Founded in 1975 from a Lancaster farmer’s need for dependable crop inputs, family-owned Melvin Weaver & Sons supplies crop protection and nutrition products while helping growers and independent retailers make sound agronomic decisions. The company has grown from Melvin Weaver’s first trailer warehouse into a Lancaster County distribution operation with 100,000 square feet of warehouse space and 250,000 gallons of bulk chemical storage. Now operated by the Weaver family’s second generation, it serves customers throughout the northeastern United States and develops the PowerAG line of micronutrients and adjuvants.
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Sensenig's Feed MillFounded in 1945 when Leroy M. Sensenig purchased the Hinkletown Feed Mill, Sensenig’s Feed Mill makes animal feed for farms and livestock owners from its New Holland mill. The family-owned business is now led by Mike Sensenig and his sons, Kyle and Kurt, carrying the operation into its fourth generation. It also prepares custom blends in batches starting at 1,000 pounds and delivers throughout Lancaster County and surrounding areas.NEW HOLLAND, PA
Growers Mineral, CorpFounded in 1955 by an agricultural researcher, a fertilizer marketer and a business manager, Growers Mineral, Corp. produces and sells its non-toxic Growers Mineral Solution liquid fertilizer from Milan, Ohio. The family-owned company still operates from a former 1905 brewery and now serves farmers across 27 U.S. states, Ontario and Quebec. Its program pairs the fertilizer with practical soil-health guidance, on-farm research and educational meetings, carrying the founders’ agricultural approach into a third generation of day-to-day leadership.MILAN, OH
CropCareCropCare grew from Paul B. Zimmerman’s 1947 metal shop near Ephrata, Pennsylvania, where farming experience shaped equipment made for neighboring growers. Now part of Paul B. Zimmerman, Inc., the Lancaster County company has spent decades designing and building agricultural sprayers for small- to midsize farms, with its equipment manufactured locally from start to finish.LITITZ, PA
Lancaster Parts & EquipmentFamily-owned Lancaster Parts & Equipment has supported farmers from Lancaster County since 1965, evolving from Lancaster Silo into a manufacturer and supplier of farm equipment, aftermarket parts, and repair services. The company began making its own harvesting equipment in 1991 and still builds products such as hammer mills and bale grabbers in Lancaster County, while its service team provides in-shop and field repairs across eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland. Its custom fabrication operation also serves agricultural, industrial, and commercial customers with one-off parts and production work.LANCASTER, PA