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Three Farmers up for ABEX Award

Three Farmers Products has been nominated for a Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce Achievement for Business Excellence Award. The business is a finalist for the Export Award.
Three Farmers
The five principal partners in Three Farmers, from the left: Dan Vandenhurk with daughters Elysia and Natasha along with Ron Emde and Colin Rosengren. Photo submitted.

Three Farmers Products has been nominated for a Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce Achievement for Business Excellence Award.

The business is a finalist for the Export Award. The other candidates are O&T Farms from the Regina area, Saskatoon-based software company Solido Design Automation, another Saskatoon software design company Vendasta, and agriculture business Viterra Inc.
The Three Farmers started out by selling camelina oil, a unique product for the Canadian market. The business has since grown to include chickpea and pea pod snack foods.
The company is headquartered in Saskatoon, but its shareholders are current or former residents of the Midale area. Shareholders are Dan Vandenhurk and his daughters Elysia and Natasha, along with Ron Emde and Colin Rosengren.
A total of 50 finalists were announced last Thursday for nine ABEX award categories.
“Here at the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, we feel privileged to have the opportunity to honour Saskatchewan business excellence, and this year we have much to celebrate” said Steve McLellan, CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce.
The awards will be handed out on Oct. 21 in Saskatoon.Three Farmers Products has been nominated for a Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce Achievement for Business Excellence Award.

The business is a finalist for the Export Award. The other candidates are O&T Farms from the Regina area, Saskatoon-based software company Solido Design Automation, another Saskatoon software design company Vendasta, and agriculture business Viterra Inc. 

The Three Farmers started out by selling camelina oil, a unique product for the Canadian market. The business has since grown to include chickpea and pea pod snack foods.

The company is headquartered in Saskatoon, but its shareholders are current or former residents of the Midale area. Shareholders are Dan Vandenhurk and his daughters Elysia and Natasha, along with Ron Emde and Colin Rosengren.

A total of 50 finalists were announced last Thursday for nine ABEX award categories.

“Here at the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, we feel privileged to have the opportunity to honour Saskatchewan business excellence, and this year we have much to celebrate” said Steve McLellan, CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce.

The awards will be handed out on Oct. 21 in Saskatoon.