Central Farmers Fertilizer Company.
Scotts was founded in 1868 by Orlando M. Scott as a premium seed company for the U.S. agricultural industry. In the early 1900s, the company began a lawn grass seed business for homeowners, and in 1924, became the first company to ship grass seed products directly to stores. Prior to 1924, Scotts products were only available through the mail. [5]
Pages in category "Fertilizer companies of the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Regularly spreading seed and fertilizer keeps your lawn lush and healthy. These fertilizer spreaders—from Scotts, Chapin, and Agri-Fab—make that job easier.
Illinois cracked the top three in this year's Forbes report for best midsize employers to work for, in a recent survey. The yearly ranking system of midsize and large size employers is conducted ...
In 1995, the company merged with Scotts for $200 million in stock, creating the world's largest maker of lawn and garden products, and making Hagedorn the majority investor with 42% of the company and 3 of 11 board seats. [1] [5] Hagedorn's son Jim became CEO and chairman of the merged company. [6] His father retired from Miracle-Gro in 1997. [7]
The company was founded by engineers Frank S. Washburn and Charles H. Baker in New York City in 1907, to capitalize on a German patent they had licensed for the manufacture of nitrogen products for fertilizer. [2] The company's name is derived from the chemical calcium cyanamide, the fertilizer they would manufacture.
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