A visit to Thompsons Ltd. might be the only stop farmers need to make

Nov 17, 2017

Producers can get crop inputs and access profitability mapping through their local Thompsons location

An Ontario agribusiness is striving to be a one-stop shop for producers.

Thompsons Limited offers “full service for farmers. We’re a full-service retailer and a majority of our businesses work with grain purchasing as well,” said Bryan Stennett, sales manager for farm services and seed at Thompsons.

Farmers can purchase their fungicides, herbicides, fertilizer and seed from Thompsons. They can also monitor their crop inputs’ performance using the company’s Farm Pro profitability mapping software.

When all of this information is combined, it gives farmers a unique look at their operations, said Colin Elgie, an agricultural consultant with Thompsons.

“The software gives farmers a different way to look at their fields,” he explained. “Instead of focusing strictly on yield per acre and productivity, it puts a cost of production on every part of their fields. The software uses yield data, as well as any as applied data or satellite imagery, to give us a picture of where we’re making or losing money within every field.”

After farmers harvest their crops, they can also market their grain through Thompsons’ grain marketing services.

The experienced grain originators are in constant contact with producers, ensuring they receive the latest market information.

“We communicate through email and text, and I pass information onto (clients) about what’s going on in the market,” said Heather Moffatt, a grain originator with Thompsons. “Then we pick a point when we think it’s a good time to sell grain.”

Farmers can visit one of 13 Thompsons locations in Ontario:

Branch	Address
Head Office	2 Hyland Drive Blenheim, ON NOP 1A0 (519) 676-5411
Blacks Lane	12098 Blacks Road RR2 Rodney, ON (519) 785-0420
Blenheim	120 Chatham St. North Blenheim, ON (519) 676-5446
Coatsworth	21333 Coatsworth Road Coatsworth, ON (519) 825-4626
Granton	695 Levitt St. Granton, ON (519) 225-2360
Hensall	96 Nelson St. Hensall, ON (519) 262-2527
Kent Bridge	23696 Kent Bridge Road Kent Bridge, ON (519) 352-6311
Mitchell	3964 County Road 168, RR3 Mitchell, ON (519) 348-8433
Norwich	345539 Quaker St., RR3 Norwich, ON (519) 424-9852
Pain Court	6857 Pain Court Line, RR1 Pain Court, ON (519) 354-5900
Pontypool	9 Elevator Road Bethany, ON (705) 277-2002
Port Albert	35541 Dungannon Road, RR1 Dungannon, ON (519) 529-7901
Rannoch	1833 Perth Road 163 St. Marys, ON (519) 229-6290

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