Animal health award
Crystal Mackay, president of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity, was recently presented with the Canadian Animal Health Institute Industry Leadership Award.
The award recognizes outstanding leadership, innovation and accomplishments in Canadian animal health.
Mackay has led many initiatives including the Farm & Food Care and the new Canadian Centre for Food Integrity, which have helped provide the communication tools and build public trust about agriculture.
She has also helped change the language used to speak about animal health and welfare practices into terms more easily understood by the public.
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Members of the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal are appointed by the federal government.
Belanger has experience working in the legal field and a strong interest in agriculture.
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Sask. students win livestock bursaries
Dayne Whelan of Grandora, Sask., and Keisha Senum of Spiritwood, Sask., are the recipients of bursaries offered by the Livestock Marketers of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association.
The $1,500 bursaries are offered to Saskatchewan high school students entering an agriculture program at a Canadian institution this year.
The recipients were selected based on academic standards, leadership in their communities and a demonstrated interest in the cattle sector.
The Beef is Your Future Bursary program project is organized by the two associations to promote careers in the cattle sector to interested university and high school students in the province.
Other activities included information sessions and a scholarship at the University of Saskatchewan, a lecture series in the university’s agriculture college and the development of a career profile website at beefcareers.ca.
For more information, visit livestockmarketers.ca.
CSTA appoints new executive director
Dave Carey is the new executive director of the Canadian Seed Trade Association.
Carey, the organization’s outgoing director of government affairs and policy, joined CSTA in 2012 and has worked in roles of increasing management responsibility. More recently, he acted as the lead staff member following the departure of former executive director Crosby Davit.
Carey had previously worked as a legislative assistant for MPs from Alberta and Ontario. He is described as an experienced government relations leader with an in-depth understanding of government and regulatory affairs, policy development and international trade priorities.
