Nuffield scholars announced
Four recipients have been selected as Nuffield Canada Scholars for 2025:
- Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel from Mossbank, Sask., is a former director and president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, international director for the Global Farmers Network and workshop facilitator for Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan. She is also a speaker and advocate of modern-day farming. Jolly-Nagel will study the impacts of renewable energy infrastructure on agricultural land, in terms of both production and land value.
- Jenna Sarich from Craik, Sask., is a technical consultant and analyst for the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef and Public and Stakeholder Engagement. Her Nuffield topic will study the environmental sustainability of beef cattle systems and the importance of a holistic view when assessing environmental indicators.
- Chris van den Heuvel from Port Hood, N.S., has worked for many years with the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. He has also spent more than 20 years as a senior systems analyst specializing in Microsoft programming languages, portal-based solutions and interfacing between heterogeneous platforms. His Nuffield topic will examine leveraging open-source technology for agricultural efficiency, reducing equipment cost of ownership and overcoming repair barriers.
- Georgia Lewis from North Alton, N.S., is the technical lead for the On-Farm Climate Action Fund, where she manages the delivery of the program to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. She will explore poultry manure management techniques and processing for crop nutrients:
Each recipient will receive a $20,000 scholarship to conduct self-directed research programs with international travel.
Bison group hires executive director
Scott Yule is the new executive director of the Canadian Bison Association.
Yule has previously worked for Farm Credit Canada and has developed marketing strategies and managed industry events, including Canada Western Agribition in Regina.
He was born and raised on a mixed farm near Grenfell, Sask., and obtained a bachelor’s degree and a diploma in agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan.
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He is a graduate of the Banff School of Management and has been involved in other leadership development programs.
Yule has been involved in several volunteer activities, including past president and charter member of Rotary Cub Regina Oskaya, president of the Regina Water Polo Association and a volunteer mentor at the Regina Open Door Society.
K+S funds food banks
K+S Potash Canada will donate $500,000 each to the food banks in Regina and Saskatoon.
In Saskatoon, the funding will help support the food bank’s Nutritional Education program and a learning space in its building. The program combines gardening with nutritional education, teaching young people how to grow and cook healthy food.
The Regina food bank will use its funds to support the new play structure adjacent to the Asahtowikamik Food Hub in Regina’s downtown core, allowing children of all ages to play while their families shop at the food bank.
The funding will also support youth school food programs in nine community schools, helping feed more than 2,000 students a week with lunches, weekend snack-packs, pantry items and a Summer Hamper Program.
