BioLine Vision

Bioline aspires to produce the highest quality biostimulants for invigorating plant and soil health. As such, our formulations are founded on intense research and leverage innovative processing technologies. Enabled by our breakthroughs in processing, we are advancing and accelerating the wide-spread adoption of biostimulants. Furthermore, with our focus on evidence-based science, we are increasing data on the benefits of using biostimulants. Ultimately, Bioline exemplifies sustainability and environmental stewardship through our practices, and products. With a motivated and energetic team, we promote a positive and inclusive culture that puts our people first.

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We are a family owned and operated company, dedicated to creating innovative products.

We are dedicated to producing innovative products to enhance crop quality and optimize yield.

We have developed a method of producing superior quality fulvic acid using our proprietary process.

Creating value out of waste, our Bioline® Gold is highly purified and concentrated fulvic acid extracted from spent mushroom compost.

We are driven to advance the scientific knowledge of biostimulants, and their benefits to various crops.

We are devoted to producing the most effective and sustainable crop and soil health inputs for growers.

We promise value to our customers, and ensure satisfaction through proactive engagement every step of the way.

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Our History

Ray McDonald is the founder of Bioline Corporation. He has been committed to developing innovative solutions for more than 45 years. For this reason he has helped countless farmers to improv their bottom lines. Throughout his successful careers, Ray has been influential in pioneering, developing and marketing fertilizer formulations that enhance and optimize crop response.

In the mid 1980s, Ray began working closely with Jerry Stoller, of Stoller USA, in Houston, Texas. The involvement with Jerry Stoller, led to a long-lasting relationship that extends to today. Ray was an important contributor to the genesis of CanGrow Farm Services in 1986, and became the owner of the company in the mid 1990’s renaming the company to CanGrow Crop Solutions.

CanGrow has continued as an industry front-runner in providing farmers with products, programs and crop management solutions that address their challenges, and optimizes their growing potential. Ray has also worked closely with Johnny McRight, of DeltAg Formulations in Greenville, Mississippi, bringing superior biostimulants, and micronutrient products to the Canadian market.

For many years, both Ray and Johnny have been in search of a consistent, reliable and cost-effective source of concentrated fulvic acid with high purity and high potency. In 2016, Ray McDonald founded Bioline Corporation to develop and commercialize a superior fulvic acid product that exceeds these demands.

Meet Our Energetic Team

To lead the development and commercialization of our innovative biostimulant products, we have assembled a talented team of industry experts with decades of experience in helping farmers get the most out of their crops.

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Ray McDonald

Owner & President

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Ray McDonald

Owner & President

Raised on a farm in Southwest Middlesex County, Ontario, I graduated from Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology in 1971. I began my 45-plus year career in the Canadian and U.S. agricultural community with United Cooperative in 1971. In 1976 I joined Scotch Fertilizers as a Manager. In 1981, I started a Crop Management company called Competitive Edge, based in Southwestern Ontario that grew to service 48,000 acres. In the mid-80s, I participated on the development committee for Stoller USA. It was during this association that CanGrow was started by a local group of farmers. I was instrumental in the product development and marketing of this company. I purchased CanGrow in 1999 and grew it into a stable and profitable business with a track record of providing superior product and services to our customers. In 2016, I was introduced to Mohammad Rahbari, and his innovative process for production of fulvic acid. Motivated by his energy and enthusiastic about the process, I incorporated Bioline Corp. with the goal of bringing superior quality bio-stimulants to market using his innovation.

Johnny McRight

Market and Product Advisor

Johnny McRight

Market and Product Advisor

I graduated with my BSc (1973) and my MSc (1975) in Biology & Chemistry from the University of Mississippi. After graduation, I moved to Greenville, MS, and founded McRight Soil Testing, Inc. I was involved in introducing innovations to agriculture, growing our agronomy services, and developing our own products for growers. We pioneered the introduction of the concepts of biostimulants to our growers and by 1998, our products and formulations had done so well with growers that we changed our business model and converted from a retail service provider to a wholesale operation. Today, we operate as McRight Services, LLC and all products are labeled under the DeltAg Formulations name brand. Our product line is registered and distributed in forty-eight (48) states, Canada and several other countries overseas. At our location in Greenville we formulate, manufacture, label, package and ship all of the DeltAg products to our Distributors. We also provide product and crop nutrition training seminars annually to our dealers. These seminars include educational information on the fourteen DeltAg products along with basic crop nutrition.
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Mohammad Rahbari

VP Research & Development

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Mohammad Rahbari

VP Research & Development

I have been managing the development and commercialization of innovations for more than 13 years. I graduated from Western University with a Bachelors (2001) and Masters (2005) in Chemical Engineering. Immediately after the completion of my Masters Degree, Dr. Zhu and I co-founded the Particle Technology Research Centre (PTRC) at Western University. For the next five years I served as the General Manager for the Centre. In 2008, I founded CENNATEK, a technology development company with a focus on innovations in bio-fuels and bio-products. In 2010, I joined the executive team at Entropex, a N.A. leading plastics recycling company as the Director of Technology Development. I managed the development, scale-up and implementation of a three-year, $34 million innovation. In 2014, I joined my team at CENNATEK on a full-time basis and spearheaded an imitative to raise $2 million towards the commercialization of our BioLiNE process. We partnered with Highline Mushrooms, and founded HB Agri Products to build the first prototype of our process in 2015. Today, I am leading an enthusiastic research team to innovate and improve our process, our products and the applications of our technology.
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Dr. Cameron Graham

Research Chemist

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Dr. Cameron Graham

Research Chemist

I grew up in Sarnia, Ontario playing competitive hockey and baseball. I attended Brock University in St. Catherines where I obtained my Bachelors (Honours) in Chemistry. I continued my education obtaining a PhD in Chemistry from Western University. Throughout most of my University education I played Varsity Baseball and received the Ontario University Athlete (OUA) Academic Achievement Award from 2011 to 2016 and the Western University Bronze "W" Award in 2015 for Baseball. I have seven research publications in academic journals and have presented my research finding at four conferences. I am excited to contribute to the research and innovation at Bioline.
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Ron Hills

Production Manager

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Ron Hills

Production Manager

I was raised on a small farm in Brooke Township. For over 36 years I was employed at Shell Canada in the Corunna Refinery. During the time at Shell I was part of a number of key operations and safety teams in a leadership and supervisory capacity. I retired from Shell as the Production Supervisor for the Refinery in 2016 and joined the team at Bioline as the Production Manager shortly thereafter. In addition to a successful career I have been happily married to Angie Hills for the past 38 years and has two sons and five grand children. I enjoy traveling, boating, fishing, hunting, reading and spending time with the grand kids.
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Eryn Cummings

Administrative Manager

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Eryn Cummings

Administrative Manager

I was born and raised in Glencoe and continue to raise my family in the area.  Before joining the BioLiNE team I worked in administration with Jackson Carson Inc and Dyer Brown LLP.  I took some time to stay home with the three children my husband Mike Cummings and I had at the early ages and returned back to work-life when I joined the BioLiNE team in August 2016. I have always been an active, athletic and health conscious person who loves to spend time in the outdoors with my family and friend. I also enjoy traveling and have been  figure skating for most of my life.

Breanne Davidson

Team Lead - Quality Control

Breanne Davidson

Team Lead - Quality Control

I was born and raised in London, Ontario, but currently live in Lucan Hockeyville (2018), Ontario. I studied at Fanshawe College and obtained an Environmental Technology Advanced Diploma in 2011. Shortly after graduation, I took a Quality Control Technologist position located in Sarnia, Ontario working for a private recycling company called Entropex. After two years, I decided to further my education by attending Niagara College, exiting with an Environmental Management and Assessment Graduate Certificate in 2014. Over the next four years, I worked as a Laboratory Technician for A&L Canada Laboratories Inc. in London, Ontario, and Cargill Animal Nutrition in Strathroy, Ontario. As part of these positions, I processed and analyzed agricultural samples and feed according to quality standards. Currently, I am the newest addition to BioLiNE working as Quality Control Lead. I look forward to planting my roots with BioLiNE, and growing with the company.
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Steven Wilson

Team Lead - Maintenance

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Steven Wilson

Team Lead - Maintenance

I graduated from the Chemical Production and Power Engineering from Lambton College in 2014. I have been working as a stationary engineer and in charge of the maintenance of boilers, and other facility equipment at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta and JW Marriott the Roseeau Muskoka in Minett Ontario before joing the Bioline team as the lead operator in early 2017. I enjoy the challenge of operating and maintaining the processing equipment involved, and working towards improving our process, our production, and our products. I enjoy music and my wife and I just celebrated the birth of my daughter Clara.
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Andrew Van Bynen

Team Leader - Operations

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Andrew Van Bynen

Team Leader - Operations

I grew up and enjoy living in Strathroy Ontario. I am a recent graduate of Fanshawe College's Environmental Technology program. I took a job with Saputo in Tavistock after graduation, and before deciding to join the Bioline team in late 2017 as a lead operator. I enjoy sports, physical activity and dabbling into cryptocurrencies. I look forward to learning, growing and leading operations with Bioline.

Emily Murray

Research Assistant

Emily Murray

Research Assistant

I was born and raised in Barrie, Ontario where I loved spending time outdoors and skiing every winter with my family. I moved to London, Ontario in 2015 to get my Bachelors of Medical Science in Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences and Global Development Studies at Western University. I joined BioLiNE Corporation in May 2018 for a 1 year internship and will return to school in September 2019 to complete my final year of my undergrad. Aside from learning, I enjoy spending time at my cottage up North, playing with my 2 dogs, and travelling. I am looking forward to learning how fundamental research can be applied at the industrial scale.

Shane Cochrane

Research Assistant

Shane Cochrane

Research Assistant

I am from the Fort Erie region of Ontario. I moved to London to get his Bachelors of Science in Chemistry from Western University. I am especially interested in analytical and organic chemistry making me an ideal fit for quality control at Bioline. In my spare time I enjoys axe throwing, bowling, and nights out at the cinema. I am looking forward to advancing my knowledge and skills with Bioline.
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Vinita Bagga

Research Assistant

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Vinita Bagga

Research Assistant