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RR#5 Comp. 111 Phone (204) 622-8800 Location: Take #10 highway south of Dauphin to the Jct of #5 and #10, then 1 mile south on #10 to road 140 N, Then 1/2 mile East. Ninety foot electronic truck scale Extended hours during spring Seeding Seed can be ordered now and picked up at seeding time
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About Fisher Seeds Fisher Seeds Ltd. has evolved from pioneer families who settled in the Dauphin area in the late 1800's, and presently has the fifth generation involved in the family operation. Fisher Seeds Ltd. is the seed and special crop arm of Fisher Farms, which crops 5000 acres of grains, special crops, and forage seed and hay, in addition to operating a feedlot. The seed business was started by our parents George and Margaret Fisher, who started growing pedigreed seed in the mid 1950's. Processing and retail sales were added in the mid 1960's and expanded in the mid 1970's when their sons George R., Douglas, and Rod returned to the farm. Rod is in charge of the seed plant while Douglas is responsible for the grain farm and George R. manages the feedlot. Upon graduating from the University of Manitoba with a diploma in Agriculture, Rob Fisher joined the operation. The current seed plant was built in 1985, and specializes in seed grain as well as contracting and processing special crops for export for Roy Legumex Inc.* and other grain buyers. Special crops contracted include fababeans, medium fababeans, green and yellow peas, maple peas, canaryseed, lentils, buckwheat, hemp, Austrian winter peas, as well as borage. Fisher Seeds have invested in two seed grower based companies - Canterra Seeds and Farm Pure Seeds as a medium for sourcing varieties suited to the local region. Varieties are also sourced through SeCan and Pioneer Hi-bred. Fisher Seeds are licensed with Health Canada to grow, and process Industrial Hemp; as well they are associated with a Hemp Breeding Company. The Spring of 2007 Fisher Seeds became accredited through C.S.I. to process a complete line of organic crops. Fisher Seeds commenced devitalizing hemp for the birdfood market in early 2008. Hemp is an excellent feed for birds and Health Canada regulations require that Industrial Hemp must be non-viable (0% germination) in order to be sold into the birdfood market.
SPECIAL CROP CONTRACTS
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