Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG), in partnership with BASF Canada, presented Allison Ammeter with the Pulse Promoter Award at their Annual General Meeting on January 9, 2017. Allison was selected as the recipient of the Pulse Promoter Award to acknowledge the leadership role she played throughout 2016 International Year of Pulses (IYP).
鈥淭here was a team of individuals from across the Canadian pulse industry that played a key role in the execution of activities related to International Year of Pulses,鈥� says Tim Wiens, SPG Chair. 鈥淎llison Ammeter was an instrumental part of that team. She stepped up to take on the role of Chair of the IYP Canada Committee early on in the preparation for IYP. In this role, she spent countless hours working with staff across Canada to ensure IYP was as successful as possible.鈥�
Ammeter currently serves as the Chair of the Alberta Pulse Growers鈥� (APG) Board of Directors and has long been a champion for pulses. She and her husband of 30 years, Michael, operate a third-generation grain farm in Alberta where they crop approximately 2,000 acres in a rotation of canola, wheat, barley, faba beans, and peas, practicing minimum tillage and using variable rate seeding technology. In addition to her work supporting IYP, over the past three years Ammeter has also spearheaded initiatives with the foodservice industry, food ingredient companies, health professionals, schools, and media.
鈥淎llison has been a strong ambassador for the Canadian pulse industry throughout IYP,鈥� says Carl Potts, Executive Director of SPG.
鈥淚n her role as Chair of the IYP Canada Committee she represented Canada at numerous meetings and events where she promoted the efforts that were 小蓝视频 undertaken as part of Canada鈥檚 IYP outreach. IYP will have a long-lasting impact on global demand for pulses.鈥�
