Agrocentre Fertibec
Agrocentre Fertibec inc.
20 rue de L’Industrie, C.P. 3640
St-Rémi, Qc J0L 2L0
Tel : 450-454-5155
Toll free : 1-877-337-8423
Fax : 450-454-4287
Email : info.fertibec@agrocentre.qc.ca
Three sites in Huntingdon, Sainte-Martine
and Saint-Rémi serve the West Montérégie
region. The vegetable seed distribution is located
in Laval.
Our mission is to provide solutions to agronomic problems in order to maximize crop performance. We reach this objective by advising and distributing everything required by the crop producers.
Some important dates
1970
Mr.Louis Ricard, associated with the multinational C-I-L, founds the first “Agrocentre” at Saint-Rémi. The company, “Ricard Chemical Fertilizers”, specializes exclusively in the production and distribution of fertilizers.
1979
Mr.Gaston Lahaie takes over from Mr.Ricard and adds vegetable seed and crop protection pesticides to the commercial product line.
Mr.Denis Bédard and Mr. Réjean Boyer are behind the establishment of a Fertibec site in the municipality of Sainte-Martine. The business specializes in fertilizers.
1983
Mr.Daniel O’Donoughue, in partnership with C-I-L, officially opens Agrocentre Saint-Rémi. Throughout the following years, corn, cereal and soybean seeds are added to the range of products distributed by this business.
1987
Construction of the Huntingdon plant.
1988
Acquisition of Mr.Antony Van Winden’s plant in Dundee.
1992
Fertibec pioneers custom application in Québec after acquiring the first self-propelled sprayer.
1993
Mr.Jean-Luc Yelle associates with Mr.O’Donoughue and takes charge of the administration of Fertibec.
2001
Agrocentre Saint-Rémi and Fertibec join to form the current Agrocentre Fertibec.
2004
Mr.Richard Adam takes over from Mr.O’Donoughue to continue, in association with Mr.Jean-Luc Yelle, the development of the business in the region.
December 2007
The distribution of Semences BC is added to the product line of Agrocentre Fertibec.
Vision
Both the present owners of Agrocentre Fertibec grew up in the agricultural milieu of Québec. Mr. Richard Adam grew up on a cereal and beet farm. He graduated with a degree in agronomy from McGill University in 1990. While working in the agrochemical industry for Zeneca, he completed his master’s degree in business administration (MBA).
Jean-Luc Yelle also grew up on a farm specialising in potato production. Once his studies were completed in agronomy at McGill University in l982, he worked for various companies involved in field crops in the West Montérégie region. After joining Fertibec in l993, he completed his master’s degree in business administration (MBA) in l997.
The owners of Fertibec share a passion for agriculture with twenty permanent employees and more than thirty seasonal workers. Their experience in production, maintenance, logistics, computer technology, administration and agronomy allows them to offer outstanding service to their customers.
Agrocentre Fertibec serves the Western Montérégie region – west of the Richelieu and south of the Outaouais rivers.
- This region comprises nearly a quarter of all the corn and soybean production in Québec.
- The presence of a significant number of anglophone producers has resulted in this region becoming an innovator in techniques originating in Ontario and the United States.
- Due to its proximity to the large Montreal marketplace and its particular soil type, the West Montérégie accounts for 40 % of the province’s vegetable production.
Specialized Services
Agrocentre Fertibec has become the leader in providing custom application services for its customers.
- Fertilizer spreading
- Lime application
- Product application for crop protection
Due to the growing market for nitrogen applications, Fertibec has been an innovator in the use of flexible reservoirs that can be easily moved between customers. These reservoirs can receive an entire truckload of product.
Exclusive Distribution
Agrocentre Fertibec has the exclusive distribution rights to Agrotain. The use of this product to treat urea allows producers to split the application of nitrogen. By post-emergence broadcast spreading of urea in corn, it generates important time and fuel savings and increases nitrogen efficacy for the crop.
Semences BC
The distribution of Semences BC through Agrocentre Fertibec completes a wide range of products for their horticultural customers.
