The organization that brings together and represents Canada’s cereal grain value chain has a new board chair.
Brett Halstead, who farms at Nokomis, Sask., and represents the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, was elected chair at Cereals Canada’s board meeting in Winnipeg on Thursday.
Rounding out Cereals’ executive committee for 2024 are Adam Dyck (Warburtons), who moves to the vice chair position, Jean-Marc Ruest (Richardson International Ltd.) as secretary, and Gregg Fotheringham (Manitoba Crop Alliance) as treasurer.
The following four new directors were elected to the Cereals Canada board:
- Dean Hubbard, Alberta Grains
- Rob Stone, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission
- Cami Ryan, Bayer CropScience Canada (two-year term)
- Jared Veness, BASF (two-year term)
Halstead replaces Jennifer Marchand of Cargill, who served as chair for the past two years and will remain on the Cereals Canada board as a director. Cargill is one of several grain company members that have recently given notice that they intend to withdraw from the organization in two years, but the company has committed to remaining an active participant in the organization in the meantime.
Cereals Canada also released its annual report, and announced its vision for construction of a $100 million “Global Agriculture Technology Exchange” in Winnipeg, in conjunction with its annual general meeting on Thursday.
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