The FS brand has been in Ontario since 1994. The FS brand represents a standard of excellence for agricultural and energy-related products. It's the people who represent the FS brand that set it apart. Always professional and dependable, FS System specialists are trusted advisors who understand local needs. Together, our FS teams deliver unmatched technical expertise and a genuine interest in partnering in our customers’ success.

FS Member Companies are part of the GROWMARK System. GROWMARK, Inc. is a regional agriculture cooperative serving customers in more than 40 states and Ontario, Canada. GROWMARK, Inc. strives to be the best agricultural cooperative system in North America. Employees across the FS System are always ready to do more to move operations forward and never stop asking, "What's next?".

In Ontario, you will find an FS team: AGRIS Co-operative Ltd., CO-OP Régionale, County Farm Centre Ltd, Durham Farmers' County Co-operative, FS PARTNERS, Great Lakes Grain, La Coopérative Agricole d'Embrun Ltée, Lucknow District Co-operative Inc., Midwest Co-operative, Sunderland Co-operative Inc., The Hearst Farmers Co-operative, Thunder Bay Co-operative Farm Supplies, UPI Energy FS, Vineland Growers Co-operative Ltd., and Wanstead Farmers Co-operative Company Limited.

How can we interest you today?

Your FS Co-operatives offer a wide variety of agronomy, energy and grain marketing products and services. Some members even provide convenient retail stores for all of your farm needs. Many of our members offer farm financing with FS Agri-Finance.

The FS System hires seasonal, part-time, and full-time employees. Students enrolled in post-secondary education can choose from a wide assortment of summer positions, including an Experiencing Ag or GROWMARK Internship program.

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Simplify your business, see all your FS account information in one place, and access valuable data and insights. myFS Solution Centre is the digital enhancement to your personalized relationship with your FS sales team.

The myFS Solution Centre features include:

• Account overview
• View invoices, statements, pre-pays, and bookings
• View product purchase history
• Explore field-level precision ag data, including current weather conditions, application history, Soil Sample Reports
• Receive important news and notifications from FS and your salesperson
• More features coming soon!

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We know farming.
We know financing.
We know you.

FS Agri-Finance® provides businesses with financing programs that fit each operation's needs. Each program is designed to reduce risks and increase profitability. When you finance through FS, you work with leading agriculture professionals that understand the cyclical nature of production agriculture, and who know that each farming operation is different. As a locally-owned cooperative system, we are dedicated to the profitability of our customer-owners and welfare of our agriculture community.

Financing options include:

• Seed, fertilizer & crop protection products
• Fuel & propane
• Precision Farming
• Crop Scouting
• Custom Application
• Grain Marketing

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The FS Stewardship Pledge is our promise to the agriculture industry, the environment, and our farmer owners that we will promote and recommend products and practices that highlight our commitment to Sustainable Best Management Practices.

These products and practices include but are not limited to:

► The 4R principles – Right Source, Right Rate, Right Time, Right Place  

► Nitrogen stabilizers, Nitrification inhibitors, Nitrogen volatilization products

► Agronomic and Environmentally sound nutrient recommendations

► Applied Research focused on minimizing environmental impact, optimizing harvest yield, and maximizing input utilization

Many of our FS Co-operatives in Canada are 4R Certified retail locations. These agri-retailers have passed a rigorous audit process, and continue to not only following the most up-to-date nutrient management guidelines, but that science-based best management practices (BMPs) for sustainable on-farm nutrient management are applied.

4R Designation is a voluntary program that allows agri-retailers across Canada to train their staff and align with the sustainability principles of 4R Nutrient Stewardship (Right Source @ Right Rate, Right Time, Right Place®). As a science-based framework for nutrient management, 4R Nutrient Stewardship offers verified best management practices to improve yields and economic returns while reducing impacts to the environment. (SOURCE: fertilizercanada.ca)