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The United Grain Growers, or UGG, was a Canadian grain farmers' cooperative for grain storage and distribution that operated between 1917 and 2001.
In 1917, the
"United Grain Growers and Agricore sprout merger,"
CBC News. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
UGG Administrative History
{{Authority control Agricultural cooperatives in Canada Economy of Manitoba Agricultural marketing cooperatives Former cooperatives of Canada Food and drink companies established in 1917 Food and drink companies disestablished in 2001 Grain companies 1917 establishments in Manitoba 2001 disestablishments in Manitoba Defunct companies based in Winnipeg
History
In 1917, the Grain Growers' Grain Company
The Grain Growers' Grain Company (GGGC) was a farmers' cooperative founded in the prairie provinces of western Canada in 1906.
The GGGC met strong resistance from existing grain dealers. It was forced off the Winnipeg Grain Exchange and almost fail ...
(GGGC) merged with the Alberta Farmers' Co-operative Elevator Company, founded in 1913, to form the United Grain Growers (UGG), which provided grain marketing, handling and supply.
UGG was active in grain sales, crop inputs and livestock production services.
In 2001, UGG merged with Agricore
Agricore United was a farmer-directed agribusiness in Canada. It supplied crop nutrition and crop protection products, and offered grain handling and marketing services. It was created on November 1, 2001 by the merger of Agricore and United Gra ...
to form Agricore United
Agricore United was a farmer-directed agribusiness in Canada. It supplied crop nutrition and crop protection products, and offered grain handling and marketing services. It was created on November 1, 2001 by the merger of Agricore and United Grai ...
in a deal brokered by Archer Daniels Midland, a majority stakeholder in the new company.(2001"United Grain Growers and Agricore sprout merger,"
CBC News. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
Gallery & locations
Alberta British Columbia Manitoba SaskatchewanSee also
* Francis Black * James Galbraith *John Edward Brownlee
John Edward Brownlee, (August 27, 1883 – July 15, 1961) was the fifth premier of Alberta, serving from 1925 until 1934. Born in Port Ryerse, Ontario, he studied history and political science at the University of Toronto's Victoria College ...
* ''Wallace v. United Grain Growers Ltd.
is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the area of Canadian employment law, particularly in determining damages arising from claims concerning wrongful dismissal.
Background
In 1972, Public Press (a subsidiary of United Grain Gr ...
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UGG Administrative History
{{Authority control Agricultural cooperatives in Canada Economy of Manitoba Agricultural marketing cooperatives Former cooperatives of Canada Food and drink companies established in 1917 Food and drink companies disestablished in 2001 Grain companies 1917 establishments in Manitoba 2001 disestablishments in Manitoba Defunct companies based in Winnipeg