Kainai Forage’s New 100,000 MT Processing Plant Taking Shape
Stand Off, Alberta - June 21, 2021: With the 2021 growing season in full swing, Kainai Forage is happy to announce that the concrete floor for the new 45,000 square foot state-of-the-art forage processing plant is near completion.
The new processing plant is an integral part of the Kainai Forage expansion plan to produce and export over 125,000 metric tonnes (MT) of premium forage a year. When complete in Fall 2021, the state-of-the-art facility will house a new forage press new offices, and a second scale. In addition, the plant will provide additional storage for raw and finished products and increase loading dock capacity.
Kainai Forage’s continuous expansion will lead to approximately $50 million in premium hay exports a year and over 70 full-time jobs once complete. Thanks to the vision of the Kainai-Blood Tribe’s Chief and Council Kainai Forage is a leading national forage producer and is looking forward to an exciting 2021 harvest coming up.
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 security anchored by the 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 experienced forage growers from Southern Alberta on the lands and all forage is dedicated to Kainai Forage for processing and export.
Continuous pour of our concrete floor for the new 45,000 square foot state-of-the-art forage processing plant.