A robust agricultural scene in northeastern Ontario has spurred Co-op Régionale to expand its storage at its Timiskaming (Thornloe)) and West Nipissing (Verner) locations.
Brandon Tuinema, agriculture manager for Co-op Régionale, said the 4,000 member-owned organization is adding two grain bins, one each at its Timiskaming and West Nipissing locations this summer in anticipation of another large crop this year.
The 60-foot-diameter bins have the capacity to hold 3,000 tonnes of wheat.
The almost $2-million investment is largely attributed to the growth in acreage under cultivation, the changing crop mix, higher yield crops and more consistent year-by-year successful crop years, especially in the Verner area, Tuinema said.
The expansion and investment is representative of the state of agriculture in northeastern Ontario.
Source : Northern Ontario Business