Voting Period Now Open for SaskOilseeds’ Board Election

Written By Hannah Bryant

November 1, 2024 – The voting period for SaskOilseeds’ Board election is now open. Registered producers* will receive a letter this week with instructions and a unique identifier code to use in the online voting platform oilseedsvote.com. Nicole Yip, Levy Central Senior Operations Representative, will serve as the Returning Officer. Voting must be completed by 12:00 p.m. (Noon) on November 29, 2024.

Five nominations were received to fill four positions on the SaskOilseeds’ Board. The candidates include:

  • David Altrogge – St. Benedict

  • Patricia Lung – Lake Lenore

  • Thomas MacKenzie – Zehner

  • Codie Nagy – Ogema

  • Dean Roberts – Coleville

To learn more about the candidates, including their biographies and interviews where they discuss their farming experience and vision for the Saskatchewan oilseeds industry, click here.

Keith Fournier has reached his tenure, serving eight years as a Director, and will depart the Board in January following SaskOilseeds’ AGM - to be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon in concert with Sask Crops Forum.

The election results will be announced in December.

*A registered producer is any producer who has sold canola and/or flax in either of the previous two crop years and has not requested a levy refund in the past year.

SaskCanola (est. 1991) and SaskFlax (est. 1996) amalgamated in 2024. The newly formed SaskOilseeds is a producer-led organization, established in 2024 and supported by 17,000 levy-paying Saskatchewan canola growers and 3,000 levy-paying Saskatchewan flax growers. SaskOilseeds’ mandate is to provide value to oilseed growers through research, advocacy, and market development.

For more information, contact:
Ellen Grueter, Communications Manager
egrueter@saskoilseeds.com
(306) 975-0262

Hannah Bryant
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