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The Pulse – Spring Newsletter

Building the Future. While Honouring the Past. In the ever changing world of business and agriculture, it’s become increasingly important to us as a 5th generation farm and a 3rd generation business, to remain true to our roots while also innovating and adapting to changing market conditions. While the [...]

The Pulse – Summer Newsletter

The Power of Change There has been a lot of change and transition in the past year. While a global pandemic has been unfolding around us, we have all had to continue to adapt, shift and re-evaluate. With change also comes opportunity. We don’t quit or stop! Plans continued to [...]

The Pulse – Spring Newsletter

Leaving a Legacy. It is with a profound sense of gratitude that I write to you today, and to confirm that I will be retiring on July 31st, 2021. I want to thank everyone involved with Simpson Seeds for the role you have played in helping our family and our [...]

FCC Virtual Event

Discussions on available seed varieties at Simpson Seeds with our Farm & Seed Manager, Trevor Simpson. Elyce Simpson Fraser, Senior Vice President at Simpson Seeds presents an outlook on key lentil markets in 2021 and J.P. Gervais, VP & Chief Economist at FCC. WATCH NOW

The Pulse – Winter Newsletter

Good News in 2020 Growers have good reason to celebrate with lentil bids up and will have growers smiling. The global oversupply disappeared over the past three years. World supply in 2018 was 8,092,000 MT, and now in 2020, world supply has dropped to 6,836,000 MT. The global pandemic brought [...]

The Pulse – Summer Newsletter

2020 Harvest Underway The good news is we got more rain than last year, and finally, the drought cycle has ended. The untimely rain last fall helped as we received about 5 to 8 inches of rain to help make a crop. The 2020/2021 harvest is now underway as I [...]

The Pulse – Spring Newsletter

Lentil Markets Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic These are unprecedented times we live in. The last global pandemic was in 1918 as the Spanish flu wiped out much of the population. As a matter of fact, my great grandparents had just settled in the Lady Lake region in Northeastern Saskatchewan. [...]

COVID-19 MESSAGE

Nourishing the World Together, we are facing a truly unprecedented situation. The global coronavirus pandemic is affecting all of our families, our businesses, our communities, and our way of life. During this time, I wanted to reach out and update you on how we’re approaching the situation at Simpson Seeds [...]

The Pulse – Winter Newsletter

Global Market Access: Exporting Canadian pulses has been hindered by a rise in many geo-political, non-tariff, and nutritional barriers. Geo-political issues such as market access to Iran is one on many examples Read Full Newsletter

The Pulse – Fall Newsletter

Celebrating 40 Years On August 13th, 1979, Simpson Seeds Inc was incorporated.  My parents, Jim and Helen Simpson, had worked hard to grow the family farm. Jim inspired us to consider diversification from the Canadian Wheat Board controlled grains that held us back from our full potential. Read Full [...]