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  • mbratrud
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2008
    • 1019

    Farmer owned commodity hub.

    Series of meetings coming up in December to discuss farmer owned initiative.

    Hope to see a bunch of Agriville representation there. Great opportunity to get in on the ground floor of something that can provide value to your farm!


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  • bucket
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2008
    • 17028

    #2
    WIT all over again?

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    • mbratrud
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2008
      • 1019

      #3
      Originally posted by bucket View Post
      WIT all over again?
      I'll say this. It is inspired by WIT and all the producer owned entities. The concept and structure will be dramatically different than WIT or anything else out there currently in Canada.

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      • mbratrud
        Senior Member
        • Jun 2008
        • 1019

        #4
        Originally posted by bucket View Post
        WIT all over again?
        If this project is referred to as WIT all over again, we will wear that as a badge of honor. WIT was extremely successful and provided tremendous value back to its shareholders, customers and farmers all across Western Canada. Not only in returns but as an advocate for policy and standards that helped all producers and the Canadian grain industry.

        We are turning the page on that history but drawing from the experience and inspiration that success story provided to farmers in SE Sask.

        By starting new it allows us create something that is much more diversified and nimble. This project if successfully built will likely be a template for something that can be replicated in other parts of the country.

        Many farmers, grain companies, end users and shippers of commodities are already excited about this project and what it will become. It is an ambitious project and will require the support of hundreds of producers. These meetings will determine whether or not that support is there.

        So far our response and words of encouragement from industry professionals in Grain, Oil and others have us feeling we are headed in the right direction.

        We hope farmers will hear us out. We want this to be a Farmer initiative that includes all farmers that want to be part of something that can provide as many firsts in Saskatchewan, and Canada that WIT did. I believe this is a generational opportunity.

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        • mbratrud
          Senior Member
          • Jun 2008
          • 1019

          #5
          follow us on twitter @comtraxlogsol

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          • bucket
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2008
            • 17028

            #6
            I wasn't being sarcastic or rude just asking.....that was a successfull model to follow.....maybe there are better designs for elevators today.

            And could you put one in my neighborhood?


            Getting sick of the big three with little vision.

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            • mbratrud
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2008
              • 1019

              #7
              Originally posted by bucket View Post
              I wasn't being sarcastic or rude just asking.....that was a successfull model to follow.....maybe there are better designs for elevators today.

              And could you put one in my neighborhood?


              Getting sick of the big three with little vision.
              Sorry wasn't trying to accuse you of being sarcastic, rather seizing the opportunity to share vision.

              My answer to you question is simply unless everyone who seeks to originate commodities from your area is represented, or can easily do so the answer is yes.

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              • parsley
                Senior Member
                • Oct 2000
                • 10986

                #8
                I'm vey excited about this commercial facility, owned by producers, and commercial companies owning the condo spaces inside it. From what I was told, it will also transload crude as well as aggregate.

                I can see some entrepreneurs getting a spot in the facility, and value adding. I' d love to buy three rooms to : 1. make birdseed, 2. make pelleted livestock feed, using farmer screenings,and 3.make speciality organic flour. Ha. But then, I'm cursed with an over-active imagination...

                I started following the company on twitter a few weeks ago.

                Producer owned facilities are a sure sign of confidence in agriculture; in farmers. What a wonderful Saskatchewan.

                Congratulations to Comtrax Logistics Solutions for their innovative concepts, their faith in our farm communities as a place to invest, to the planners for dedicating their time to creating wealth in Saskatchewan.

                I appreciate it.
                Pars
                Last edited by parsley; Nov 22, 2016, 13:15.

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                • mbratrud
                  Senior Member
                  • Jun 2008
                  • 1019

                  #9
                  Originally posted by parsley View Post
                  I'm vey excited about this commercial facility, owned by producers, and commercial companies owning the condo spaces inside it. From what I was told, it will also transload crude as well as aggregate.

                  I can see some entrepreneurs getting a spot in the facility, and value adding. I' d love to buy three rooms to : 1. make birdseed, 2. make pelleted livestock feed, using farmer screenings,and 3.make speciality organic flour. Ha. But then, I'm cursed with an over-active imagination...

                  I started following the company on twitter a few weeks ago.

                  Producer owned facilities are a sure sign of confidence in agriculture; in farmers. What a wonderful Saskatchewan.

                  Congratulations to Comtrax Logistics Solutions for their innovative concepts, their faith in our farm communities as a place to invest, to the planners for dedicating their time to creating wealth in Saskatchewan.

                  I appreciate it.
                  Pars
                  I love your enthusiasm. If you notice those bins at the back of that drawing on our poster.

                  Those are holding bins for our Pelletized screenings which then can be loaded on trucks or rail. That was a no brainer.

                  We are also working on a design that will hopefully satisfy the most strict standards for identity preserved and tracibilty for products.

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                  • malleefarmer
                    Senior Member
                    • Nov 2005
                    • 5424

                    #10
                    A group of farmers here tried something similar.
                    I was initially involved 5 farmers purchased the land 120 acres by railway.
                    Was planned to have a containerizing plant to box grain plus bunkers and some upright storage.
                    Feasabilty and budget done came to first meeting everyone keen then second meeting need 150 farmers to put minimum of 5000 dollars in but more was preffered didnt proceed but apparently still being evaluated by others.

                    but its a great idea for you guys suggest sorely needed

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