J. R. Simplot Company was founded in 1923. J. R. Simplot Company engages in food processing, fertilizer manufacturing, agriculture, and related businesses in the United States, Canada, China, Mexico, and Australia. Its products include animal feed, feed ingredients, agricultural fertilizers, turf fertilizers, herbicides and combinations, spreaders, tees, greens, seeds, and grass. J.R. Simplot company offers food products, such as avocado, fruits, potatoes, vegetables, vegetable blends, French fries, and potato products; and industrial products, which include sulfuric acids, phosphoric acids, anhydrous ammonia, nitric acid, and sulfate, as well as silica. Its services also include animal health and nutritional programs, construction, and crop support and consulting services; and cattle feeding and beef-cattle production.