Cattle producers Patricia Henderson and Cindy Bjorklund have been elected to the board of UFA. Henderson helped operate her family’s purebred cattle operation in central Alberta and had a small cow herd near Cochrane with her husband. Bjorklund is a lifelong cattle producer and has been a small business owner.
Jim Laverick and James Bettcher were re-elected as directors at UFA’s recent AGM and Kevin Hoppins was acclaimed as chair by the board of directors.
Alberta-based UFA Co-operative Limited has more than 120,000 member-owners, more than 110 bulk fuel and cardlock Petroleum locations, 35 Farm & Ranch Supply stores, and more than 1,200 employees. It also owns Wholesale Sports Outdoor Outfitters, which has 13 locations and more than 600 employees.
