Ottawa, ON – - SeCan is pleased to announce the addition of Nick Cowan to its team as Marketing Representative for southwestern Ontario. With over three decades of experience in the seed industry, Nick brings deep market knowledge and a proven track record of building strong customer relationships.
Covering the Niagara–Windsor corridor, Nick will play a key role in supporting SeCan’s retail partners and members across Ontario’s most competitive soybean and winter wheat market.
“Nick is a fantastic addition to our team,” says Jeff Reid, General Manager at SeCan. “His extensive experience and connections will bring tremendous value to our members and customers, allowing us to provide more targeted, local support. His expertise will complement the efforts of current team members Phil Bailey, Shannon Bieman, and Matt Hooyer, strengthening SeCan’s presence across eastern Canada.”
“I’m excited to join the SeCan team and help grow its presence in an area I know well,” says Nick Cowan. “Southwestern Ontario is a dynamic market, and I look forward to expanding our reach and delivering value to farmers through our members and retail partners.”
Nick joins SeCan after more than 30 years with Syngenta / NK Seeds, where he held various technical and sales roles across southwestern Ontario and the eastern U.S. He will be based at his home office and can be reached at ncowan@secan.com or 519-320-7434.
SeCan is a consortium of over 600 independent Canadian seed businesses engaged in seed production, processing and marketing. As “Canada’s Seed Partner”, SeCan actively seeks partnerships that promote success in Canadian agriculture. SeCan is the largest supplier of certified seed to Canadian farmers, with more than 400 varieties in 28 crop types developed by public and private sector breeding programs. Collectively, SeCan members are major supporters of seed variety research and development, returning more than $165 million in royalties and research funding since inception in 1976.
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