Jul 10, 2012

Nine young leaders visit six different sites of GROWMARK Ontario System

The 2012 Ontario 4-H Ambassadors and GROWMARK's Summer Interns took a day away from their regular routine to learn more about the many facets of the GROWMARK System and better understand how the agriculture co-operative network all ties together.

The one-day tour consisted of a visit to UPI Energy’s bulk fuel plant in Guelph, an FS PARTNERS agronomy and Great Lakes Grain facility in Ayr, GROWMARK Ontario Distribution Centre, North Wellington Co-operative’s retail store and lawn and garden centre, an FS PARTNERS demonstration field plot called Pursuit of Maximum Yield and a 24 hour remotely monitored cardlock FAST STOP® fueling station.

Youth attended GROWMARK System tour shown here at their first stop of the day at UPI Energy's bulk fuel site. (From L-R) 4-H Ontario senior manager, programing Marianne Fallis; 4-H Ontario executive director Wraychel Horne; GROWMARK Intern Cristina Ricciardi; 4-H Ambassador Julia Romagnoli; GROWMARK Intern placed with FS PARTNERS Erin Campbell; 4-H Ambassadors Steven Stockdale and Samantha Klaver, GROWMARK Intern placed at Lucknow Co-op Kim Hooey; 4-H Ambassadors Jennifer Pollock and Victoria Kyle, FS PARTNERS accounting systems co-ordinator Natalie Brown, GROWMARK Intern placed with Great Lakes Grain Ashley Debrouwer and from UPI Energy, Dianne Kennedy manager customer relations and sales development and Bob Hodgson manager operations for southwestern Ontario.


Visit 4-H Ontario Ambassador Program and the GROWMARK Internship program. to learn more.

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