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in the see~
cleni-P~Rla!t p adds Mwin.
1-0eate4oPOOP off SarMis akrother of First
Line Seeds' efeAtiing plants. c$wsired d
operated by Il sell mark and his sand pang
the plant is managedvery carefully.
"We keep a very tidy optuation here,"
explains Park "When we are leaning, there
is no other variety of seed around so the
chance of conteardnationis i " Part
is careful in all aspects of his operation. He
spends two hours cleaning his combine with
hoses and a vacuum before he will harvest a
different variety.
Although his plant is quite' satisfactory
now, Park would Mae to expand to a larger
system with increased storage capacity in the
future. Tank takes pride in his wort and his
involvexneet with First Line Seeds.
"We are a unique convexly in Ontario
since we are producers, processors and
nmateters of seed. I think there is more
interest when you are processing and market-
ing your own seed.
Fanners recognize and appreciate the
personal interest shareholders have in their
,b
scattteaed across the province
aad.ltal v enient for farmers to have a seed
t et thei ;door, comments Park; "Their
M �l rlef! salesman is a hof the
ciutinamkItia0Oiout tl sallat lkan the'
sluts of tine bag, will be on the inside too'''.
First Pies* high ston0a0s for all its seed
'nOning plants *A P BUY. meta
and s tee rrequin naletnto. "I have
ne* suaraitted any seeds that didn't anent
Mist Laine standard Was .
Hansom and the company's stockholders
were *Pot the first Ontario s. #o
Grassroots, the computer information system
which served Manitoba fanners from April
1981 and then became available to Ontario
fanners in 1983 through Universitel, an
Ontario based agricultural information net-
work developed by the University of Guelph
to supplement, the already vast Grassroots
network, was First line Seeds president Peter
Hannam and the company's stockholders who
are scattered from Barrie to Sarnia.
"Since our shareholders and warehouses
are located across Ontario, we can prvovide
seed to growers in all parts off the province. It
can be difficult however to keep tam of
inthe cleaning nt....,i.
inventory,," says HaPn Jaz p. "The eieetinuic
Meseaging capability of.Grassmots provl4e
an efficien��tpway far',ns:to communicate
inventory lndox'x .
Each shareholder Of First Lire Seeds has a
terminal -in his home or office,nmmuriea-
don to the car:many% head office in Guelph
indicates the availability of all varieties o$
seed at any time and location. Similarly when
a sale is. made that information is relayed to
'Guelph and inventory is reduced.
"'lire Grassroots pnigram is one manage-
ment tool we are using to provide better
service to our nistorners," Hannam says.
"All of our. shareholders can easily .and
quickly check the inventory status of all our
producers." Professor Ab Moore, proms
director' of Universitet, an Ontario based
information service being develosgpd by the
University of Guelph, believe First Line
Seeds' participation with the Grassroots
system is very important.
"Their company is one of the first dosed
user groups and they are using Grassroots to
meet a need that is not being met by other
media inventory," says Moore. "Their
assessment of the system will be more
important��{t grins at thetiaiv 4Y or awn
at Infoimart (the par rt copy of fir"
mots in 'branto). simply because it is au
essential pail of; .the?r o • 9f
Mist Line Soothe p in the gee of
eomprnter based :infonnatioir Servleeais
important also. Their sum with Grassroots
influences others interested in the Program to
try it.
"The feedback we get from the seed
.company will help us assess the fvnsnat and
content of the service, says Moore. "We are
very pleased to have First Line Seeds
paxticapating in the field trial of Grassroots
• and Universitel."
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