BASF to distribute $160,000 to 12 organizations making an impact in rural Canadian communities<\/p>\n
CALGARY, ALBERTA, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)<\/a> — News Release CALGARY, ALBERTA, April 28, 2026 \u2013 BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada (BASF) After tallying over 30,000 votes, the program is set to \u201cgrow home\u201d once again \u2013 This year\u2019s program received an incredible 572 nominations from across Alberta, The following organizations were voted as this year\u2019s winners:<\/p>\n Alberta \u201cRural communities are the cornerstone of Canadian agriculture, and the Now in its fourth year, Growing Home with BASF reflects the company\u2019s commitment Story Continues <\/p>\n To learn more about Growing Home with BASF and find information on the winning Growing Home with BASF 2026 Winner Testimonials: \u201cWe are incredibly excited to be selected as the BASF Growing Home Grant recipient for 2026. The \u201cWe are truly honoured to be selected as one of this year\u2019s recipients of the Growing Home with BASF \u201cIt is an honor to be nominated, and selected by BASF, and receive votes (of support) from the people About BASF\u2019s Agricultural Solutions division Everything we do, we do for the love of farming. Farming is fundamental to provide sufficient and Attachment<\/p>\n CONTACT: Kasia Kistelski BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada 4035898178 kasia.kistelski@basf.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BASF to distribute $160,000 to 12 organizations making an impact in rural Canadian communities CALGARY, ALBERTA, April 28,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21106],"tags":[22120,20305,22601,22599,22600,2684],"class_list":["post-19397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basf","tag-agricultural-solutions","tag-basf","tag-canadian-agriculture","tag-growing-home","tag-housing-society","tag-organizations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Growing Home with BASF 2026 winners announced
\uf06e BASF to distribute $160,000 to 12 organizations making an impact in rural
Canadian communities<\/p>\n
is proud to announce the 2026 winners of the Growing Home with BASF program, an
annual community-giving program dedicated to strengthening rural Canadian
communities.<\/p>\n
supporting organizations that play a vital role in bringing people together and helping
rural communities thrive.<\/p>\n
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. From those nominations, 12 finalist
organizations were selected and advanced to the public voting stage. During the
voting period, organizations rallied their communities and sought support across
Canada in an effort to bring home the first-place prize. Through the Growing Home
with BASF program, first place organizations will receive $25,000, second place
organizations will receive $10,000, and third place organizations will receive $5,000.<\/p>\n
1st \u2013 Trochu Seniors Housing Society
2nd \u2013 Battle River Ag Society
3rd \u2013 Athabasca District Agriculture Society
Saskatchewan
1st \u2013 Line 19 Childcare Centre
2nd \u2013 Villa Marie Assisted Living Board
3rd \u2013 Town of Pense Beautification Committee
Manitoba
1st \u2013 Shamrock Centre
2nd \u2013 Springfield Agricultural Society
3rd \u2013 Woodlands Park 150 Inc.
Ontario
1st \u2013 Petrolia Community Refrigerator
2nd \u2013 Norwich District Curling Club
3rd \u2013 1st Beamsville Scouting<\/p>\n
organizations recognized through Growing Home with BASF play an incredible role in
keeping them strong and connected,\u201d said Andrea McConnell, Head of Customer
Solutions at BASF. \u201cGiving back to rural communities in the ways that our customers
want is important to BASF. These organizations are chosen by our customers through
the nomination and voting process. By design through this program, we empower our
customers to tell us where our support is most needed and valued.\u201d<\/p>\n
to supporting places and people who do the biggest job on Earth.
\u201cWe\u2019re proud to stand alongside our grower and retail partners to support the local
organizations that encourage rural resilience among the people and places at the
heart of Canadian Agriculture,\u201d McConnell added.<\/p>\n
organizations, please visit agsolutions.ca\/growinghome.<\/p>\n
“We are honoured to be one of the winners of the Growing Home with BASF contest for 2026. This
prize is a huge boost for our community, bringing us closer to achieving our goal. BASF has worked
alongside our farming community to ensure our Town of Trochu continues to thrive. Seniors from our
area and beyond will have a much-needed modern new home. Many jobs will be created now and for
years to come. We cannot begin to express our gratitude to BASF, our agricultural community, our
families, and friends who have supported us and will continue to support us.” – Trochu Seniors
Housing Society <\/p>\n
voting process was not only fun, but it also brought meaningful awareness to our project, with our
community rallying behind us. This support means so much to our team. The $25,000 prize will help
accelerate the construction of our new 48 space licensed childcare centre. Our centre will be a modern
facility designed to provide safe, reliable, and affordable care for families in our region. We are forever
grateful to BASF for investing in communities like ours.\u201d – Line 19 Childcare Centre <\/p>\n
contest. This funding provides a critical opportunity to carry out much-needed repairs to our ice plant\u2014
work that is essential to sustaining and strengthening our operations. With these improvements, we
can continue to offer youth and adults in our community access to the programs, events, and activities
they value most. We are deeply grateful for the incredible support shown by our community throughout
the campaign; this achievement would not have been possible without it.\u201d – Shamrock Centre <\/p>\n
of our community (and beyond). Placing first is a measure of the importance of providing free food to
those in our community that face food insecurity. The PCR is an inclusive, respectful and discreet
place but only possible through the generosity of the community and charitable giving from caring
organizations like BASF. The voting process was a unique way to promote the charitable donation from
BASF and create tremendous public interest. The impact to our community is huge. It takes about a
pound of food to provide an adult a meal and we value that pound of food at $4.00, so the funds will
provide the equivalent of 6,250 meals. Participating in the Growing Home with BASF program builds
community excitement, encourages participation, and creates a sense of pride for the Petrolia
Community Refrigerator and the community of Petrolia\u201d – Petrolia Community Refrigerator <\/p>\n
BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, has over 625 employees who
work at one of three production facilities across Canada including: Lethbridge, Saskatoon, and Regina,
or one of several research farms across the Canadian prairies. Agricultural Solutions is the largest
division of BASF Canada Inc., working closely with the regional Agricultural Solutions team,
collaborating on research and product development that benefits North American growers. To find out
more about BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada, visit www.agsolutions.ca<\/a> or follow us on X and
Instagram.<\/p>\n
affordable food for a rapidly growing population, while reducing environmental impacts. That\u2019s why we
are working with partners and experts to integrate sustainability criteria into all business decisions. With
\u20ac990 million in 2025, we invest in a strong R&D pipeline, and our solutions are purpose-designed for
different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and
sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and
stakeholders along the value chain. In 2025, our business generated sales of \u20ac9.6 billion. For more
information, please visit www.agriculture.basf.com<\/a> or our social media channels<\/p>\n