Big Bend Agri-Services, Inc. A History of Growth

Big Bend Agri-Services began as a grain elevator service assisting Southeast area farmers with their corn, wheat, oats, and soybean crops.

To further expand its footprint throughout the Southeast,  Big Bend leveraged its relationship with Mississippi Chemical to trade barges of fertilizer materials. Big Bend also became a regional distributor for the Arcadian Corporation and Mobile Mining and Minerals. Products distributed to area dealers and farmers included liquid nitrogen, phosphate, ammonium thiosulfate, and specialty liquid nutritional products. This expansion gave way to Big Bend concentrating solely on liquid fertility products and related markets. 

Big Bend begins first venture in the Manufacturing Services sector. Partner owned products are produced at Big Bend facilities utilizing partner equipment, raw materials, and formulas. 

Big Bend begins shifting away from Big Bend branded products and more toward white label/private label production of partners' products. This growth comes from arrangements made with a number of multinational companies which have a worldwide footprint.

Big Bend Water Technologies is launched. The Industrial Sales Division spins off this concentrated focus on specialty products and technologies to improve the quality and efficiency of treating cooling towers, industrial process water, municipal drinking water, and wastewater.

Continued growth in the Services Division where Big Bend’s facilities and expertise are called on to provide custom formulations and private labeled products for business partners. While Big Bend Agri-Services, Inc is still the overall official legal entity—general operation begins as Big Bend Services to incorporate all of the different service facets of the organization.