HOW TO USE YOUR RICHARDSON PIONEER WELCOME TO YOUR RICHARDSON PIONEER (WWW.RICHARDSONPIONEER.CA) Welcome to Your Richardson Pioneer. Richardson Pioneer is committed to building the relationship with our customers. This new service has been provided to customers to strengthen their connection to the Ag Business Centre personnel and offer a broader online ag experience. FARM FEATURES AG BUSINESS CENTRE BI-WEEKLY UPDATES At Richardson, our focus remains on nurturing strong business relationships with our customers and caring for the communities in which we live and work. As a registered customer you’ll receive updates every two weeks with information written by an agronomist from your area. If you have questions or comments about this information please call your Richardson Pioneer Ag Business Center. PRODUCTION INFORMATION Within the Farm Features section of the site you’ll receive weekly updated production and agronomic information critical to your farming operations. You can search for information important to you by using the search tool located at the top right corner of every page. CROP TOOLS HOW CROP TOOLS WORK Your Richardson Pioneer crop tools are generated using gridded weather for your location. The weather grids are 30 kilometers square and are provided by Accuweather using a network of weather stations and a complex algorithm. This weather data is used to calculate your crop development, accumulated precipitation and accumulated growing degree days. CHANGE MY LOCATION In order for your weather and crop tools to be as accurate as possible it is critical that you update your farm location using the ‘change Your Location’ tool provided. Your farm location is set to default at your Richardson Pioneer Ag Business Centre latitude and longitude. If you have not done so, please take the time now to center the pin on your farm location. WEATHER The weather displayed on Your Richardson Pioneer is provided by Accuweather. We provide:  Current conditions  5-day Forecast  Hourly Forecast The weather is updated on an hourly basis and available 12 months of the year. © Copyright 2011 Richardson International Limited. All rights reserved. PIONEER® FOR THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEED IS A REGISTERED TRADE-MARK OF PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND IS USED UNDER LICENSE BY THE UNAFFILIATED COMPANY RICHARDSON PIONEER LIMITED. CROP DEVELOPMENT CALCULATORS Crop development calculators are available for Canola, Barley, Wheat and Field Peas. Simply adjust your ‘plant date’ and the ‘stage to calculate’ and the calculator will display a predicted date for your location and plant date. Remember that the accuracy of Your Location will increase the accuracy of the calculators. Crop stages are calculated based on growing degree days. MAPS Maps are available to give you a broad snapshot of what’s happening in your area. By clicking on and off each layer you can see:  Your location  Richardson Pioneer Ag Business Centre locations  Observed Precipitation  Observed Frost  Forecast High Temperature  Forecast Low Temperature  Wind Speed  Humidity  Grids overlay After toggling a new layer on view the legend for details that you’re looking at. You can change your location at any time by clicking on the ‘change my location’ button on the left hand side of the map. You can also zoom in and out and view satellite or road map view. MY RICHARDSON PIONEER Our ag business centres serve as growers’ primary source for a vast assortment of quality crop inputs, seed varieties, crop protection products and specially-blended fertilizers. Furthermore, the knowledge and experience of Richardson Pioneer’s agronomists and merchants provide customers with sound advice, suitable products and timely market information. AG BUSINESS CENTRE LOCATIONS This section gives you access to all your Richardson Pioneer Ag Business Centre personnel contact info. TRANSACTION REPORTS This section gives you access to all your Richardson Pioneer transactions. The reports listed below are available to all customers with a valid account number. ELEVATOR RECEIPTS This report details each elevator receipt transaction sorted by crop and then by date. The transaction details include: the load number; location grade; status; net quantity (MT); and CWB Call # (where © Copyright 2011 Richardson International Limited. All rights reserved. PIONEER® FOR THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEED IS A REGISTERED TRADE-MARK OF PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND IS USED UNDER LICENSE BY THE UNAFFILIATED COMPANY RICHARDSON PIONEER LIMITED. applicable). Additionally, this report summarizes the total net quantity (MT) delivered for each commodity. GRAIN SETTLEMENT This report details each grain settlement transaction sorted by crop and then by date. The transaction details include: the load number; settlement number; location; currency; net quantity (MT); as well as gross and net dollar amounts. Additionally, this report summarizes the total net quantity (MT) delivered, as well as the Gross and Net dollar amounts for each commodity. CURRENT PURCHASE CONTRACT This report is a listing of your current, active grain purchase contracts with Richardson Pioneer. For additional information such as pricing and settlement detail please see your Richardson Pioneer Grain representative. CROP INPUT SALES This report details each seed, fertilizer and crop input transaction sorted alphabetically by product and then by date. This detailed report includes: invoice number, transaction type, location, category, product #, product name, quantity, unit price as well as total price. Additionally, this report summarizes the total net quantity (MT), as well as the Gross and Net dollar amounts for each product. AVAILABLE MONTHLY STATEMENT Choose a date range for the monthly customer statements(s) of interest and then click ‘Generate Report’. A list of matching monthly statements for your account will be displayed. You can view individual statements by clicking on the ‘View Statement’ link to the right of each entry in the list. GRAIN PRICING HISTORY This report is a listing of your grain pricing transactions with Richardson Pioneer. Please enter the date range in which your pricings were created. Alternatively, you can provide a single grain contract number, and the pricing(s) for that contract will be returned. NEWS TOP NEWS (Headlines delivered daily) AGRICULTURE NEWS (Headlines delivered daily) SPORTS NEWS (Headlines delivered daily) © Copyright 2011 Richardson International Limited. All rights reserved. PIONEER® FOR THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEED IS A REGISTERED TRADE-MARK OF PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND IS USED UNDER LICENSE BY THE UNAFFILIATED COMPANY RICHARDSON PIONEER LIMITED. MARKETS The markets section of the website provides you with a snapshot of the market place. In order to view more detail on any commodity simply click the commodity name itself. All grain prices are delayed by 10 minutes. DISCLAIMERS: The market information provided is compiled for the convenience of site visitors. Barchart.com furnishes this information without responsibility for accuracy and it is accepted by the site visitor on the condition that errors in transmission or omissions shall not be made the basis for any claim, demand or cause for action. The information and data were obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but we do not guarantee its accuracy. Neither the information, nor any opinion expressed, constitutes a solicitation of the purchase or sale of any securities, futures, or options. EXCHANGE DELAYS: Below please find listed all exchanges and indices covered by Barchart along with their respective time delays:  American Stock Exchange: 15 min  NASDAQ Stock Exchange: 15 min  New York Stock Exchange: 15 min  Canadian Venture Exchange: End-of-Day  Toronto Stock Exchange: End-of-Day  London Stock Exchange: End-of-Day  NYMEX/COMEX: 10-min  ICE Futures: US 10-min  ICE Energies: 10-min  WCE/KCBT/MGEX: 10-min  CMEGroup: 10-min Futures prices are quoted in Central Standard Time (CST), Equities prices are quoted in Eastern Standard Time (EST). For more information on ICE Markets, visit https://www.theice.com/homepage.jhtml. RESEARCH Completing the circle is our participation in the ongoing research and development of new ideas and better technology. Richardson is committed to working with our industry partners to cultivate innovative products, markets and solutions to help satisfy the needs of a growing world. At Richardson International, we recognize the importance of forward thinking. Whether it’s testing new seed varieties or trying out the latest crop input products before they go to market Richardson is committed to research and development. ABOUT RICHARDSON PIONEER To learn more about Richardson Pioneer, go to About Us. To learn more about Richardson International, go to www.RichardsonEast.ca. © Copyright 2011 Richardson International Limited. All rights reserved. PIONEER® FOR THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEED IS A REGISTERED TRADE-MARK OF PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND IS USED UNDER LICENSE BY THE UNAFFILIATED COMPANY RICHARDSON PIONEER LIMITED.