The Canadian Forage & Grassland Association’s board is comprised of: one representative from each of the Provincial Forage Councils/Organizations, one from the beef and dairy sector, and one from either the sheep or equine sector. As well the Board will have one representative from the US Exporters and the Overseas Exporters.

Board of Directors (2012/2013)

Germain Lefebrve – Quebec Forage Council (representing Eastern Canada)
Ray Robertson (Vice-Chair) – Ontario Forage Council
Henry Nelson – Manitoba Forage Council
Leanne Thompson – Saskatchewan Forage Council
Doug Wray (Chair)  – Alberta Forage Industry Network
Marc Lavoie (Executive) – Mackay Enterprises Ltd. (representing the Overseas Exporters)
Darren Chapman – Chapman Farms (representing the U.S. Exporters)
Cathy Sharp – (representing the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association)
Jack Kyle (Executive) – Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Food (representing Research & Technology Transfer)
David Wiens - Dairy Farmers of Canada
Garth Healey - BC Forage Council
Bill Letondre – (Executive) – Pickseed (representing Producer & Users Committee)
Trevor Forbes – Soil & Crop Improvement Association of Nova Scotia

Committees
(Mandates for Committees – PDF format)

Producer/User Committee

Bil Letondre – Beef & Forage Producer
Doug Wray (Chair of CFGA) – Alberta Forage & Industry Network
Kelly Williamson- Saskatchewan Forage Council
David Wiens – Dairy Farmers of Canada
David Fulton – Manitoba Forage Producers & Beef Producers
Garth Healey – B.C. Forage Producers
John Agnew – Quebec Forage Producers
Sam Luckhardt – Ontario Forage Council
Lyndon Mansell – Alberta Forage Industry Network
Trevor Forbes – Soil and Crop Improvement Association of Nova Scotia
Cathy Sharp – Canadian Cattlemen’s Association
Brian Greaves – Sheep Industry

Forage Export and Domestic Development Committee

Darren Chapman – Chapman Farms, MB
Marc Lavoie – Enterprises Mackay, AB
Germain LeFebvre – Quebec Forage Council, Quebec
Ray Robertson – Ontario Forage Council, ON
Alexandre Beaulieu – Haybec, Quebec
Phil & Landon Friesen – Southman Alfalfa, MB
Chris Kletke – Kletke Farms, MB
Ed Shaw – IQ Forage, AB
Greg Sommerfeld – Elcan Forage, AB
Peter Ball – Green Prairie International, AB
Mike Faulkner – Rockwood, ON
Mike Henry – Jan-Star Farms, Tara, ON
Jake Heppner, Altona, MB
Garry Johnson – Owen Sound, ON
Andre Larocque – Glen Robertson, ON
Harold McCutcheon – Thorndale, ON
Don Rowntree – Georgetown, ON
Barrie Sigurdson  – Gimli, MB
Nick/Gale Teleglow – Ste. Anne, MB
Youming Zhao –Hamilton, ON                                             
Garth Healey – Abbottsford, BC

Research and Extension Committee

Jack Kyle – Ontario Minstry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Bill Thomas – Agrapoint
Kerry LaForge – AAFC
Mike Schellenberg – AAFC
Glenn Friesen – Manitoba Agriculture Food & Rural Initiatives
Joel Bagg – Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs
Gilles Belanger – AAFC – Quebec
Paul Jefferson – Western Beef Development Centre
Reynold Bergen – Canadian Cattlemen’s Association
Grant Lastikwa – Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development

For more information please contact:

Wayne Digby, CFGA Executive Director
Ph: (204) 726-9393
Cell: (204) 761-3754
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Corie Arbuckle, Communications Manager
Ph: (204) 254-4192
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Chris Yuzdepski
Financial Officer
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Peg Strankman
Manager Partner Program
Ph: (403) 948-0264
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