Trained accountant Loïc is not yet 30. But that hasn’t stopped the dynamic leader from taking on the role of financial controller after only three years at Sollio Agriculture.

Climbing the ladder

For Loïc, it all began when Sollio Agriculture offered him a position as junior analyst. Disillusioned with firm culture, Loïc quickly decided to accept and start his next adventure.

Sometimes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Geneviève Rochon can attest to that. Several years ago, Geneviève left her job at Sollio Agriculture as an internal communications advisor to stay closer to home and focus on her family.

“I first worked for Sollio Cooperative Group for four years, in communications. Unfortunately, after the birth of my first child, travelling became too complicated.”

Gabriel Lefebvre has been an occupational health and safety manager for two and a half years, and he firmly believes in Sollio Agriculture’s purpose.

“Something really speaks to me about our mission to feed Canadians and ensure prosperity for farmers, while prioritizing the health and safety of the people who make it happen.”

Gabriel began his career at Sollio Cooperative Group eight years ago, as a safety practitioner at Olymel.

At the Lévis Feed Mill, waste disposal costs, including for wood, metal, and cardboard, were much higher than those of similar plants in the Sollio Agriculture network. So, the workers there decided to roll up their sleeves to reduce the environmental footprint of their operations. They began to search their containers for a way to recover the waste, with help from partner companies.

If poultry production is a farmer’s lifeblood, Julie Amyot is that farmer's wings, taking the farmer to ever higher levels of production. She may well be proud of belonging to the largest poultry network in Canada, but it is the trust she has established with farmers in her region that drives her day after day. Meet the woman who was named poultry agri-advisor of the year for 2021.

Developing new seed varieties requires about 10 years of testing, improvements and innovation. In this interview, Lucie Kablan, agronomist and researcher in field crop management, details the scientific process behind Sollio Agriculture’s research farm.

What are the major stages involved in developing new varieties?

The easiest way to explain it is by using the diagram below of the stages of seed production.

To optimize grain marketing, Sollio Agriculture advisors focus primarily on relationships of trust with farmers and buyers.

Straddling the responsibilities of both buyer and seller, grain merchant Christiane Boulet is very familiar with her role: offering farmers the best terms of sale.