A Comprehensive Approach to Agronomy: Moose Jaw Co-op

With a diversified operation and a comprehensive approach to agronomic services, Moose Jaw Co-op excels in delivering tailored solutions for farmers’ success thanks to its highly skilled Crop Input Team.

The team, based throughout south-central Saskatchewan, has been riding high over the past few years, from first becoming a SWAT MAPS service provider in 2019, to opening doors on a new agronomy centre in 2022, to adding a fertilizer floater to their line of equipment in 2023, and being recognized by the SIA with an AGEX award in 2025. Despite their success, they continue to prioritize reliability and trustworthiness in every interaction with farmers.

“Our attention to detail is what sets us apart,” says Agronomy Manager, Troy McInnis. “The team always takes the time to explain processes and include farmers in detailed management factors. Our growers have invested a lot of time working with our agronomists and we really appreciate it. This investment in time has allowed us to better understand their farm, and more importantly makes us better at our job.”

The tailored guidance provided by the team stems from their extensive range of agronomy tools, including crop planning and scouting, product selection and delivery, seed treatments, fertilizer, and precision ag services including SWAT MAPS. McInnis explained how with SWAT MAPS, agronomists gain a clear understanding of a farmer’s soil resource, which allows them to enhance their expertise through providing recommendations specific to a grower and their field.

“SWAT MAPS aligns with our business philosophy of benefitting the customer and our ability to serve the customer. It provides a common sense approach for us and allows for a close working relationship between growers and agronomists, which benefits our retail business and agronomy at the farm level.”

The Crop Input Team has found SWAT MAPS to be especially useful in areas of managing salinity and plant populations, based on grower feedback.

“In saline areas, increased seeding rates have helped establish more plants to compete with weeds and in some instances, improve yields, especially in the slightly saline soil surrounding the ‘bad stuff’,” McInnis explained. “Also, it’s always a good feeling to dial back the fertilizer expenses in saline areas of a field where yields are lower.”

Other valuable insights emerged from working with lentils.

“When I started working with SWAT MAPS, I had the ‘fertilizer blinders’ on and discounted the benefit of using SWAT MAPS with pulse crops. After a few seasons working with SWAT MAPS in our more rolling landscapes, I realized that managing our lentil stands through variable rate seeding provided a lot of value.”

Looking ahead, the team at Moose Jaw Co-op aims to grow their business in one simple way: by adding value to their farmers’ operations. They will continue to enhance their expertise in precision agronomy by focusing on variable rate seed and fertilizer recommendations, and use this knowledge to further guide decisions on variable rate fungicides. As a co-operative, the team also continually invests heavily into their community through both patronage paid out to members along with donations and support for community events, organizations and projects.

The SWAT MAPS Team is proud to work alongside passionate service providers like Moose Jaw Co-op. Learn more about their business and what’s happening in their corner by following them on social media or visiting their website:

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