Farmers in North East Saskatchewan will see some changes going forward.

Lake Country Co-op and Prairie North Co-op have purchased Paragon Ag Service, Ltd.

For over 20 years Paragon has been a key player providing area farmers with crop protection products, dry fertilizer and anhydrous ammonia.

The agreement will see the two Co-op's split Paragon's assets which includes three ag retail sites and two anhydrous ammonia locations.

Sherman Boland, Co-owner of Paragon Ag Services Ltd says finding a partner who shares their values and could keep the business local was important.

Prairie North will acquire the Melfort and Brooksby locations, while Lake Country will acquire the Kinistino site and an anhydrous ammonia site near Gronlid.

Terry Tremblay, General Manager of Prairie North Co-op says they've made strategic investments to grow their ag business over the past year.

"The addition of these assets will significantly increase our anhydrous ammonia business and enable us to even better serve the needs of our ag customers."

Lake Country Co-op CEO, Tim Keller says they are excited about the opportunity to grow their ag footprint and create value for their customers and members.

Paragon’s full-time employees will all be offered similar employment with the local Co-ops, which will continue to deliver fertilizer, seed and crop protection services to customers in the area.