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Howie Mercer
Grain Marketing Advisor
Weyburn
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Lemberg, Saskatchewan.
What was your first job in the AG industry?
I was really involved in our family’s seed farm while growing up, but my first off farm job in the industry was 14 years ago as a facility assistant.
What gets you fired up about working at FarmLink?
The opportunity to work alongside farmers each day is what gets me fired up in my job, working to make my clients’ bottom line larger at the end of each year.
What was your most memorable grain marketing experience?
My most memorable grain marketing experience was moving durum down to the U.S. after the wheat board monopoly ended. That year we were able to get $3/bu more than here in Canada.
Where did you work before FarmLink?
Before coming to FarmLink I worked as a grain buyer at three different grain companies.
If I wasn’t working with FarmLink I would be a ______.
If I wasn’t a grain marketing advisor, I’d love to work for a farmer.
What do you do for fun?
For fun, I go quading and play sports.
What is something most people don’t know about you?
Something most people don’t know about me is that, for three years, I travelled to six different countries doing missions work.
