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Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited provides 88,282 meals to Drive Away Hunger Campaign

February 14, 2024 | Eastern Canada, Uncategorized, Western Canada

As part of the 2023 FCC Drive Away Hunger campaign, Parrish & Heimbecker, Ltd. provided an equivalent of 88,282 meals to food banks across Canada.

Over the past few months, P&H collected non-perishable food items and monetary donations from staff, customers and community members. Each donation was matched, pound for dollar and dollar for dollar, and given to local food banks throughout Canada to help alleviate food insecurity for people in our communities.

This year P&H’s company-wide (Grain and Crop Inputs, P&H Milling and New-Life Mills) totals came to over 7000 lbs. of food and $40,000 in financial donations to both local and provincial food banks. The Canadian ag and food industry collectively provided an incredible 143 million meals during the 2023 Drive Away Hunger campaign. (more…)

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Fertilizer shed planned for P&H Amberley

August 2, 2023 | Eastern Canada

Amberley, ON (August 2, 2023) – Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) is committed to investing in state-of-the-art facilities and ongoing infrastructure development to support Canadian agricultural producers. We are continuously growing and adapting to meet the changing demands of customers and end-use consumers. As part of that commitment, we are excited to announce the construction of a cutting-edge fertilizer blending facility this year at our Amberley location. (more…)

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Faster Unloading Speeds and More Storage Planned for P&H Grain Facility in Kincardine, Ontario

April 5, 2023 | Eastern Canada

Kincardine, ON (April 5, 2023) – Major upgrades at the Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) grain handling facility in Kincardine, ON will boost unloading speeds and expand storage capacity for farmers and customers in the region. The upgraded facility will be dedicated to serving the robust demand for high-quality wheat from P&H’s flour mills in Ontario. (more…)

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Parrish & Heimbecker completes upgrades to Goderich Terminal

August 21, 2020 | Eastern Canada

Goderich, Ont.  (August 21, 2020) – Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) is pleased to announce the completion of two significant infrastructure projects at its Goderich Terminal.

The first is a new vessel-loading spout that has industry-leading dust suppression technology. The new spout monitors and controls the flow of grain at the discharge end through computerized sensors. From the deck, P&H operators are able to manage a concentrated cylinder of grain, placing it much closer to the bottom of the vessel and reducing unwanted dust emissions.

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Response to COVID-19 situation for all locations

March 23, 2020 | Eastern Canada, Western Canada

To our valued customers,

In a continued effort to ensure the health and safety of our employees, customers and communities we serve, Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) has implemented additional safety measures at all our facilities. We will continue to provide excellent customer service using electronic solutions whenever possible. Please read on for additional information:

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Parrish & Heimbecker building new fertilizer tower at Kerwood, Ontario location

November 22, 2018 | Eastern Canada

New tower will increase capacity, speed and capability to add micronutrients and liquid additives

KERWOOD, Ont. (November 22, 2018) – Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited is pleased to announce the installation of a new fertilizer tower at its Kerwood location.

The tower is part of expansion plans that have been expedited due to overwhelming customer support for the recently built fertilizer facility. The expansion will allow the location to both keep pace with the growing local demand and maintain a high level of service, while also providing increased access to fertilizer markets across North America and around the globe.

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CAAR Communicator speaks with P&H Director of Recruiting

October 10, 2018 | Eastern Canada, Western Canada

Theresa Bolton, Corporate Director of Recruiting at Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited, recently spoke with the Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers (CAAR) to share her thoughts on the importance of employee engagement.

Theresa Bolton notes that, “A positive customer experience equates to higher revenue and higher profitability for the business.” Bolton goes on to say, “Companies with engaged employees will outperform those with low employee engagement every time.” She points to a study from the Aberdeen Group which showed 233 per cent greater customer loyalty and 26 per cent greater annual increase in revenue when engaged employees made the effort to ensure customer satisfaction.

To read the full article, visit: https://caar.org/the-communicator/876-engaging-expertise

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Winter Wheat Starter Fertilizer

September 6, 2018 | Eastern Canada

If there ever was a crop to respond with yield to starter fertilizer, wheat is it. Seed placed phosphate is absolutely number one, but what if you don’t have the equipment for that? Work done by OMAFRA is showing some very promising results. What causes the yield response? Phos really promotes root growth. Root growth promotes top growth. Top growth promotes more root growth. And a strong root system increases winter survival. Seed placed phos on low-med testing soils gets you 10-20 bu/ac. High testing soils still give you a pretty predictable yield response, but it’s usually skinny on the payback. Broadcast starter is looking like a 12% yield bump in OMAFRA’s trials with soil tests 6-13 ppm on phos. The timing can be tricky, but try to get us to sneak in between the combine and drill with the airflow if you can’t put it down yourself. Starter on wheat is a no-brainer, but probably close to half of Ontario’s acres go in without any fertilizer. That’s just crazy.

By: Jeff Jacques

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