New forage board director
Diane Knight from the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources has been elected to the Saskatchewan Forage Council’s board of directors.
Re-elected to the board for new terms were Aaron Ivey, producer from Ituna, Sarah Sommerfeld with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture in Outlook and Alan Iwaasa with Agriculture Canada at Swift Current.
Fran Walley from the University of Saskatchewan has retired after completing two years on the board.
Rounding out the board of directors for 2013-14 are Bruce Coulman, University of Saskatchewan; David Kerr, Lashburn; Ryan Sommerfeld, Medstead; Trevor Plews, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Yorkton; Neil McLeod, Northstar Seeds, Rosetown; Steve Pylot, Meadow Lake; Nancy Johns, Watrous; and Kelly Williamson, Pambrun. Kevin France, provincial forage specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, now serves as ex officio member of the board.
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New swine centre chair
A new executive committee has been elected at the Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement.
Rod deWolde replaces Lyse Grenier as chair of the CCSI.
DeWolde has a 120 purebred sow operation in Millbrook, Ont. The herd has been part of the National Testing System since 2002.
He also chairs the Ontario Swine Improvement board of directors and sits on the research committee of Ontario Pork, of which he is also the president of the Peterborough chapter.
DeWolde is a longstanding member of the junior barrow show committee for Toronto’s Royal Winter Fair and a past member of the agricultural advisory committee for MP Dean DelMastro.
Other new members of the executive committee include Wim Van Berkel from the Western Swine Testing Association, Alberta; Keith Rasmuson of Gwynne Vista Farms, Alberta; Normand Martineau from CDPQ, Quebec; and Donald MacDonald of Apple Valley Farms, Prince Edward Island.
University, college announce arrangement
A new agreement between the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences in Winnipeg and Assiniboine Community College is expected to expand learning opportunities in agriculture.
Under the agreement, students who complete a Diploma in Agribusiness at Assiniboine Community College (with a minimum B average) will receive two years of course credit toward a four-year Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness at the University of Manitoba.
It will open the door to a degree program for ACC students who are initially thinking about an agriculture diploma, but then decide to go further. It will also allow those planning to obtain an agri-business degree to stay in southwestern Manitoba for their first two years of their university education.
Interested students should contact ACC or the U of M. This option is already available to U of M diploma grads.
Sheep scholarship
The deadline for a post-secondary $500 scholarship from the Manitoba Sheep Association is July 15.
The award is open to any student who is a current member of the MSA or is the student relation of a current member of the organization.
Applicants must provide proof of current enrolment in a post-secondary program, two references and an essay.
Applicants involved in the MSA will receive preference, but those involved in community activities are encouraged to apply.
All students are eligible to apply for the scholarship consecutive years in a row. The scholarship recipient will be given at the MSA annual show in August.
Contact mb@mbsheep.ca for further information.
