Council names president; Nominations sought; Advisory groups formed
Council names president
The Soil Conservation Council of Canada has appointed Glen Shaw of Moose Jaw, Sask., as its new executive director.
Shaw took the position at the beginning of January. He replaces Doug McKell, who stepped down after seven years.
Shaw began his career with Saskatchewan Agriculture and later moved to Manitoba to work as a land use specialist and then a soil conservationist with Manitoba Agriculture.
In 1984, he joined the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration as a senior soil conservationist in Saskatoon. Before his retirement in 2007, he also managed PFRA’s northern Saskatchewan region and soil resource division.
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Since the mid-1980s, Shaw has played a key role in developing a variety of soil conservation and environmental programs including Save Our Soils, Permanent Cover Program, Green Plan and the Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Program.
He has also worked with groups such as the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association, the Saskatchewan Stock Growers and the Saskatchewan Forage Council.
Nominations sought
Alberta’s Agriculture and Food Council is seeking nominations for individuals to sit as council members for a three-year term, starting this June.
Council members are expected to spend a minimum of 10 days per year attending council meetings, as well as additional time working on committees. Meetings are generally held in Leduc, Alta.
Nominations and expressions of interest, accompanied by biographical and reference documents, should be e-mailed to info@agfoodcouncil.com. Send information to the attention of chief executive officer Tom Marwick.
The deadline is 4 p.m., Feb. 27. The election will be held at the council meeting April 21.
The council emphasizes broad industry representation.
Members are elected based upon skills, demonstrated industry knowledge, geography, age and gender.
The council was established in 1994 with a mandate to support Alberta’s agriculture and food industry by improving profitability, competitiveness, environmental sustainability and leadership.
For more information, visit www.agfoodcouncil.com.
Advisory groups formed
The Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency has created five industry advisory committees to provide it with input and guidance.
They will provide advice on issues facing the industry, support the implementation of the Alberta Livestock and Meat Strategy and provide a forum for industry representatives to share information.
The committees include the cattle producer advisory committee, the beef processor advisory committee, the pork value chain advisory committee, the diversified livestock advisory committee and the innovation and further value-added advisory committee.
The agency was created as part of the Alberta Livestock and Meat Strategy, announced last June.
