Faurschou Ag Center is celebrating its first anniversary of business this week in Portage la Prairie. President Darren Faurschou says the business has come along further than he anticipated.

"It's really taking off, and it's been quite an enjoyable ride, I guess you'd say," he notes. "Everything just keeps on beating my expectations. Business is getting better and better. Basically, we're a shortline agriculture dealership. We specialize in companies that only sell one kind of product typically."

He says he worked for agricultural equipment provider Salford Group, and noticed there wasn't enough shortline representation anywhere he went. He adds he thought he'd fill that gap and started up the business.

Faurschou says the company made more so far this year than almost the entire previous year. He says what's exciting is when you take a risk and start the business, and folks come along and respect that and promise to support it.