The latest ePreview from CHS and Land O’Lakes, Inc. announces that Wilco Farmers, Mt. Angel, Ore., and Agriliance have formed “an agronomy marketing joint venture. The partnership will allow the two companies to pool resources and to more efficiently manage both wholesale and retail agronomy businesses in the joint trade area.”

Through the joint venture, Agriliance will supply all of the joint venture’s crop nutrients and crop protection products, and will continue to pursue wholesale crop nutrients and crop protection product business with farm supply dealers surrounding the joint venture trade area. Wilco Farmers will maintain grower relationships and service.

Bill Hubbell has been named general manager of the agronomy joint venture. Hubbell was previously owner and operator of a privately held company in Cleveland, Ohio. Hubbell has also held various executive sales management positions with Lesco, Inc., a landscape supply distributor, and was a Farm and Home Store manager for Agway, Inc., Southold, New York.