Reading Time: < 1 minute Nominations are now open for director and regional rep positions with Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley. Alberta Wheat needs two directors and three representatives in both Region 1 (southern Alberta) and Region 5 (north-central). Meanwhile Alberta Barley is seeking director candidates for Regions 3 and 4 as well as a director-at-large from either Regions 1, […] Read more
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Cattle group hopes to round up a full slate of candidates
Being a delegate isn’t time-consuming and puts you at ‘ground zero’ in the cattle sector, says chair
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you reform it, will they come? That’s a question facing Alberta Beef Producers as it heads into delegate election season. The farm group is seeking four people to run in each of its five zones, a smaller figure than before a revamp two years ago that reduced the number of zones and delegates. “Part […] Read more
Three spots open on Alberta canola board
Reading Time: < 1 minute There will be at least three new directors on the Alberta Canola Producers Commission board in the coming year. Director elections are slated for Regions 3, 6, 9, and 12 and both current chair Kevin Serfas (Region 9) and Denis Guindon (Region 3) are completing their second three-year terms and not eligible for re-election. As […] Read more
Wheat and barley elections coming
Reading Time: < 1 minute Producers are being encouraged by Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley to nominate “local leaders” for the upcoming round of elections for directors and reps. Alberta Wheat has spots open for two directors and three regional reps in Region 3, one director from Region 2, and one director-at-large. Alberta Barley is seeking candidates for directors in […] Read more
4-H Alberta gets first elected board
Reading Time: < 1 minute 4-H Alberta has its first elected board after forming last year when three organizations — the 4-H Council of Alberta, the 4-H Foundation of Alberta, and the 4-H section of Alberta Agriculture — joined together. Andy Pittman, who has more than 20 years of 4-H experience and was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame […] Read more
Slimmed-down Alberta Beef Producers announces election results
Cattle organization has reduced the number of delegates but five positions are still open
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta Beef Producers’ first election for its slimmed-down delegate body is over — but the group of producers’ representatives is a little smaller than hoped. Thirty producers — five shy of the allotted number — were either elected or acclaimed during recent elections (with members of the farm group either voting online or by mail-in […] Read more
Alberta farm groups using online voting
Voting is open until Nov. 6
Reading Time: < 1 minute Producers casting a ballot in Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley elections can use electronic voting. The two farm groups are using a platform called ElectionBuddy, which its developers say is a secure method for member-based organizations to conduct elections. For Alberta Wheat, go to albertawheatvotes.com (opens as a secure ElectionBuddy link) or albertabarleyvotes.com (opens as […] Read more
New slimmed-down Alberta Beef Producers readies for launch
Nominations must be submitted by Oct. 15
Reading Time: < 1 minute Election time is drawing near for Alberta Beef Producers. It’s been nearly a year since it approved a re-org that cuts its number of zones by nearly half and reduces the number of delegates by one-third. The organization is now accepting nominations for delegates (seven each) in its new five zones (northwest, northeast, central, southwest […] Read more
Alberta Beef Producers prepares for delegate elections
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nominations are being accepted for Alberta Beef Producers’ 2020 delegate elections. The number of zones has been reduced to five (from nine previously) with seven delegates to be elected in each. Four will serve two-year terms, and three will serve one year so there will be staggered elections in the future. Individuals standing for election […] Read more
Five acclamations in Alberta Wheat Commission election
Three directors and two regional representatives for the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) were acclaimed, according to a statement issued by the commission. Each of the five regions of the AWC includes two directors and three regional representatives, serving a maximum of two consecutive terms of three years. The directors are sitting members of the board […] Read more
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