Heartwood-backed NativeSeed Group acquires assets of Sharp Brothers Seed Company
Sharp Brothers, based in Healy, Kansas, cleans, processes and conditions warm-season native grasses and wildflower seed.
Heartwood-backed NativeSeed Group said it has acquired the assets of Sharp Brothers Seed Company, a Healy, Kansas, specialist in cleaning, processing and conditioning warm-season native grasses. The assets add Sharp Brothers' processing capabilities to NativeSeed's network of regional seed companies, including Star Seed in Osborne, Kansas.
Sharp Brothers has produced, cleaned and conditioned warm-season grasses, wildflowers and native seed for conservation, reclamation and landscape markets for 74 years. NativeSeed CEO Charlie Bowman said the combination with Star Seed gives growers, conservation agencies and restoration professionals across the Great Plains access to both native seed and cleaning services.
Deal facts
- Target
- Sharp Brothers Seed Company
- Business
- Seed cleaning, processing and conditioning specialist for warm-season native grasses
- Acquirer
- NativeSeed Group
- Backed by
- Heartwood Partners
- Deal type
- Add-on
- Headquarters
- Healy, Kansas
- Status
- Completed
- Announced
- Thursday, November 5, 2026
Sources
- PR NewswireNov 5, 2026
- PR Newswire via Yahoo FinanceNov 5, 2026
- Private Equity InternationalNov 5, 2026
- Global AgInvestingNov 5, 2026
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