AGRIS Co-operative board president, John Nooyen and Jim Anderson, AGRIS ownership committee chair, announced that the cooperative is giving back to their communities with a $15,000 donation to Harvest Hands.
Harvest Hands is a food distribution bank rescuing surplus food from retailers, bakers and growers to help agencies and thousands of families throughout Southwestern Ontario.
Jim Anderson, AGRIS ownership committee chair stated, "This is the second year that we have donated to Harvest Hands. The infrastructure that Harvest Hands is building provides sustainable support to the ongoing needs of local foodbanks and families in our community. AGRIS is proud to support Harvest Hands and its mission once again."
About AGRIS
AGRIS Co-operative Ltd. is a 100 per cent farmer-owned grain marketing and farm-input supply company that serves more than 1,000 farmer-owners in 14 locations in Essex, Kent, Elgin, Middlesex and Lambton Counties. It is a leader in precision farming technology, seed, agronomy and petroleum services. The co-operative is a partner in Great Lakes Grain, a grain merchandising company. AGRIS Co-operative is a member-owner of GROWMARK, Inc. and markets products and services under the FS banner.