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Mann brothers settle differences

AgraCity financial woes catalyst for ending eight-year legal battle

Glacier FarmMedia — Two brothers embroiled in an eight-year-long bitter legal battle over control of a generic crop input business have “buried the hatchet.” Jim and Jason Mann have agreed to end litigation against one another and the businesses they run, which are Farmers of North America (FNA) and AgraCity Crop & Nutrition Ltd. “The […] Read more



A semi trailer belonging to AgraCity is backed up to the loading dock at an AgraCity warehouse.

Mann brothers settle differences

SASKATOON — Two brothers embroiled in an eight-year-long bitter legal battle over control of a generic crop input business have “buried the hatchet.” Jim and Jason Mann have agreed to end litigation against one another and the businesses they run, which are Farmers of North America (FNA) and AgraCity Crop & Nutrition Ltd. “The news […] Read more

Mann steps down as Genesis Fertilizer head

Mann steps down as Genesis Fertilizer head

CEO, president and chair of the company steps down as another company he runs faces financial difficulties

Jason Mann has stepped down as CEO, president and chair Genesis Fertilizer. The company is attempting to build a $2.3 billion nitrogen fertilizer plant in Belle Plaine, Sask., as well as a network of seven distribution centres across the Prairie region.


North West Terminal continues to sit idle

North West Terminal continues to sit idle

A founding shareholder questions why the board approved raises for executives while the terminal incurred $28 million in cumulative losses since 2016

A founding shareholder of North West Terminal Ltd, near Unity, Sask. questions why the board approved raises for executives while the terminal incurred $28 million in cumulative losses since 2016

Close-up of a singe wheat heat on a stock with a field blurry in the background.

Africa sees growing wheat demand

The EU and Russia are the primary suppliers of wheat to Sub-Saharan Africa, but Canada and the U.S are also players in the region

Wheat imports declined for China, Turkey, Pakistan and Kazakhstan, but expanded by seven per cent in Sub-Saharan Africa, said a new report by the United States Department of Agriculture.