FORAGE COUNCIL HIRES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Leanna Rousell is the Saskatchewan Forage Council’s new executive director, following the resignation of Leanne Thompson.
Rousell will be operating the organization from her home office near Asquith, Sask.
Her experience includes the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency and the WHLZ project as well as administrative experience at Saskatoon Livestock Sales.
New contact information for the council is www.saskforage.ca.
MANITOBA PULSE AND SOYBEAN GROWERS HIRES NEW STAFF
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Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers is hiring two new staff members for the summer.
James Carriere of La Salle, Man., will be the summer agronomy student. He will assist with research, production and extension activities, but primary responsibilities include co-ordinating research projects throughout the province.
Carriere is studying agronomy at the University of Manitoba.
Wendy Voogt from Carman, Man., will be filling a new role as administrative assistant. She has 15 years of office and administrative experience and will be responsible for data entry and general office support.
INDUCTEE JOINS NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME
Syngenta scientist Mary-Dell Chilton was among 15 individuals inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Chilton is a distinguished science fellow at Syngenta and founder of the company’s biotechnology research labs.
She was recognized for her work with plant biotechnology, which led her to produce the first transgenic plant in 1983. Her research showed plant genomes could be altered more precisely than previously thought.
The discovery eventually led to the ability of plants to resist insects and disease and tolerate extreme environmental conditions. All of the inductees hold a U.S. patent.
Chilton was also recently awarded the World Food Prize.
Sask. Cattlemen Hires CEO
Ryder Lee has been named the new chief executive officer of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association.
Lee is from Saskatchewan and has spent the last nine years with the CCA in Ottawa as manager of federal-provincial relations.
He has worked as the staff representative on committees for domestic agriculture policy, regulations and animal care. Since 2010, he represented the CCA at the National Farm Animal Care Council and played a key role in the renewal of the beef code of practice.
His hiring coincides with the move of the SCA office from Saskatoon to Regina.
Chair Bill Jameson said Lee is an excellent fit for the organization , which represents all beef producers in the province.
“He brings experience with many of the issues of importance to Saskatchewan cattle producers, contacts within the industry in Canada and abroad and he is from a Saskatchewan ranch, so he has that personal connection to the industry,” Jameson said.
Alberta pulse hires food, nutrition co-ordinator
Debra McLennan is Alberta Pulse’s new food and nutrition co-ordinator.
Her job is educating consumers about the health benefits of pulses.
McLennan has been a registered dietitian for 25 years and was contracted to organize Alberta Pulse’s Mission: Impulseible Student Food Product Development Competition for the last two years.
She will be connecting with influencers such as teachers and medical professionals as the industry prepares for the International Year of Pulses 2016, as declared by the United Nations.
One of her first actions will be figuring out how to best reach out to restaurants, chefs and ultimately consumers.
Alfalfa harvest program continues
The Green Gold program, now in its 20th year, helps Manitoba alfalfa growers identify the optimum harvest date for their forage, which is 150 RFV.
Alfalfa is now reaching optimum quality well before the traditional early bloom at the 10 percent flower stage because of changing weather conditions. Samples are taken on Mondays and Thursdays at 8 a.m. and sent to the lab.
Results are emailed to 500 subscribers twice a week and to agricultural media outlets.
