Print This PageMonsanto Canada appoints Engage Agro exclusive distributor of Vision® and VisionMax® products for forestry industry
(Winnipeg, MB/Guelph, ONT. – October 19, 2009) -- Monsanto Canada Inc. announced today the appointment of Engage Agro Corporation of Guelph, Ontario as its exclusive distributor of Vision® and VisionMax® products to the forestry and vegetation management industries in Canada.
Engage Agro began working with Monsanto Canada to represent the Vision and VisionMax brands in the vegetation management sector in early 2009. This new agreement will allow Engage to use their experience to support these well-recognized brands in the forestry sector as well.
“The forestry sector is an important and significant segment of Monsanto’s Canadian glyphosate business,” said Cory McArthur, president of Monsanto Canada’s Crop Protection Division. “The appointment of Engage brings additional resources to this area of our business and will allow Engage to further build the Vision and VisionMax brands within the vegetation management and forestry sectors.”
With strengths in customer and industry relations servicing niche markets, Engage is well suited to market the Vision and VisionMax brands across the country.
“We have solid customer relationships and a proven record of servicing our customers’ varied needs. The new agreement with Monsanto ties us directly to the manufacturer of the products that are recognized and valued by the forestry and vegetation management markets,” said Ray Chyc, president of Engage “We are confident that Monsanto and Monsanto forestry customers will benefit from this arrangement”
About Engage Agro
Engage Agro is involved in the registration, sales, and marketing of specialized and niche market crop protection and pest control products in Canada. Its mission is to register and market crop protection and pest control products in Canada on behalf of multinational partners, with a focus on niche markets.
About Monsanto
Monsanto Company is an agricultural company and a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality. Monsanto remains focused on enabling both small-holder and large-scale farmers to produce more from their land while conserving more of our world’s natural resources such as water and energy. To learn more about Monsanto’s business and our commitments visit www.monsanto.com.
For more information, contact:
Cory McArthur
President, Crop Protection Division
Monsanto Canada
204 985 1064
Ray Chyc
President
Engage Agro
519 826 7878
