Reading Time: < 1 minute Egg Farmers of Alberta held elections at its recent AGM for two spots on its board. Bernadette Vandenborn was elected as a director while Peter Waldner was re-elected to the board. The 2018 board elected Beatrice Visser as chair and past chair Susan Schafers is now vice-chair. Other members of the board are Joe Kleinsasser […] Read more
New directors elected to Egg Farmers’ board
Charlie Christie new chair of Alberta Beef Producers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Charlie Christie of Trochu is the new chair of Alberta Beef Producers. Christie has previously served for many years on the board, including as finance chair. Kelly Fraser (Red Deer County) is the new vice-chair while Melanie Wowk (Beauvallon) is the new finance chair. Bob Lowe of Nanton has a one-year term as past chair. […] Read more
New directors for Alberta crop commissions
Reading Time: < 1 minute Three producers have been acclaimed to the board of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission. Andre Harpe of Valhalla Centre will replace outgoing director Greg Sears of Sexsmith in Region 2 while John Guelly of Westlock has been acclaimed in Region 5 and Dale Uglem of Bawlf acclaimed in Region 11. Region 8 received no nominations […] Read more
Results of Alberta Beef Producers delegate elections
Reading Time: < 1 minute Here are the delegates elected or acclaimed during Alberta Beef Producers’ fall meetings: Brad Osadczuk (Jenner), Kevin Stopanski (Jenner) and Kody Traxel (Seven Persons) in Zone 1 Sheila Hillmer (Del Bonita), Tyler Sawley (Nanton), and Kayla Weston (Fort Macleod) in Zone 2 Tim Smith (Coronation), Nicole Viste (Hanna), and Jesse Williams (Hanna) in Zone 4 […] Read more
Have your say at Alberta Beef Producers’ meetings
Meetings run from Oct. 23 to Nov. 6
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Beef Producers’ fall meetings are about to get underway, and with 25 meetings across the province, producers won’t have to travel far to attend one. Along with delegate elections in Zones 5, 8, and 9, the meetings also provide an opportunity for producers to speak directly to delegates and directors about issues and concerns. […] Read more
Alberta Canola seeking four directors
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Canola Producers Commission is seeking growers to serve as directors in four of its 12 regions. Directors are needed in Regions 2, 5, 8, and 11, and those elected or acclaimed will serve three-year terms. The board meets quarterly and is guided in its decision-making by five committees — governance and finance; government and […] Read more
Ontario redrafts vegetable grower organization governance
Ontario’s Farm Products Marketing Commission (OFPMC) is proposing a new governance structure for the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers, which has been without a board of directors since March. The commission last week released proposed amendments to provincial Regulations 441 and 400, which would set up an eight-member OPVG board with an OFPMC-appointed chair. The amendments […] Read more
Ward Oatway elected new Seed Growers president
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta Seed Growers board of directors has elected Ward Oatway as president and Jason Welsh as vice-president for the upcoming year. Oatway has been a seed grower since 1984 and farms 1,300 acres of seed barley, wheat, peas and commercial canola with family near Clive. Welsh has been a seed grower for seven-plus years […] Read more
Wheat commission directors acclaimed
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Wheat Commission directors and reps from Regions 1 and 5 have been acclaimed to three-year terms. In Region 1, Jason Saunders from Taber and Gary Stanford from Magrath join the board along with Cole Siegle from Clyde and Warren Sekulic from Rycroft in Region 5. Henry Vos in Region 5 and Lynn Jacobson in […] Read more
Dan Doll and Mike Ammeter acclaimed to canola board
Reading Time: < 1 minute Two producers have been acclaimed to serve on the board of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission. Dan Doll of Fairview will replace Kelly McIntyre in Region 1 while Mike Ammeter of Sylvan Lake will replace Terry Young in Region 7. Region 4 will see an election between John Mayko of Mundare and Kris Klammer of […] Read more
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