About Us
Founded in 1871, Harvey Fertilizer and Gas Company provides agricultural products and services to growers across eastern North Carolina through its ag retail locations, cotton gins, a seed conditioner, and Tidewater Energy retail propane outlets. Harvey Fertilizer and Gas prides itself on hard work, knowledge, progressiveness, and strategic planning to put our customers first.
- 1871
Lemuel Harvey founded L. Harvey & Son
- 1890
Began Selling plows and farm equipment
- 1910
Charles Felix Harvey, Sr becomes President
- 1920
L. Harvey purchased first farmland
- 1931
Charles Felix Harvey Jr becomes president
- 1933
Began manufacturing fertilizer under Dixie Fertilizer brand
- 1933
Leo Harvey becomes president
- 1947
Began selling John Deere tractors and equipment
- 1949
Began Tidewater Transit to deliver liquid and solid fertilizer and pesticides to farmers
- 1950
Charles Felix Harvey, III becomes President
- 1964
Harvey entered the LP Business
- 1971
Celebrated 100 year anniversary
- 1981
John McNairy becomes president
- 1991
Created Harvey Gin and Cotton Company
- 1996
125th Anniversary
- 2000
Service over 275,000 acres through fertilizer, crop protection, seed supply, and John Deere products
- 2006
Harvey's LP line was branded as Tidewater Energy
- 2008
AP Product line was Created
- 2008
Cashwell & Jones Seed Conditioning was purchased by Harvey's
- 2009
Charles Harvey McNairy and L. Harvey launch US Farming Realty Trust
- 2016
Harvey's launched its own 160-acre research farm
- 2021
150th Anniversary
- 2021
Harvey’s Launched AP Corn and AP Soybeans
- 2023
Harvey’s surpassed 2 million bales ginned this crop year
- Today
Continuing to support farmers through innovation, service, and stewardship.