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[BORRIS, Ireland] KEENAN, an Alltech company, is pleased to announce Ontario Harvestore Systems as its official distributor for spare parts across all of Canada. Ontario Harvestore Systems has been an official KEENAN dealer for the past three years for Ontario, bringing the proven nutritional benefits of KEENAN’s range of mixers to farmers across the Province. They will continue in this capacity in addition to the new spares’ distributorship agreement.

Like KEENAN, Ontario Harvestore Systems has a long history of innovation having started over 70 years ago when they revolutionized livestock feed with the introduction of Harvestore glass-fused-to-steel silos to better manage corn and foliage. Not only did this system impress by how well it worked, but also these robust silos have stood the test of time as many are still in operation today. Finding innovative solutions for today’s farmers is what makes KEENAN and Ontario Harvestore Systems an excellent partnership.

Curtis McLean, General Manager of Ontario Harvestore Systems looks forward to the road ahead, “We are delighted to further enhance our reputation of engineering excellence, by becoming the exclusive KEENAN parts distributor, which similar to our own products, are manufactured by a dedicated team committed to quality. Ensuring systems run at peak efficiency is something we take very seriously.”

In their role as official distributors for KEENAN, Ontario Harvestore Systems will import and distribute parts to the extensive dealer and service network which looks after KEENAN customers across Canada. This includes supplying parts for the KEENAN line of Mechfiber and Self-Propelled mixers.

Matt Higgins, General Manager of KEENAN, said the fit was an obvious one, “As part of our Planet of Plenty^TM  mission, it is important to partner with companies who have similar green credentials. KEENAN provide precision diet feeding technology to optimally mix and prepare feed for maximum animal performance. This results in reduced methane production per litre of milk. The fact that Ontario Harvestore Systems are known for their solutions for environmental stewardship was not lost on us”.

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About Alltech:

Founded in 1980 by Irish entrepreneur and scientist Dr. Pearse Lyons, Alltech is a cutting-edge technology company in a traditional industry, agriculture. Our products improve the health and nutrition of plants and animals, resulting in more nutritious products for people as well as less impact on the environment. 

With expertise in yeast fermentation, solid state fermentation and the sciences of nutrigenomics and metabolomics, Alltech is a leading producer of yeast additives, organic trace minerals, feed ingredients, premix and feed.

Together, with our more than 5,000 talented team members worldwide, we believe in “Working Together for a Planet of Plenty™.” With the adoption of new technologies, the adaptation of better farm management practices and the ingenuity inherent in the human spirit, we believe a world of abundance could be ours.

Alltech is a private, family-owned company, which allows us to adapt quickly to our customers’ needs and stay focused on advanced innovation. Headquartered just outside of Lexington, Kentucky, USA, Alltech has a strong presence in all regions of the world. For further information, visit www.alltech.com/news. Join us in conversation on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

About KEENAN:

Established in 1978, KEENAN is a respected leader in ethical and profitable farming solutions, focused on maximizing feed efficiency. Over the course of nearly four decades in business, KEENAN has earned a particularly strong reputation for manufacturing quality diet feeders.

KEENAN, a member of the Alltech family of companies since April 2016, feeds and interprets data from more than 300,000 cows from close to 2,000 farms in 25 countries around the world, representing one of the world’s largest field databases on dairy feed efficiency.

KEENAN prides themselves on continuous investment into new technology for the benefit of their customers globally. The company has evolved throughout the years, combining cutting-edge technological developments with breakthrough nutritional expertise.

A keen advocate for environmental sustainability, KEENAN has developed a range of solutions to enable farmers to overcome agricultural production challenges, improve rumen health and feed efficiency.

For further information, visit www.keenansystem.com. Keep up to date with KEENAN activities on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

About Harvestore:

HARVESTORE®  built its reputation on providing dairy farms and other livestock operations with superior feed storage structures.  For years, producers using HARVESTORE silos oxygen-limiting technology have seen the freshness of the haylage and high moisture corn coming from the unloader, the limited spoilage and dry matter loss, and the high palatability that usually results in greater efficiency.  Many farmers who own both HARVESTORE silos and bags or bunkers choose to store their best forage and feed their top producers from HARVESTORE units.  That’s because forage quality influences milk production, reproduction efficiency and profits. HARVESTORE silos have been proven to be the best storage system to preserve forage quality.

• Minimal feed storage losses compared to other storage methods
• High quality fermented feed all year long with bottom unloading from the HARVESTORE
• Fast feed out delivery with XL Unloaders
• Ability to fully automate the feeding process with Harvestore

For further information, visit www.ontarioharvestore.com or follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.