For much of the twentieth century, United Grain Growers was one of the major forces in Canadian agriculture.
By 2001, then known as Agricore United, it was the large.
At its peak, more than 800 UGG elevators dotted the Canadian prairies and the company had become a part of western Canada\'s cultural psyche.
Founded in 1906, for much of its history UGG worked to give western farmers a "third way" between the competing poles of Cooperatives like the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and the private sector.
For much of the twentieth century, United Grain Growers was one of the major forces in Canadian agriculture