Ag Growth International has teamed up with the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) to raise funds for a cure for breast cancer.
Since its peak in 1986, the breast cancer death rate has been nearly cut in half. Today, the 5-year survival rate continues to improve. But there is still work to do!
Ag Growth International’s (AGI) Canadian farm team has released a pink limited-edition UCX³ U-trough belt conveyor to raise funds to support breast cancer awareness.
AGI's Senior Director of Manufacturing for the Canadian Farm team Tom Firth says he's pleased to see the campaign underway.
"Actually, it's been an idea I've had for about 10 years. Since the time I've been down in Swift Current that we would do something with a pink conveyor to really, really bring awareness to not only breast cancer, but cancer in general. Canadian farming is about families and numerous families have been affected by cancer. But the one thing about the Canadian farmer is that they always support each other. You know, I just thought it was a great group (AGI Batco) that could take something and actually do something that would benefit so many people."
He says he put the idea in front of the staff in Swift Current and they carried it through building a fantastic piece of equipment.
"The basis of the piece of equipment is our really popular UCX3 field loader. It was introduced a couple of years ago into the marketplace. It's basically is either for loading seeders or in most cases unloading bins. It's a real work horse in the industry in Western Canada and on farms around Western Canada."
The UCX3 is built tough to perform, yet designed and engineered for gentle handling of delicate seeds and commodities protecting grain quality and seed germination performance while moving up to 12,000 bushels per hour.
Firth says farmers can bid on the fully loaded, one of kind pink conveyor through the Conveyor for a Cause campaign which runs through October - which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The Conveyor for a Cause campaign is dual purpose raising funds that will benefit and go directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, while farmers have the chance to win the conveyor for use on their farm.
Firth says this is a great match-up. Just like how AGI is ‘right there for farmers’ with industry-leading grain storage, handling and conditioning solutions, the Canadian Cancer Society is ‘right there for Canadians’ to champion world-leading outcomes in cancer prevention, treatment and support.
Rodger Lohman, CCS Supporter Engagement Specialist, says fundraisers enable CCS to continue pushing treatment boundaries that change the future of cancer.
"We couldn’t achieve this kind of progress and bring hope without the generosity of people and communities coming together."
Farmers will want to go back on a regular basis to see what's happening with their bid.
The public can also go to the Conveyor for a Cause page and make a donation.
AGI will announce the winning bid in November.
To hear Glenda-Lee's conversation with Tom Firth click on the link below.