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Message
From Kyle
Welcome to the latest edition of the same. We need to continue providing
Viterra Vibe. With another busy our customers with the best possible
fall season upon us, this is a good service throughout our asset network.
opportunity to take a few moments This means communicating regularly
and reflect on some of our recent with them to understand their marketing
achievements, while looking ahead needs, encouraging them to drop off
to what we need to focus on for the their samples at our facilities, and
remainder of the year. In the following executing on our sales commitments.
pages, you’ll find some great examples As an industry leader, it’s up to us to fundraiser, making it an important source
of what’s happening throughout our consistently leverage our operational, of funding for this critical life-saving
business and I encourage you to keep logistical and marketing expertise to service. I encourage those of you at
submitting your story ideas so we can provide the service expected of us. our country facilities to continue raising
continue sharing our successes. awareness of our calendar campaign
Harvest is in full swing throughout our To further support our customer with customers to help raise funds for
this great cause.
asset network, and although wet and focus you’ll recall that last month, we
cool conditions contributed to a slow closed our purchase of a state-of-the-
start, recent progress has been steady. art processing facility at Belle Plaine, As we move through a busy harvest
At this point, estimates are for a larger- SK. This acquisition is part of our season, please remember that we are
than-average crop. Wetter conditions overall focus on operational excellence all accountable for our own safety and
have affected quality, however, we won’t and ensuring that our asset network the safety of others. Operational needs
have the full picture for another few continues to meet the needs of our never take priority over being able to
weeks. customers. As always, it’s the people do a job properly, so never start a task if
that determine the success of any asset you feel it is unsafe and ensure that you
we operate, and I’d like to welcome staff voice your concerns with your manager.
As an industry leader, it’s up at that location to the Viterra team. We Safety is not optional when performing
look forward to working together to bring
to us to consistently leverage this facility to its full potential. our duties, and we need to keep this top
of mind for the sake of our colleagues
our operational, logistical and and our families.
marketing expertise to provide From a community investment
the service expected of us. perspective, a few weeks ago we Thanks,
launched our annual STARS calendar
campaign, which is our fifth year of
Regardless of the size and quality of covering the full production costs of their Kyle
this year’s crop, our focus remains the calendar. This is STARS’ second largest
At Viterra, people are our greatest strength.
Please visit our Careers page regularly for exciting new opportunities across our company.