Beef group executive; New pulse board; Alberta pork donation; Agribition gets money
Beef group executive
The Alberta Beef Producers has a new executive with Rick Burton of Claresholm elected as chair, Kevin Boon of Tomahawk as vice-chair and Erik Butters of Cochrane past chair. The finance chair is Doug Sawyer of Pine Lake.
The Alberta Environmental Stewardship Award winner for 2009 was the OH Ranch near Longview, Alta.
New pulse board
Saskatchewan pulse producers have selected a new board of directors.
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In total, 3,453 ballots were cast for two open positions on the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Board, said Garth Patterson, executive director.
David Nobbs of Kindersley has been re-elected to the board of directors for a second, three-year term.
Dwayne Moore of Rosetown is new to the board. The current Saskatchewan Pulse Growers board of directors consists of Lloyd Affleck of Beechy, Barbara Podhorodeski of Shipman, Maurice Berry of Carievale, Murray Purcell of Pike Lake, John Bennett of Biggar and Jeff Sopatyk of Saskatoon and Nobbs.
The new board will take over following the group’s annual general meeting Jan. 13, 2009, during Pulse Days in Saskatoon.
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers represents more than 18,000 pulse crop producers.
Alberta pork donation
Alberta’s pork producers have donated more than $11,400 in pork products to help support the underprivileged.
Proceeds were raised during a banquet held at Alberta Pork’s annual general meeting Dec. 10-11 in Calgary.
The donations went to the Mustard Seed Street Ministry in Calgary, the Calgary Dream Centre and the Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge.
Goods and supplies auctioned at the event were donated by pork producers, industry suppliers and other pork industry stakeholders. The proceeds were used to buy pork products for the charities.
The donation was then matched in pork products from industry processors, which included Maple Leaf, Sunterra Meats, Olymel and Sturgeon Valley Pork.
The Mustard Seed Street Ministry is a Christian humanitarian organization.
Calgary Dream Centre helps re-integrate disadvantaged men into the community by providing education and residential care.
The Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge provides emergency food services to citizens of Lethbridge and area.
Agribition gets money
The Saskatchewan government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian Western Agribition that commits $250,000 in provincial funding over five years.
Agribition is one of Canada’s largest agricultural events, featuring more than 4,000 head of livestock, more than 450 commercial trade show exhibits, the Canadian Cowboys’ Association Finals Rodeo and western entertainment. It attracts more than 135,000 people each year from Canada, the United States and more than 50 other countries.
