What We DoNewco Grain Ltd. has been working hard to build a reputation on supplying quality feed products with exceptional service and competitive prices and friendly, professional employees since 1997.
Newco Grain Ltd. knows exactly what it takes to efficiently merchandise and distribute feed and grain commodities.
We purchase grains from producers across Western Canada, which are used to supply feedlot, poultry, hog, and dairy operations. We will provide the specified quality and quantity delivered or FOB when needed at very competitive prices. We purchase all grades of grain: heated, high moisture and light bushel weight at discounts to regular price and high protein, plump, high bushel weight at premium prices. Other commodities that we purchase include triticale, rye, oats, corn, screening, and other protein by-products.
We have a specialized salesman who deals with only the best of organic grains. We also purchase heated & green canola.
Newco People
Neil Slingerland
Owner/Merchandiser
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Neil and Margaret Slingerland have a passion to help people to find their life purpose and to help them see their worth as citizens of the Kingdom of God. To this end they work tirelessly and invest generously to serve their family, church family, employees, and friends.
Both Neil and Margaret are lifelong residents of the farming communities of southern Alberta, Canada. From his earliest days, Neil has worked in the farming, feedlot and/or the grain commodity businesses.
Neil spent much of his early employment farming with his father and managing his own feedlot during the winter months. For five years, he worked at the Parklake Feeders - a 4000 head feedlot and managed his own personal 2000 head feedlot. In 1991, Neil accepted a position as manager of Double "O" Feeders Ltd. in Vauxhall, Alberta. During his three and a half year tenure managing this 6000 head feedlot, he honed his management skills and developed his knowledge of the beef business. In 1996, Neil saw the need and potential of the grain merchandizing business. He founded Newco Commodities Ltd. in Coaldale in 1997. This business venture has proven to be very successful as Neil has skilfully built an outstanding organization with an extraordinary reputation.
As Neil developed his career, Margaret focused her time on the family and training young ladies in Christian values.
Both Neil and Margaret are certified Strategic Life Alignment ('SLA') Consultants. www.strategieswork.com Their commitment to the SLA Curriculum is evidenced by their proactive investment of this training in both their children and employees. Neil and Margaret have been married since 1986 and have eight children. They reside in Coaldale, Alberta, Canada. They attend Free Grace Fellowship in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada where Neil serves as an elder.
Vera Buziak
Feed Grain Merchant
Vera Buziak started in the Ag industry employed with Hy-Point Feeds in Medicine Hat where she worked for about 6 years. While the feedmill was being rebuilt after a fire had destroyed it, she split her time working between the satellite office and working at Taber Feeds. She then accepted a transfer to Butte Feeds in Picture Butte where her responsibilites grew to include purchasing some of the grain and feed ingredients. She worked there for 16 years after which time she accepted a position with Newco Commodities in 2001.
While away from the office, she enjoys spending her time camping, golfing, curling, reading, and doing all types of crafts.
Maurice Indenbosch
Product Manager
Maurice Indenbosch has had 9 years' experience working in the markets and merchandising feed grains and by-products. He started with Newco Commodities in 2001. He sources of all types of by products -- for alternative feed supplies i.e.. Wheat shorts (millrun), corn gluten feed pellets, oathulls (pelletized or loose), grain screening pellets, malt sprout pellets, dried distillers grain, hominy feed, screenings etc. We also sell double recleaned oats - screened/bagged shavings for the horse market.
He recently moved into Lethbridge after being on the farm for 19 years. He has been married for 26 happy years and helped to raise 6 children. He is now experiencing the joys of 6 grandchildren! He enjoys sports and church related activities.
Jeneé Indenbosch
Office Adminsitration
Jenee Indenbosch was born and raised on a farm near Fort MacLeod, Alberta. She worked at a Hilltop greenhouse for one season. While finishing her education, she began working at Green Prairie for work experience. She started a part time job there, which eventually became a full time position, doing Shipping /Receiving, anything and Receptionist. She worked there almost five years before taking the position at Newco Commodities in Aug 2005.
When she is not working she enjoys, camping, traveling, wakeboarding, gardening, and having a good time with friends and family.
Jaimie Slingerland
LogisticsBooking & Scheduling
Jaimie Slingerland was born in Lethbridge, AB and raised on a couple of different feedlots in the Shaughnessy and the Vauxhall area. While finishing his education he worked for a carpet layer for a year, moving on to Bridge City Chrysler for another year, doing the detailing there, and then he started working construction. Jaimie is now a 3rd year apprentice and has worked in the trade for 3.5 years he still enjoys his side jobs and and stays really busy with them. Jaimie then started with Newco in March 2007.
In his free time he likes to get outside and go snowboarding, mountain biking, wakeboarding, buildering, dirt-biking, street biking and vehicle racing, pretty much anything that goes fast or high.
Elaine Indenbosch
Accounts Recievable
Elaine grew up on a great farm where she lived and worked until October 2007! She then came to Newco Commodities to become a part of the accounting team! Now, she has just transferred from Accounts Payable to Accounts Receivable and is loving it! Elaine loves the outdoors, her family and friends, food, music, and traveling.
Ed Hamel
Feed/ Organic Grain Merchant
Ed Hamel was born and raised in a farming environment near the community of Bonnyville, Alberta. Upon completing his basic education there, he spent several years in the retail food industry; being transferred throughout the 3 Western provinces. Interest in business management led him to going on to the University of Laval to obtain a degree in Business Administration. Upon his return to Western Canada, he was employed in the Wholesale Meat industry with Canada Packers; both in a trading and marketing capacity. This led to being involved in the importation of fresh Beef and Lamb cuts from Australia and New Zealand; then setting up and operating a Cold Storage facility on Vancouver Island for over ten years before coming back to Alberta. He was then employed as purchasing manager for a large house manufacturing operation until family health issues caused him to step aside. He now hopes to apply his acquired business acumen towards a career with Newco Commodities.
Playing old time country music in a band, plus volunteer work in various organizations, takes up much of his free time.
Ryan Powell
Freight Coordinator
Ryan Powell was born in Taber, Alberta and raised on the family farm south
of Grassy Lake, Alberta. While living there he did a variety of jobs on the
farm. After graduating high school he attended college in Lethbridge,
graduating with a diploma in business. After a couple more years managing
the day to day operations of the family farm, he and a partner purchased
Hart Transport in Taber in 2001. Being involved in the freight business for
six years taught him much about the trucking industry and business as a
whole.Ryan and his wife Lisa currently reside in Coaldale with their daughters
Mariahand Isabella and dog LeRoy. When he is not working he enjoys water skiing, snowboarding, traveling, hunting and spending time with family and friends.
Tim Ott
Grain Merchant- Colonies
Tim Ott was born and raised in New Westminster B C. He married his bride Doris in 1981. They lived and raised their 5 children in Abbotsford until Nov 2007, when Tim joined the Newco team. This is a new industry for Tim, however new opportunities and challenges are very rewarding. Tim has been self employed, and is excited to share his learned life experiences. Today Tim and Doris live in Coaldale with 3 of their son's, leaving their oldest son and his wife in Abbotsford. Their daughter lives in Vancouver. Tim and Doris love connecting with people and helping people achieve their passions and goals,- Luke 4:18,19.
Kari-Lynn
Slingerland
Accounts Payable
Kari-Lynn Slingerland was born in Lethbridge Ab and raised on a couple of different feedlots in the Shaughnessy and Vauxhall area. Kari-Lynn has taught music since 2002 and was involved in 4-H growing up. She has been working off and on for Newco as cleaner, reception for a summer while in high school, and part time for 7 months before leaving to California for one year of schooling. She loves Alberta, her parents, siblings, friends, snowboarding, roller blading, boating, writing songs, teaching, buying feed grains and any other thing that is a gift from God and reminds her that the real fulfillment in life is learning to love God and the knowledge that we need others and they need YOU!
Eva-Gene
US Accounts & Invoicing
Eva-Gene was born and raised in Massachusetts. After graduating from high school, she worked for New England Telephone. While employed there she also went to school for computer programming. After successfully earning a degree in computer programming Eva-Gene went on to work at Erving Paper Mills. While employed at the paper mill Eva-Gene worked in the computer and purchasing departments. After a few years with the paper mill she went to work at the First National Bank in an accounting capacity. Upon leaving the bank Eva-Gene traveled to Texas where she became a manager of a new apartment complex located in central Texas. It was in Texas where she met her future husband. After marrying and starting a family they traveled extensively throughout the States, a great learning experience; not only for them, but also for their son. They continued to travel until he reached school age. They then returned to the Picture Butte area where her husband had a farm. Two years after settling on the farm they had a second son. They continued to farm for the next 18 years. Within that time they would go back to New England at least once a year to visit family. Again the travel was a great experience for the whole family. After selling the farm and moving into Picture Butte Eva-Gene began working for Eisses Trucking and Grain, where she worked until Newco Commodities acquired it. Eva-Gene has enjoyed working with Neil and the staff at Newco Commodities ever since.
Craig Rumer
VP Finance
Craig Rumer serves the Newco team as the bean counter and systems guy and has a desire to see each team member be the best they can be.
Prior to Newco Craig had been a leader in a number of organizations, including positions as CEO and VP Finance of a furniture manufacturer, Controller and project manager of an ag manufacturer and VP Finance of a mining company. In addition Craig has a long volunteering history that includes time with a university, police service, Christian school plus soccer and volleyball clubs and helping several small businesses during the startup stage.
Craig is a committed exerciser, which currently includes walking, jogging and regular practice with a karate club. Craig recently realized the benefits of exercising, surviving and having an excellent recovery from a health incident and the resultant 24 day hospitalization (a reminder to all to figure out what is important in life).
Craig and Margaret have four adult children. His family is his greatest success.
Brent DeJong
Protein Merchant
Brent is married to Hetty and has two little boys. Shortly after he was born in Chilliwack, BC, his family moved to Lethbridge, AB where he grew up on a dairy farm that had about 200 cows. Later, the dairy farm evolved into a cheese making operation and the dairy was sold. He moved to California in 1997 where he received a Bachelor degree in Microbiology at UC Davis. He has experience in being a part of a family restaurant and a backyard-structure outlet In 2005, he married Hetty who was from the Lethbridge area. He and his family moved back to Lethbridge in November of 2008. . He enjoys working at Newco and being back in Lethbridge. He is pleased to be a part of a company that values honesty and integrity.
When not at work, he enjoys reading, woodworking, home brewing, and the outdoors with his family. Brent is responsible for merchandising protein products including dried distiller grains (wheat and corn), canola meal, roasted soybeans, and soybean meal.
Kerby Redekop
Grain Merchant
Kerby Redekop grew up on an irrigation farm in Vauxhall, Alberta, where sugar beets and grain were the staple crops, and where he farmed with his dad for a number of years following high school. He enjoyed farming, but eventually left the farm to pursue other interests. Since then, he has earned an undergraduate degree in theology, and has nearly completed a graduate degree in philosophy. He finds theology and philosophy to be incredible tools for helping him understand the world around him and for investing more meaningfully in his own life and in the lives of those around him. Kerby is married to Kathrina, and has four young children: Micah, Miranda, Tobin, and Colin. Having recently returned to Southern Alberta from Langley, B.C., Kerby’s family is enjoying being an active part of their extended families again. It’s good to be back on the Prairies!
Kerby joined the Newco team in 2009, and is excited about the opportunity to continue to learn about and invest his energy in the Western Canadian agriculture industry. His goal at Newco is to provide farmers with honest and timely marketing opportunities in order to help keep life on the family farm viable. Give him a call for all your feed grain marketing needs.
Agents for Newco Grain Ltd.
Pat Morrison
Bentley Office
Pat was born and raised on a mixed farm in Blueberry Mountain (Peace Country) AB. After graduating from High School in 1973, Pat worked in the oil patch and carpentry industry while staying involved in the farm, always owning some cattle. Pat got married to Sandy in 1987. Shortly thereafter, they went to work in China for 8 months. Upon returning to Alberta, Pat and Sandy settled down in Red Deer. Pat worked in the carpentry industry in Red Deer until Oct. 1989. He started working for PBI Feeders and stayed there until 1998, and had managed the feedlot for that last 4 years he was there. In July of 1998, Pat started Healthy Herds and focused on formulating feed rations, nutritional consulting, marketing minerals and sourcing pellets. In the spring of 1999, Pat started working with Newco Commodities, selling pellets and buying grain, while maintaining his consulting and mineral business. In 2002 he bought a facility in Bentley, AB, and started a feed mill specializing in cattle feed. In Oct 2004 Pat stopped mixing feed and started trading more products for Newco. He now custom rolls grain, stores pellets at his facility and delivers grain and pellets in a 12 tonne auger truck. He also trades grain and pellets in 40 tonne lot loads for Newco. Pat and Sandy enjoy spending time with family and friends, especially with their 2 grown children, Michelle and Phil. They also enjoy spending time with children and have 2 young boys 12 and 14 years of age that have been coming to spend as many weekends as they can. Pat still feeds a few cattle himself. Pat & Sandy love camping in the West Country and being around animals, it doesn't matter much which kind.
