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FBN Announces Strategic Spin-Off of Global Crop Solutions (GCS), Creating Two Independent Leaders in Digital Ag-Commerce and Crop Protection
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SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 1, 2025--Farmers Business Network (FBN®) today announced the spin-off of its crop protection sourcing and first mile logistics subsidiary as a new independent company, Global Crop Solutions (GCS). The separation creates two distinct companies, each positioned to accelerate growth and better serve customers in their respective markets.Farmers Business Network (FBN) will expand its operations as an open, asset-light digital marketplace for farmers and ranchers, providing its 120,000+ farmer members with farm inputs & supplies, financial services, and data-driven intelligence.Global Crop Solutions (GCS) launches as an independent supplier of crop protection products, leveraging its leading registration portfolio to serve the full spectrum of wholesale and retail agricultural channels. GCS will continue to offer its products to FBN members on the FBN marketplace as a seller.This strategic move sharpens FBN's focus on its core mission: making family farms more profitable by being the leading digital one-stop shop for farmers for goods, services, capital, and digital insights needed to run their farms.