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Ag industry receives new facilities

Virden has always been known as the oil capital of Manitoba. Oil however, as most in Virden can attest to, can be a volatile industry.
fertilizer terminal

Virden has always been known as the oil capital of Manitoba. Oil however, as most in Virden can attest to, can be a volatile industry.

One of the constants throughout this community and the region is agriculture, and this year the Ag industry in this area is getting something new to bolster production potential - a $75 million dollar investment in fertilizer facilities.

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is currently building two state-of-the-art fertilizer terminals in the region; one near Brandon, MB and the other in Hanley, SK. The two high-throughput fertilizer terminals are expected to open in late spring this year.

The terminals will blend, distribute and warehouse fertilizer for local Co-Ops in Western Canada.

The Brandon location will have a storage capacity of 27,000 metric tonnes, while the Hanley location will be able to hold 45,000. Both facilities will be able to dispense up to 400 metric tonnes of straight fertilizer per hour. They also have capability of filling a Super B Trailer with blended fertilizer in ten minutes.

“Co-op’s new fertilizer terminals are a major investment in Western Canada that will yield results for farmers,” said Dan Mulder, Director of Fertilizer with FCL.

Currently, 64 of the 120 Co-op Agro Centre locations across the region sell fertilizer. With the new terminals online, many more Co-op Agro Centre locations are expected to add fertilizer to their farm offering.

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