Ceres Global Ag succession plan
Robert Day has been appointed president and interim chief executive officer of Ceres Global Ag Corp. in Minneapolis following the recent resignation of Patrick Bracken.
Bracken will continue to serve as a director on the Ceres board and will oversee the development and implementation of the company’s strategic plan for non-grain activities at Northgate.
Day joined Ceres in 2015 and has more than 20 years of industry experience.
He previously worked with Cargill and ED&F Man Ltd., in North America, Asia and Mexico in a variety of roles, including managing director for Asia and commercial director for the grain and oilseed supply chain.
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Ag management scholarship applications
The deadline for the Robert L. Ross Memorial Scholarship is Sept. 15.
It gives farmers the opportunity to participate in the Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management (CTEAM) program run by Agri-food Management Excellence.
Farmers learn detailed financial, marketing and human relations management skills, using their own operation as a case study.
Two $8,250 scholarships are available this year, which are to be applied toward CTEAM tuition and travel. For more information, visit www.agrifoodtraining.com.
Pollinator award seeks nominations
Nominations for the 2016 Canadian Farmer-Rancher Pollinator Conservation Award are open until Aug. 12.
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the Pollinator Partnership and the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association are hosting the annual event.
The award recognizes farmers and ranchers who are conserving natural ecosystems and implementing pollinator protection measures on their farm or ranch.
It showcases good management practices that are benefiting pollinators and wildlife in general.
Angus Associationelections
The Canadian Angus Association recently selected its new board executive:
- David Sibbald, Calgary, president
- Tammi Ribey, Paisley, Ont., past-president
- Brett Wildman, Sangudo, Alta., president-elect
Sibbald and his family have operated SSS Red Angus since 1972. The fifth generation rancher was the first vice-president of the Calgary Stampede and has judged Canadian national cattle shows and 4-H shows.
Wildman and his family operate Wildman Livestock. He was raised in a purebred Angus operation and has worked as a herdsman and semen collector.
Ribey maintains a 400-acre farm and a 25-year-old veterinary practice with large and small animals.
Dale Easton of Wawota, Sask., replaces retiring director and past-president Corinne Gibson.
Bob Hahn of Sherwood Park, Alta., was elected to a second three-year term.
Easton and his family operate Eastondale Angus, which has operated for more than 50 years with 180 females calving annually.
Hahn has operated HR Hahn Cattle Co. in Sherwood Park, Alta., since 2000. He is also a chartered accountant with Hahn & Houle Chartered Accountants.
