Jason’s Agri-Motive in Lafleche marked 15 years in business on June 9. The celebration opened up the business’s grounds to machinery demonstrations, a pulled pork and hot dog barbecue, face painting, bouncy castles and horse rides by Sue Chandler’s nine-year-old horse Scout.
Jason’s Agri-Motive is an official supplier of Oil Depot’s products. Tom Steen and Greg Nichol, owners of Oil Depot, came from Moose Jaw for the anniversary. The anniversary proved a popular event with Lafleche and area residents out to support it.
Jason Meyer, owner of Jason’s Agri-Motive, describes his business’s rise from an automotive and agricultural repair and parts and service centre that he purchased from a previous owner and ran by himself and an accountant. Today, Meyer now has a new SGI-certified three-bay service centre, employs seven staff and specializes in farm implements, attachments and accessories.
“Diversifying has helped me grow,” said Meyer. His biggest expansion has been to the grain bins which brings steady business in this agricultural heartland.
“There’s a huge demand for grain bins,” said Meyer. He attributes this growth to producers increasing their seeded acreage over the years. He noticed that his business has developed with the improved prospects in the agriculture sector. The busy season starts in spring and runs right to fall, following the agricultural season.
Meyer explained that he sells his products Canada-wide from B.C. to Ontario to a wide range of customers from local farmers to the oil industry. Meyer’s product line has grown to offering such products as Big Tex Trailers, Mission Aluminum Trailers, CM Truck Beds and CM Trailers in Saskatchewan. He also stocks a full inventory of implements, ATV trailers, cargo haulers, dump trailers and truck beds as well as heavy equipment, horse, motorcycle, stock, and utility trailers.
