Richardson International will have a new chief executive officer for the first time in nearly three decades. Hartley Richardson, chair of Richardson’s board, announced the appointment of Darwin Sobkow as incoming president and chief executive officer of the Winnipeg-based multinational grain and food ingredient company on Monday. Sobkow will replace Curt Vossen, who is retiring… Read More
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BASF Digital Farming and Richardson International say they have signed a deal that will see Richardson Pioneer’s agronomic network use the Xarvio Field Manager agronomic platform across the four Western Canadian provinces. “Through this first commercial agreement, together we can help Canada’s farmers get the best of both worlds – sound advice from Richardson’s experienced… Read More
Choosing the right protection product for nitrogen fertilizer comes down to hedging against the most likely risk of loss. Enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilizers, sometimes referred to as EEFs or EENFs, work well to protect against nitrogen losses, but they don’t all work in the same way or in the same situation. In this episode of… Read More
Richardson International has announced plans to upgrade eight elevators located on Canadian Pacific Kansas City rail lines in Western Canada. The work will allow these sites to load longer trains under CPKC’s 8,500-foot high efficiency product (HEP) model. The company says construction is set to begin at Richardson Pioneer locations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba… Read More
A Richardson International Limited subsidiary, Richardson Oilseed (U.S.) Holdings Limited, has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Italgrani USA Inc., the single largest durum miller in North America. Richardson says this purchase moves it towards its vision to diversify processing operations. As part of the deal, Richardson will acquire a milling facility in St…. Read More
The surge in canola processing that’s been announced for Saskatchewan over the last four months is expected to result in a more than 50 per cent increase in Canada’s domestic canola crush capacity, which could have major logistical and trade flow implications for crops grown on the Prairies. A record 10.3 million tonnes of canola… Read More
Richardson International has announced a significant investment into its canola crush plant at Yorkton, Sask. The expansion will double processing capacity to 2.2 million metric tonnes per year, and include updates to existing infrastructure. When finished, the upgrades will include a high-speed shipping system with three 9,500-foot loop tracks, served by both major railways, and… Read More
Richardson Pioneer is planning to build a new grain elevator in western Manitoba, replacing the existing wood crib structure north of Swan River. The company says the project will begin this spring, with completion slated for August 2022. The elevator will feature 36,600 metric tonnes of storage capacity, a 150-car loop track design, high-speed receiving… Read More
One of Canada’s largest agriculture businesses has acquired one of the country’s largest trucking companies. James Richardson & Sons, Limited has purchased 100 per cent of the outstanding shares of Bison Transport Inc. from Wescan Capital Inc., as of January 1, 2021. Based at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bison was founded in 1969 by Duncan Jessiman. The… Read More
Richardson has announced plans to build a new high throughput grain elevator at Huallen, Alta, with construction to be completed by fall of 2021. The Richardson Pioneer elevator — located 35 kilometres west of Grande Prairie — will have 45,000 metric tonnes storage capacity, with a loop track design capable of loading 150 cars. Following… Read More