V6 Agronomy, in partnership with the Port of Johnstown, on July 29 broke ground on Canada’s first low-carbon, enhanced efficiency fertilizers (EEFs) and commercial phosphate fertilizer terminal located in the Township of Edwardsburgh Cardinal (TWPEC).
The terminal, V6 Agronomy says, marks phase one of a broader national infrastructure strategy. The initial structure—building #1—will support vessel discharge capacity up to 18,000 metric tons and is the first of four planned buildings that will collectively store up to 150,000 metric tons of crop input materials on-site. From this facility, the V6 team says it will “efficiently receive, store, and distribute” a range of critical crop inputs, including EEFs and commercial phosphates—a nutrient essential to modern agriculture and one that Canada currently produces none of domestically.
Canadian farmers have long depended on U.S. imports routed through New Orleans and the Mississippi corridor, creating price and timing vulnerabilities, said the company, whose facility “will help reshore that dependency while connecting directly to the Canadian prairies by rail and local farms by truck, using a turnkey vessel-to-rail and rail-to-vessel configuration.”
“We’re doing more than building a structure—we’re building a supply chain solution,” said V6 Agronomy CEO Ryan Brophy. “This is a new chapter for Canadian agriculture—where resilience, efficiency, and international trade intersect in a circular, farmer-first corridor.”
In collaboration with CN, V6 is implementing a circular logistics model to reduce empty rail and vessel returns. Outbound phosphate shipments by rail will be paired with return loads of Canadian lentils, pulses, potash, grains, and sulphur—all high-demand commodities in the EU, Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.
“This is a priority benchmark for how we do things differently,” said Brophy. “We’re eliminating inefficiencies, reducing emissions, and leveraging assets that already exist. The Port is a jewel for the region—marine, rail, and storage in one place.”
The groundbreaking drew attendees from across the agricultural, investment, and political spectrum, including MP Michael Barrett, Mayor Tory Deschamps, and Port GM Leslie Drynan.
“This is an all-hands-on-deck success—built on leadership, local collaboration, and smart investment,” said Barrett, who previously served on the Port Management Board.
“TWPEC could give the upper levels of government a lesson in how to get these things done,” added Michael Jiggins, representing MPP Steve Clark.
With construction under way, V6 Agronomy is entering its next phase: securing strategic capital to accelerate infrastructure development and build national distribution capacity. A formal capital raise has been launched to attract mission-aligned partners seeking long-term, resilient investment returns in clean infrastructure and food systems.
