Mountain View Co-op buying Taylor Aviation agronomy business

Press release

BLACK EAGLE — Mountain View Co-op, Montana’s largest independent and locally-owned agricultural cooperative, has finalized the purchase of Taylor Aviation Inc’s agronomy inputs and ground application service business.

Based out of Fort Benton and Havre, Taylor Aviation has been a fixture for agronomy service and sales in the Golden Triangle of Montana since the mid-1980s.

“It was important to us as Taylor Aviation that we partner with a company like Mountain View Co-op, who shares the same business philosophy and commitment, so our customers will experience a seamless transition,” Taylor Aviation Inc. owner Andy Taylor said.

The acquisition includes Taylor Aviation’s agronomy sales, ground application business, and the Fort Benton hangar/warehouse location. The deal also involves a new agronomy site location in Havre in support of Hi-Line Chemical, Taylor’s Havre-based business. MVC and Taylor Aviation will work together to transition the aerial application business in the near future.

“Andy and his entire team from Taylor Aviation is one of the largest ag chem retailers in Montana,” Mountain View Co-op CEO Art Schmidt said. “Their agronomic experience and support, together with the custom application business, align well with our full-service business model. This acquisition strengthens Mountain View’s position in the Golden Triangle and creates additional value for our owner-customers.”