Helena Agri-Enterprises

Helena Agri-Enterprises is an agronomic provider of crop inputs, application technology, manufacturing and data solutions. It was founded in 1957 in Helena, Arkansas by Billy Mitchell as Helena Chemical Company, a formulator and distributor serving regional agricultural markets along the Mississippi River. In 1987 it was acquired by Marubeni, an integrated trading and investment business conglomerate based in Tokyo, Japan. Its corporate headquarters is located in Collierville, Tennessee.

Helena Agri-Enterprises was founded in 1957 in Helena, Arkansas as Helena Chemical Company by Billy Mitchell, a distinguished WWII veteran of the Army Air Corp. It served as a formulator and distributor serving regional agricultural markets along the Mississippi River. In 1960, Helena created a field research database to aid farm management decisions. In 1987, Helena was acquired by Marubeni, an integrated trading and investment business conglomerate based in Tokyo, Japan, joining other major agri-input retailers around the world in Marubeni's growing Agri Business Division. In 1989, leveraging its vast distribution network, Helena entered the commodity fertilizer business. In 1993, in addition to production agriculture, Helena began serving a number of professional industries, including golf course management, nurseries and ornamental sellers, roadside and industrial vegetation management, forestry and more. In 1994, Helena Products Group (HPG) was established at Agricenter International in Memphis, Tennessee, housing a laboratory, research and development operation and training center. In 1997, Helena expanded coast to coast.

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