Crop Management Network Inc. Upgrades Vegreville Facility to Better Serve Customers

Crop Management Network Inc. Upgrades Vegreville Facility to Better Serve Customers

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While Spring may be a ways off, Garth Dinwoodie has been kept busy preparing for the planting season ahead. Dinwoodie, General Manager-Partner of Crop Management Network Inc. in Vegreville, said they have completed a number of upgrades to better serve customers. They recently installed two 50 tonne scale bins that will allow them to load two trucks with fertilizer at a time. “They (farmers) are looking for greater speed and delivery,” stated Dinwoodie. The company also added new storage bins for the blending of dry fertilizer. “We ship about 20,000 metric tonnes of dry fertilizer and 7,000 metric tonnes of liquid fertilizer every year.”Spring harvest could prove challenging, but Dinwoodie said they are prepared to hit the ground running. The company is proud to offer quality crop input products, progressive solutions and valued services that contribute to higher crop yields. They also supply all chemical inputs as well as grass, canola, wheat, barley, oat and pea seeds. In the Fall they collect soil and chemical samples and work over the winter to determine the type and the amount of fertilizer that should be applied in the Spring. “We have to make sure every dollar does as much as it can.” The company also conducts yearly trials for canola, planting six to eight different varieties that are suitable to grow in this region. “For canola we try to grow trials a year before they sell the product,” noted Dinwoodie.

Garth Dinwoodie, General Manager-Partner of the Crop Management Network Inc. in Vegreville, is ready for the upcoming planting season.

In 2015 they acquired Prairie Crop Management in Vegreville. Currently, they have six full-time employees. They are one of nine crop management facilities in Alberta. Other facilities include: Holden, Edberg, Kelsey, Daysland, Camrose, Stettler, Fort Saskatchewan, Onoway and Mayerthorpe. All of the facilities are employeeowned and serve as strategic partners with farm businesses throughout Alberta and Western Canada. Coupled with its integrated logistics company, it is the largest independent retail network in the province.