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Buying and Selling Grain Companies — BulkLoads Podcast Episode

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Buying and Selling Grain Companies

Released
Nov 8, 2024
Runtime
Host
Jared Flinn
Series
Weekly · since 2019

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What you’ll hear

In this insightful episode of the BulkLoads Podcast, Jared Flinn sits down with Dusty Clevenger, Managing Director at Ascendant Partners, to explore the complex world of buying and selling grain companies in today’s agriculture and freight economy. With experience at major players like ADM, AgSpring, and Bartlett, Dusty shares a behind-the-scenes look at mergers, acquisitions, and succession planning in the grain and ag-logistics industries. The conversation dives into how private equity is shaping the future of grain elevators, feed operations, and transportation businesses, and what owners need to know before exiting or expanding.

Dusty also highlights the rise of renewable fuels, carbon markets, and the strategic value of bulk freight infrastructure for buyers and investors. Dusty also shares how faith influences his business approach, adding a values-based perspective to growth and leadership.

Whether you're a grain merchandiser, elevator owner, or trucking company serving the ag sector, this episode is packed with practical insights on valuation, deal structure, and building a business that’s both profitable and legacy-driven.

Jared Flinn — host of the BulkLoads Podcast

Hosted by

Jared Flinn — Founder, BulkLoads

Twenty years of bulk-freight operating experience. Jared sits down weekly with the carriers, brokers, and shippers who actually move the freight — not the pundits who write about it. New episode every Monday.

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In this insightful episode of the BulkLoads Podcast, Jared Flinn sits down with Dusty Clevenger, Managing Director at Ascendant Partners, to explore the complex world of buying and selling grain companies in today’s agriculture and freight economy. With experience at major players like ADM, AgSpring, and Bartlett, Dusty shares a…

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