# Ag Growth International to acquire Yargus Manufacturing

Yargus Manufacturing, Inc., a manufacturer of Layco brand fertilizer and industrial material handling equipment, has agreed to sell its manufacturing operation to Ag Growth International, Inc.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2016-11-11
- Where: Marshall, Illinois, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: Declining Weight blend systems, Tower blend systems, Vertical blend systems, Drum blend systems, Portable conveying systems, In-Plant conveying systems, mixing equipment, coating equipment, micro-nutrient equipment
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Ag Growth International](https://endata.com/companies/19641.md) (acquirer)
- [Yargus Manufacturing](https://endata.com/companies/19642.md) (target)

## Sources

- [croplife.com](https://www.croplife.com/iron/yargus-manufacturing-to-sell-to-ag-growth-international/), 2016-11-11: "The sale of Yargus Manufacturing to AGI provides both businesses immediate opportunities to expand their global footprint"
- [powderbulksolids.com](https://www.powderbulksolids.com/material-handling-transportation/ag-growth-international-acquiring-yargus-manufacturing), 2016-11-15: "The sale of Yargus Manufacturing to AGI provides both businesses immediate opportunities to expand their global footprint as to agricultural and industrial material handling equipment."

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