Outstanding Young Farmers in B.C.
James and Cammy Lockwood of Lockwood Farms in Cobble Hill, B.C., were recently named the 2019 British Columbia and Yukon Outstanding Young Farmers.
Ray and Tracey Bredenhof of Bredenhof Farms in Abbotsford, B.C., were runners-up.
In 2011, Lockwood Farms started small and now crop two acres of vegetables, which they sell at local farmers markets and restaurants.
They also expanded to 3,000 birds after winning the B.C. Egg Marketing Board New Entrant Program lottery in 2015.
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Since then, they have bought quota for another 1,250 birds and now have 4,250 free-range layers.
The couple are also helping pioneer insect protein feed and have the first Canadian layer flock to include black soldier fly in the diet.
James has served as a director and chair of the Duncan Farmers’ Market and currently represents Vancouver Island producers on the B.C. Egg Producers Association. Cammy has been the liason between her church and a committee sponsoring a refugee family.
The Lockwoods will represent B.C. at the Outstanding Young Farmer’s national event in December.
KAP announces new general manager
Patty Rosher has been selected as the new general manager of Keystone Agricultural Pproducers.
Rosher was the policy director at Manitoba Agriculture and previously held the role of director of boards, commissions and legislation with the department.
Before that, she was the acting general manager and chief executive officer of the Food Development Centre.
Rosher also spent 17 Years at the Canadian Wheat Board in policy, program management and marketing.
Alberta veterinarians elect president
Dr. Lisa Lomsnes has been appointed president of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association for 2019.
Lomsnes grew up on a mixed farm near Montmartre, Sask., and graduated from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon in 1991.
She practiced mixed animal medicine for 15 years before shifting to companion animal practice. She currently practices at Lomsnes Veterinary Hospital in Red Deer.
Funding to help boost wheat exports
The federal government is investing up to $6.2 million over the next three years to help the Canadian International Grains Institute expand the market for Canadian wheat through technical support, market research, employee exchanges and customized training for customers and commercial partners.
The project will enable CIGI to strengthen buyers’ confidence in Canadian wheat quality, while expanding existing markets and developing global opportunities.
In 2017, Canada’s grain sector exported 20.5 million tonnes of wheat.
