The Taurus Group of Companies
What began as two agronomists challenging the status quo has grown into a powerhouse of agronomic innovation, distribution, and product development, spanning two hemispheres and a full made-in-Canada fertility system.
Our Story
Taurus Agricultural Marketing was founded in 2001 with a bold goal: to redefine fertility in Canadian agriculture. What began as two agronomists challenging the status quo has grown into a powerhouse of agronomic innovation, distribution, and product development.
Today, the Taurus Group of Companies unites Taurus Agricultural Marketing, our boots on the ground, agronomy first distribution and retail execution team; Active AgriScience Canada, our science driven research, formulation, and manufacturing division; and Active AgriScience Australia, our global extension, bringing made-in-Canada technology to new climates and regions.
In 2024, Taurus acquired full ownership of Active AgriScience, cementing a partnership over a decade in the making and laying the groundwork for future expansion.
Taurus is founded.
Strategic partnership with Active AgriScience begins.
Taurus acquires full ownership of Active AgriScience.
Claude Sander, managing partner of the Taurus Group of Companies, is appointed President of Active AgriScience.
Group Structure
Each company owns a distinct role. Together they cover the full fertility picture: distribution and retail execution, research and manufacturing, and global extension into new climates and regions.
Canada · Mannville, AB
The Fertility Company
Our boots on the ground, agronomy first distribution and retail execution team. Taurus curates best in class fertility technologies, validates them with data, and positions them for maximum return across seed, soil, and plant fertility.
Canada · Saskatoon, SK
Science driven research and manufacturing
Our research, formulation, and manufacturing division. Founded in 2013, Active AgriScience develops advanced seed treatments, foliar nutrition, and nitrogen management products, with manufacturing in Saskatoon and research laboratories on the University of British Columbia campus.
Australia · Applecross, WA
Our global extension
Bringing made-in-Canada technology to new climates and regions. Active AgriScience Australia delivers seed treatments, foliar fertilisers, and dual action nitrogen stabilisers to growers and retailers across the country, formulated and manufactured in Australia.
Our Core Values
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Clear, data driven insights empower every fertility recommendation we make. No guesswork, just honest solutions for crop nutrition.
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We are committed to long term partnerships with retailers and growers, built on trust, consistency, and shared success in sustainable innovative agriculture.
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Every fertility product is backed by rigorous field validation and independent third party research: real results, not just promises, for optimal crop performance.
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We do not just sell products; we educate, empower, and stand behind every acre with end to end support for retail, agronomy, and growers alike, as The Fertility Company.
Active AgriScience Australia
Growers and retailers across Australia work directly with our people, not a call centre. Find your closest contact below.
Executive Director
Business Development Manager
Business Manager, East Coast
Business Manager, NSW and Southern QLD
Growers cannot control the environment. But they can control fertility.