90 Years of Providing Only The Best


Lowell Berry
founds The Best Fertilizer Co. in Oakland, CA, in the midst of the Depression


Production of Ammonium Sulfate
tops 1,200 tons daily, more than any other company is producing at the time


The Best Fertilizers Co.
buys a 100-acre tract of land at Lathrop, CA, on which plants and warehouses are built


California Ammonia Co.
(CALAMCO), a cooperative with BEST® and California farmers, is formed


Plant Expansions
and independent fertilizer dealerships acquired


Homogeneous Pellets Developed
via “Berry’s Best” product


Occidental Petroleum Corporation
acquires The Best Fertilizers Co. and the Ag Chem formulation plant is built


Super Iron®
product launches


Turf Supreme®
comes to market


Turf Gold®
hits the marketplace


J.R. Simplot Company Buys the BEST® Brand
Lathrop facility, and shareholdings in CALAMCO, an active partner today


APEX®
line of nursery fertilizers launched to compliment BEST®


Nitra King®
Nitra King® launches


Polymer Coating Technology
brought into the BEST® product line to support controlled release efforts


Simplot Launches GAL-Xeᴼᴺᴱ®
after acquiring a new polymer coating for controlled release


FŪSN®
a fused ammonium nitrate-based fertilizer available in select BEST® nutrient blends, comes to market


BEST® Spread Rate
application hits market


GAL-Xeᴼᴺᴱ® Curve
GAL-Xeᴼᴺᴱ® Curve launches


BEST® NK
Slow-release zero-phosphate fertilizer is introduced


BEST® Fertilizer
celebrates 90 years of providing best-in-class fertilizer