Two new vice-presidents for CFA

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Published: February 26, 2025

Stephanie Levasseur, an apple grower from southern Quebec stands in her orchard.

OTTAWA — Both vice-presidents at Canada’s largest agricultural organization are new to the executive after the previous office holders did not run again.

Jill Verwey, president of Keystone Agricultural Producer in Manitoba, is the new first vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.

Stephanie Levasseur, an apple grower from southern Quebec and a vice-president of the Union des Producteurs Agricole, is now second vice-president.

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Contact karen.briere@producer.com

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Karen Briere

Karen Briere

Karen Briere grew up in Canora, Sask. where her family had a grain and cattle operation. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Regina and has spent more than 30 years covering agriculture from the Western Producer’s Regina bureau.

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