Agricore has purchased a state of the art seed treating and coating facility - Keystone Seedcoaters in Rivers, Manitoba.

Agricore spokesperson Bob Hiebert says the facility is a good fit with the company’s plan to bring added value to its customers. Hiebert expects the plant will be used primarily to treat canola and peas.

Keystone Seedcoaters was built in 1994 to meet demand for applying seed protection products on canola and innoculants on peas. The plant has the capacity to meet the needs of Agricore’s retail system in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

The purchase of Keystone Seedcoaters is an addition to Agricore’s existing cleaning and value added plants in Alberta. This solidifies Agricore’s commitment to the seed business across Western Canada.

The facility at Rivers meets or exceeds all environmental requirements and was built with community and employee safety as a priority. Hiebert says Agricore will retain four former employees and for the time being continue to run the business under the Keystone name.

Agricore is western Canada’s leading crop input supplier. The company was established in November 1998 by the merger of Manitoba Pool Elevators and Alberta Pool.

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