A HINTZSCHE COMPANY

Long before our family first opened our doors, we at Hintzsche have understood the value of money. We know that every penny counts. That’s why we offer a variety of products and service options to get the highest return on the money you spend. No matter what size business you have, we know the solution. Hintzsche has the solution to serve you.

The Hintzsche Companies have been family owned and operated since 1962.

MISSION STATEMENT

As an honest and trustworthy, family-owned company, we are committed to establishing and maintaining long-term and mutually-profitable partnerships with our customers and employees.

Hintzsche provides innovative products, information and services to the agriculture community.

HISTORY OF THE HINTZSCHE COMPANIES

Hintzsche Fertilizer, Inc. is the leading independent multi-location agronomy retailer in north-central Illinois. Founded by two brothers, Richard and Kenneth Hintzsche in 1962, this unique second-generation company began as a small feed and grain business.

Since that time, it has evolved into extensive agronomy, petroleum, feed, pork and seed divisions, employing over 145 full-time employees.

• 1962   Two ambitious farmers, Ken and Rich Hintzsche,founded the company
• 1963   New feed mill was built at Troxel
• 1965   Fluid fertilizer plant was built at Troxel
• 1967   Acquired Sycamore Feed Mill
• 1968   First Big A applicator was purchased
• 1969   Acquired Yorkville Feed Mill (D&H Ag Center)
• 1971   Built grain elevator at Troxel
• 1976   Acquired Kirkland Feed Mill and Grain Elevator
• 1979   Acquired DeKalb Fertilizer (with two new plants in DeKalb and Kirkland)
• 1984   Acquired Hinckley Grain Co. (locations in Hinckley and Waterman)
• 1987   Built 6.5 million bushel grain storage in Troxel and Waterman
• 1990   Acquired Maple Park Oil Co.
• 1992   Acquired Bowman Oil Co.
• 1994   Started Timber Ridge Pork (Sheridan)
• 1996   Established Hintzsche-Gould Pork
•              Started seed business
• 1997   Started Premier Resource Alliance (PRA) agronomic services
• 1998   Established partnership with Ed Peterson Pork in Kingston
• 2000   Acquired Cortland-DeKalb Yards seed and grain business in Cortland
• 2000   Leased Fasco Grain facilities in Sycamore/Genoa
• 2001   Acquired Minooka plant
• 2002   Acquired Scarboro plant
• 2003   Purchased Maytown Pork from CGB and leased Hintzsche grain business to CGB
• 2006   Began Maytown Pork expansion in Amboy
• 2008   Built NPK Logistics, a UAN storage site on the Illinois River in Peru
• 2011   Acquired Burroughs Ag Services (with eight locations)
• 2012   Built third UAN storage tank at NPK Logistics
• 2013   Acquired Walter Seed & Fertilizer (Grand Ridge, IL)