Pandemic or not, farming never stops. And with that in mind, a local company is giving back.
AGRIS Co-operative is making a $10,000 donation to the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign in Essex, Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Middlesex, and Lambton Counties.
Jim Anderson, AGRIS ownership committee chair says this year especially, they knew people were having a tough time.
“The board did not hesitate when wanting to give back to the communities where we farm, work and raise our families. This year especially because of COVID-19, we knew people were having a tough time, and we wanted to help.”
AGRIS Co-op, despite the pandemic, had a good year. In March the company was ready with warehouses full of the products needed for farmers to get seeds into the ground.
There was no time to waste and AGRIS being farmer-owned, knew the consequences of what COVID-19 could mean to food production.
As farming goes, pandemic or not, there’s no stopping the planting season. Farmers must do it.