AGRIS Co-operative Ltd.


	Career Opportunity
	Branch Manager AGRIS Co-operative Ltd. is a dynamic and successful farmer owned co-operative that prides itself on providing quality agronomic and grain marketing solutions for our customer/owners. We are a leader in precision farming technology, seed, agronomy and petroleum services. As a result of our positive growth we have an immediate opening for an enthusiastic, highly self motivated Branch Manager. See complete details


	Crop Solutions that Work # 3
	Using Winter Wheat Under Seeded with Red Clover to Manage Soils By Jeremy Tanner, CCA-ON Crop Sales Specialist AGRIS Co-operative, Brigden With a wheat crop in Lambton, Middlesex, Chatham-Kent and Essex down 12 -20 per cent from last year, how can we get the best agronomic returns from our planted acres? The benefits of including wheat, and especially wheat plus red clover in your rotation may persist beyond just the following year. Studies have shown that under seeding red clover into wheat resulted in yield responses in every year for three consecutive years compared to when red clover was not included in four-year rotation systems. Read Crop Solutions that Work # 3


	Announcement
	I am pleased to announce that Adrian VanDyk has accepted the position of branch manager for our AGRIS Co-operative Ltd. Thamesville location, effective February 1, 2010 and will be reporting to myself. Adrian was raised on the family farm in the Ridgetown area which he helped work with his father for more than 28 years. He also has extensive agricultural background having been previously involved in seed/feed industry, supervising a large swine operation and most recently with a large diversified family farming operation. Adrian currently lives in the Blenheim area and has four children and three grandchildren. In his spare time Adrian enjoys curling and golf. Adrian looks forward to meeting you at the branch during the next few weeks or for immediate assistance he can be reached at 692-3957 or adrianv@agris.coop Please join me in welcoming Adrian to the AGRIS Co-operative Thamesville team and wishing him every success in his new position. Co-operatively Yours, Jim Campbell General Manager

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