Jonesboro, Ark. — Apex Ag Solutions, LLC of Jonesboro recently announced plans for a new full-service agricultural retail outlet for seed, chemical and nutritional products.
Last week, Apex completed the purchase of 7.5 acres of land on County Road 680 in Bay, Arkansas, previously owned by Syngenta. The $595,000 deal included over 50,000 square feet of greenhouse, laboratory, office, warehouse, and equipment storage space. Apex plans to start moving into the new site later this year after renovating the existing structures.
“This is a great day for us as well as the ag community in northeast Arkansas,” said Apex CEO Ryan Bane. “A second location allows us to serve our 100-plus clients better and offer more services to benefit farmers in the region.”
Apex Ag Solutions is one of the largest providers of seed, chemical, and nutritional products in Northeast Arkansas, serving more than 75 farmers in the region and currently employing 12 staff members.
“This acquisition allows us to double and potentially triple the acres we currently serve,” said Bane, who expects to increase staff by 50 percent in 2026.
Apex is a Beck’s seed provider and has been one of the Atlanta, Ind.-based company’s top six total volume producers nationally for the past three years and among its top producers in soybean and corn seed sales.
“I commend Apex Ag Solutions on this important investment in Arkansas,” said Scott Beck, President of Beck’s, the largest family-owned retail seed company and the third-largest seed brand in the U.S., serving farmers throughout the Midwest and Mid-South.
“By bringing services closer to farmers, Apex Ag Solutions is strengthening agriculture in the region, delivering real value to growers and helping farmers succeed,” Beck added.
Apex’s expansion marks a period of significant growth for the locally owned company. Chemical sales have increased by 300 percent, and seed sales have increased by nearly 20 percent this year. Most importantly, the new outlet increases local growers’ proximity to a local retailer, Bane said.
“We pride ourselves on our ability to serve our customers, and we want to be the easiest to do business with,” he said. “Now they have local people they know and trust who can provide services that will immediately impact their operations.”
In addition to seed and supplies, Apex provides consulting services for farmers.
“We help farmers by being a resource for crop planning and critical information, such as financing,” he said. This year, Apex has connected local growers who were unable to get traditional bank financing with third-party lenders and will have multiple options going into 2026. “We try our best to stay ahead of the business and have things in place before they are needed.”
Supporting Northeast Arkansas growers with a new retail location is “a full-circle moment,” said Bane, who graduated from Arkansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in agronomics with an emphasis on crop production and protection.
For more than a decade, Bane worked with growers in Lake City, Bay and Southeast Missouri in sales and consulting roles at Jimmy Sanders, Inc. and BASF. In 2020, he co-founded Apex with partner Brian French and became the company’s CEO on January 1 this year after purchasing French’s position in the company in late 2024.
“I started my career working with growers in this area,” Bane said. “It is a full-circle moment for me to be fortunate and blessed enough to purchase this land and facilities and start a retail location.”
About Apex Ag Solutions
Founded in 2020, Apex Ag Solutions, LLC in Jonesboro is the premier provider for seed, nutritional products, and consultation services for farmers in the Arkansas Delta and Southeast Missouri. Apex is a proud locally owned Beck’s dealer and one of the Atlanta, Ind.-based company’s top producers nationally. For more information, visit www.apexagsolutions.net.
