Company History
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Company History |
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The beginnings of Johnson Seeds go back to the 1930's when Kristjan and Snorri Johnson, along with their father S.S. Johnson, began producing pedigreed cereal seeds, multiplying new varieties, and retailing them to local farmers. As the years progressed, they built a very small seed cleaning facility. In the early 1950's they refurbished a small implement shed and began cleaning cereal seeds for the wholesale market which were sold through other seed companies and were then distributed throughout western Canada and the United States. The Interlake region of Manitoba is very suitable for the production of timothy seed. In the early 1960's Kristjan and Snorri began custom cleaning timothy production from the Interlake. As time went on they began to buy, contract, process and market local production on their own. By building good, solid relationships with other members of the Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA), they were able to expand their forage operations to the point that in 1971 they formed a separate company, S.S. Johnson Seeds Limited, which also involved their sons Brian, Lorne and Keith Johnson. Presently, Johnson Seeds is very active in the contract multiplication and purchase of all forage and turfgrass seeds which are presently being produced in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan, primarily timothy and alfalfa. Their forage cleaning facility is equipped with four complete lines of cleaning equipment, 2000 tonnes of bulk storage and has over 40,000 square feet of warehouse space. It has complete office facilities and staff capable of shipping product worldwide. Johnson Seeds has also diversified into specialty
crops to give it a broader base. In 1983 they constructed a primary
The base from which Johnson Seeds has grown has always been the vertical integration with its grain and seed farm. Kristjan and Snorri have been pedigreed seed growers for over 45 years and in 1990 were honored by being presented with the Robertson Associate Awards from the Canadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA) for their commitment to the seed industry. Now, the company is actively involved in the multiplication of proprietary seed material within Manitoba. Today, Johnson Seeds is owned by the Johnson family and managed by Brian, Lorne and Keith Johnson. They are very positive about the potential and competitiveness of Canadian seed production in the world marketplace and are committed to being very actively involved in the ever-changing environment of the Canadian seed industry. Johnson Seeds is licensed by the Canadian Grain Commission. |
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elevator consisting of 5400 tonnes of licensed capacity. Special
crops are purchased from all parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan and marketed
worldwide.