UFA Co-operative Ltd. opening first farm supply store in Saskatchewan

The UFA Co-operative Limited logo can be seen in this file photo. (Source: ufa.com)

UFA Co-operative Limited will be expanding into Saskatchewan, with its first location slated to be in the Regina area.

The farm and ranch supply store will be situated at 850 North Service Road in Emerald Park, around nine kilometres east of Regina.

“Announcing our first farm and ranch supply store in Saskatchewan during the Regina Agribition is a meaningful way to celebrate agriculture and the communities that drive it,” UFA president and CEO Fred Thun said in the announcement.

“While UFA has steadily grown its petroleum offering in the province, this new store represents our first full-service farm retail location in Saskatchewan, a new chapter in our commitment to serving Western Canadian producers.”

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The five-acre development includes a 9,300 square-foot farm store, a 4,400 square-foot building materials structure and a 4,450 square foot cold storage building, in addition to a compact chem shack.

UFA Co-operative Limited (United Farmers of Alberta) opened its first farm and ranch supply story in 1954 in Calgary, followed by a location in Edmonton three years later.

Since then, UFA has grown to include 115 petroleum locations and 34 farm and ranch supply stores.