History
The Carrollton Farmers Exchange Company was established in 1920
by local farmers who wanted a dependable farm supply business within
the community. Initially, the company bought and sold such items as
feed, hay, grain, building material, implements, coal, fertilizer,
seed, livestock and produce. In fact, Farmers Exchange once owned a
lumber company and a concrete plant. The company is currently owned
by approximately 125 local shareholders.
During the 1980’s the company made a substantial investment in the
present feed mill and in 2002 a new Drive-Thru facility was
constructed and opened in Waynesburg. In the fall of 2013 a new
1,100 ton dry fertilizer and 44,000 gallon liquid fertilizer plant
was built to better serve local agronomy needs. A bulk chemical
facility is currently under construction to better serve our
customers chemical needs.
Today, the company handles many agricultural products such as bagged
and bulk locally manufactured feed, Sunshine Mills Pet and Tribute
Horse Feeds, bagged and bulk fertilizer, Kalmbach bagged and bulk
feed, Dekalb and Asgrow seed corn and soybeans, fence, ag chemicals,
livestock equipment and hay storage products such as sisal and
plastic twine, net wrap and bale wrap. Additional homeowner items
handled include; lawn and garden supplies including bulk vegetables
seeds, mulch, wildlife feed and seed plot mixes, animal and pet
bedding, hardwood stove pellets, Eco-Bricks, a compressed, hardwood,
stove or fireplace burning brick made out of hardwood sawdust.
Pro’s Choice Athletic Field and White Line Athletic Products were
added to the meet the needs of schools, parks, and local athletic
clubs. Pool chemicals and supplies as well as computerized pool
water testing is now available at the Farmers Exchange Drive-Thru in
Waynesburg.
Farmers Exchange offers bagged and bulk feed and fertilizer delivery
services, custom feed manufacturing, and bi-weekly delivery routes
serving Carroll and surrounding counties of Stark, Columbiana,
Jefferson, Harrison and Tuscarawas. The company also has 8 bulk dry
fertilizer spreaders that may be rented for bulk fertilizer
application.
Currently, Farmers Exchange employs 15 full-time employees and
several part-time employees. The company purchases approximately
150,000 bushels of locally produced grain for use in our feed
manufacturing business.