Sollio Next Generation Award
Sollio Cooperative Group announces winners!
Montréal, March 4, 2024 – Sollio Cooperative Group was proud to announce the winners of the Sollio Next Generation Award at an evening ceremony that concluded its 102nd annual general meeting on February 29.
Winners and finalists
Meet the winners and finalists through videos and in articles published in Coopérateur magazine (in French):
Sollio member – New Farm Enterprise | ||
Winner | Fermes Rodrigue enr. Avantis Coopérative member | |
Finalist | Ferme Aviparc Inc. Covris Coopérative member | |
Sollio member – Farm Succession | ||
Winner | Ferme Grolier s.e.n.c. Covris Coopérative member | |
Finalist | Ferme Agricouture s.e.n.c. Avantis Coopérative member | |
Agromart Group client – New Farm Enterprise | ||
Winner | MacKinnon Brothers Brewing Co. TCO Agromart Ltd. client | |
Finalist | Matt & John McRae Lakeside Grain and Feed client | |
Agromart Group client – Farm Succession | ||
Winner | Luymes Farms and Custom Farming Harriston Agromart client | |
About the Sollio Next Generation Award
For over 20 years, the Sollio Next Generation Award has recognized farming families in the Sollio Cooperative Group and Agromart Group cooperative network (a Sollio Agriculture partner) who have successfully transferred or established a farming business while ensuring its longterm viability and success. Sollio Cooperative Group is a panCanadian cooperative that seeks to provide farmer entrepreneurs with the opportunity to draw on the best local models for farm transfers and startups. To learn more, visit sollio.coop/en/SollioNextGenAward.
About Sollio Cooperative Group
Sollio Cooperative Group is Canada’s largest agricultural cooperative with roots in Québec. Since 1922, it has been busy growing, rearing, farming and processing—and building the economy of tomorrow. These daily actions are part of the DNA of its 15,952 employees. With more than 120,000 members, farmers and consumers grouped into 42 traditional agricultural and consumer cooperatives, Sollio Cooperative Group helps feed people, bring prosperity to farm families, and ensure a sustainable future for everyone. Through its three divisions—Sollio Agriculture, Olymel L.P. and BMR Group Inc.—it proudly acts as a driving force for economic and social development rooted in rural communities. Sollio Cooperative Group generates $8.3 billion in sales and has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies by Deloitte for the third year in a row. To learn more about Sollio Cooperative Group, visit sollio.coop.
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Sollio Cooperative Group
For information:
Anouk Petit
Communications Director
5145903150
Anouk.petit@sollio.coop