Lucknow District Co-operative Inc. has won the GROWMARK System Management Excellence Award. The award is presented to the top five performing companies in the GROWMARK System based on operating efficiency in the 2023 fiscal year. The winners were recently announced in January during the organization’s Cooperative Leadership Conference held in Tucson, Arizona. For the duration […] Read more
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Lucknow District Co-op recognized for management excellence
Lucknow, North Wellington Co-ops win management awards
Two Ontario Growmark co-operatives have won North American-wide awards for financial performance in new awards from the organization. They finished at the top compared to 58 retail member companies involved in Growmark. Lucknow District Co-operative Inc. won the Management Excellence Award, a combined measure of operating expense efficiency and system support. The Lucknow, Ont.-based co-operative […] Read more
China’s Cofco to partner with Growmark on U.S. grain supply
Reuters — China’s state-owned Cofco International Ltd. (CIL) and U.S. farm co-operative Growmark on Friday announced a new grain supply partnership which they say will enhance links between U.S. grain production areas and global markets, including China. The partnership is the latest expansion move by CIL after it invested US$3 billion to buy Noble Group’s […] Read more
Growmark buys up Ontario farm fuel firm UPI
U.S. farm co-operative Growmark is set to boost its space in the Ontario farm supply market with a deal for the half of fuel supplier UPI Energy it doesn’t already own. Growmark on Monday announced it would buy the remaining 50 per cent stake in Guelph-based UPI from Suncor Energy for an undisclosed sum. UPI […] Read more
Growmark, FS plan SW Ontario fertilizer store
Crop supply retail chain FS Partners and its owner, ag co-operative Growmark, plan to put up an expanded fertilizer centre in southwestern Ontario to supply both farmers and other retailers. Growmark announced its plans Wednesday for a new 15,000-tonne capacity facility to be built at Ayr, Ont., about 20 km south of Kitchener. The Illinois-based […] Read more
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