Kainai Forage Kicks Off 2024 First Cut Harvest
Stand Off, Alberta (June 26, 2024) - Kainai Forage, a leading producer and exporter of Timothy Hay in Canada, is excited to announce the start of its 2024 first cut harvest. This week marks the first week of the harvest season, with inbound freshly baled Timothy Hay crossing the scales, being quality checked and stored in Kainai Forage’s state-of-the-art sheds in preparation for international export.
Harvest season is always a key time at Kainai Forage, as we bring the entire harvest into storage on our site. After setting a record of 40,000 metric tonnes harvested during first cut in 2023, the dedicated team of more than 60 people expect to set yet another new record this year, with over 20,000-acres planted in Timothy Hay, underscoring the company’s commitment to excellence and growth for its customers.
Coinciding with this year’s harvest is the construction of the state-of-the-art storage Sheds 10 and 11. These new facilities are slated for completion in time to store the premium forage from this year's harvest, ensuring optimal quality for international clients.
Kainai Forage is a unique partnership between the Kainai / Blood Tribe and Indigena Capital. Established five years ago, with a vision to reimagine and enhance how the Kainai / Blood Tribe could maximize the financial returns from their land and water resources. This initiative has not only fostered economic growth but also strengthened socioeconomic wellbeing for the community and showcased the potential that all Indigenous Communities have for building world-class commercial enterprises.
Stay tuned for more updates as Kainai Forage progresses through this exciting harvest season, aiming to surpass previous achievements and set new benchmarks in the export forage industry.
About Kainai Forage:
Kainai Forage is a partnership between the Kainai/Blood Tribe and Indigena Capital providing quality forage exports to international markets. Kainai Forage enjoys unmatched supply certainty anchored by the Kainai/Blood Tribe’s 25,000-acre irrigation project, the largest in Canada. These lands, ideally suited for Timothy hay, are dedicated to growing forage for export, provide the foundation for security of supply to international markets. Kainai Forage partners with best-in-class forage growers from Southern Alberta on the lands and all forage is dedicated to Kainai Forage for processing and export.