401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Agronomy Sciences, LLC Dba Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $21M
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 167
- Participants Small participant base
- 71st
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $126,521
- Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Agronomy Sciences, LLC Dba Hefty Seed Company · South Dakota · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
$21M in assets, 167 participants
Agronomy Sciences, LLC Dba Hefty Seed Company's Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan and Trust reported $21M in total assets and 167 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 71st percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- #967 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)
Coverage in South Dakota
Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan and Trust covers 167 participants in South Dakota, about 49% of the average South Dakota filer (state average ~340 per filing). Assets: $21M.
- #967
- in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)
- +30.4%
- assets growth YoY
Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets
Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$21,128,933 Top 29% higher than 71% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan and Trust among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (167 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to $21M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan and Trust reported net income rose from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan and Trust reported participants rose from 157 in the plan year 2023 filing to 167 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 202149647 · Agronomy Sciences, LLC Dba Hefty Seed Company PY 2024 · 401(k)
Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan and Trust · $21M · 167 · 71st
- EOY $21M
- 5500 167
- ASSETS 71st
- PCT 401(k)
- EIN near Saratoga Gaming and Raceway 401(k) Plan
- RANK ind #967
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in South Dakota →
Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood
South Dakota filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $16M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $21M |
| Net Income | $5M |
| Employer EIN | 202149647 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2003-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Agronomy Sciences, LLC Dba Hefty Seed Company)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Agronomy Sciences, LLC Dba Hefty Seed Company plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $21M 70.36548022713211% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 136 | $12M |
| 2023 | 1 | 157 | $16M |
| 2024 | 1 | 167 | $21M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Dakota
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
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Hefty Seed Company 401(k) Plan and Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside South Dakota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Saratoga Gaming and Raceway 401(k) Plan in NY ($21M); by covered participants it is Lightning Emotors, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CO (167 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($21M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (167 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Lightning Emotors, Inc. 401(k) Plan (CO) 167 · 0 off
- Capitol Services, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (TX) 167 · 0 off
- West Coast Turf 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (CA) 167 · 0 off
- Rps Composites Retirement Savings Plan (AL) 167 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.