The straightest line from prairie field to market.
A Western Canadian farm brokerage, family-led since 1986. We broker grain of every grade from Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba farms, sell crop inputs at posted prices and arrange freight across Canada and the USA.
What we do
Five businesses.
Each one answers the phone.
01
Grain brokerage
#1 to heated
Domestic and export marketing for almost any crop grown in Western Canada and the Northern US.
02
Crop protection
Generic and branded
Herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, inoculants and more, shipped free to your farm.
03
Freight brokerage
Bulk, deck, van and reefer
Loads within Canada and between Canada and the USA, through a network of carriers.
04
Online trading
Track and CIF/CNF
Bid, offer, negotiate and trade on Johnston’s Connected, with a broker on the phone.
05
Regenerative agriculture
The 10 Point Program
Advanced soil analysis and Ph.D. level soil science, field by field.
Domestic and export grain brokerage, for every grade.
Markets for almost any field crop grown in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and the Northern US, from #1 milling to severely damaged or heated. Bids are quoted FOB farm or delivered.
Contract your crop
We help you contract the field crops you grow with the buyers that want them, whatever the grade.
Sell into the market
We sell grain from elevators and processors into track and destination markets, domestic and export.
02
Crop protection
Lowest prices. Best service. Free shipping. Financing available.
The leading generic crop input provider in Western Canada. Order on the webstore at posted prices, or call and ask for a sales agronomist.
03
Freight brokerage
A carrier network, not a fleet.
The carrier network
200+
Bulk carrier companies
3,000+
Hopper trucks across those carriers, mostly Super Bs
120+
Deck carrier companies, for full loads and LTL
04
Online trading
Track and CIF/CNF grain, traded online.
Post bids and offers, negotiate and trade, with a broker on the phone during office hours.
How it works
01
Bid
Create a bid for what you want to buy.
02
Offer
Post an offer for what you have to sell.
03
Negotiate
Counter directly with other users.
04
Trade
Execute when the terms meet.
05
Regenerative agriculture
Healthier foods, healthier soils, healthier bank accounts.
We are not eco-crusaders. We believe that we can make your farm more efficient and higher margin.
The 10 Point Program
01–03
Pre-plant
Soil sampling, soil analysis, crop planning
04
Core
Advanced fertility planning
05–09
In-crop
Weed scouting, herbicides, tissue and sap analysis, foliar fertility
10
Data
A data analysis package
Johnston’s Daily
Grain bids, industry updates and every trade done through our Welwyn and Calgary offices. Free by email.
Our story
A one-man brokerage in Welwyn, still family-led forty years on.
1986
Allan Johnston opens in Welwyn
A one-man operation, and the first farm brokerage of its kind.
2011
In Ottawa for marketing freedom
Allan Johnston and Joel Merkosky were in Ottawa when Parliament ended the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly.
Today
Calgary, Welwyn and Maple Creek
A head office, a Saskatchewan office and a warehouse.
Contact
Talk to a broker.
Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM Central.
Calgary, Alberta
Welwyn, Saskatchewan
Offices