Introducing the new GROWMARK large capacity UAN Terminal in Ontario

The GROWMARK UAN Terminal in Putnam is open for business! The site is located in a prime location for Ontario, operating with state-of-the-art autonomous technology saving time, energy and money for the FS member companies in central and southwestern Ontario.

The 15,000 MT facility is the first un-manned loading operation in Ontario that allows for seven days a week/24 hours a day, round the clock access. The site is also the first in Ontario to offer automated customized blends with ATS also stored on site.

Today, FS Co-operative general managers and agronomy managers took the opportunity to come out and tour the facility.  Have a look at the site from various vantage points:

Heading into the town of Putnam. 

There's no horsing around when it comes to Sunderland Co-op's community engagement!

Sunderland Co-operative just  hosted its fourth annual Equine Seminar Night at Stillbrook Riding Stables in Keene and donated half of the event’s proceeds to the local Peterborough 4-H Association. The co-operative has collectively raised more than $1000 for Peterborough County 4-H Clubs this past year.

More than 50 equestrians throughout Peterborough County along with several industry leaders, local suppliers and many 4-H volunteers attended the event to learn from industry experts followed by a light dinner and social time.  

The evening opened with guest speaker Dr. Leah Knox, Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine who led an in-depth presentation on Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome, its causes, preventative measures and treatment options. Dr. Knox stressed the importance of free-choice forage and increased turnout time. Jo-yann Woolsey of Buckeye Nutrition covered the basics of non-structured carbohydrates (NSCs) also known as starches and sugars and their role in the equine diet. She covered levels in cereal grains, complete feeds and forages, teaching how to choose the best option for individual horses and ponies. 

“One of a co-operative’s seven key principles is education, training and information,” says Jake Vancuren, Sunderland Co-operative general manager. “Being a member-based co-operative, we pride ourselves on establishing meaningful relationships with our customers and the communities we serve.”  

GROWMARK Ontario employees raise $1700 for CDF!

Last week, co-ops throughout Canada celebrated their co-op advantage during Co-op Week 2019. GROWMARK Ontario employees took time to learn more about co-ops in their local communities and abroad and held fundraising events to raise money for the Canadian Co-operative Development Foundation (CDF).
 
This year, GROWMARK employees broke all records and raised more than $1,700 for CDF!

Eric Morgan, Ontario Co-operative
Association executive director
gives lunch-and-learn at
 GROWMARK office in Guelph.

Thank you to Erin Morgan, executive director with the Ontario Co-operative Association who provided an excellent lunch-and-learn for employees giving insight into the great work OCA does to advocate and promote all co-ops in Ontario.

And of course there is always cake with every 

From FS PARTNERS in Mitchell,
Larry Hale and Tim Pugh
send Happy Co-op Week greetings!

celebration!

Promoting Co-op Week in Canada! (Oct. 13-19)

Since 1895, co-operatives around the world have been guided by seven principles. These guidelines allow co-operatives to put their values into practice. 







This year's Co-op Week theme, Interco-operation, is directly related to the 6th principle: Co-operation among Co-operatives. Co-operatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the co-operative sector by working together through local, national, regional and international structures. 

Co-ops are innovative, resilient and inclusive; many attributes that Canada will need in the years ahead. Co-op businesses have never been more relevant than they are today. According to the study titled Economic Impact of the Co-operative Sector in Canada, the co-operative and mutual economy represents 3.4 per cent of Canada’s GDP and almost 200,000 jobs in communities across Canada. 

Visit:

The Ontario Co-operative Association

Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada