Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) Board of Directors elected Norm Hall, APAS Representative for RM of Emerald, #277, District 4, as President for the 2015-2016 year.聽 Norm farms at Wynyard with his wife and his brother.
The Board also elected Todd Lewis, RM of Lajord, #128, District 2 and Donovan Block, RM of Leroy #339 as Vice 鈥揚residents for the Association.
鈥淚 am grateful to the APAS Board of Directors for the vote of confidence in leading APAS and in representing our members鈥, said Norm Hall.聽 鈥淭he agricultural industry has the opportunity to positively adjust their business environment through involvement in important policy discussions in the coming year. The Executive and I will continue to work to ensure farmers and ranchers鈥 interests continue to be the primary APAS focus in advancing relevant policies鈥.
At the Annual General Meeting, APAS Representatives elected the following individuals to the APAS Board of Directors:
District 1 - Arlynn Kurtz, RM of Fertile Belt, #183
Marion McBride, RM of Moosomin #121
District 2 - Todd Lewis,聽 RM of Lajord #128
Terry Anthony, RM of Baildon #131聽聽聽 聽
District 3 - Don Connick, RM of Carmichaeal, #109
Dorothy Weetman, RM of Sask Landing, #167
District 4 - Norm Hall, RM of Emerald #277
Ian Boxall, RM of Connaught #457
District 5 - Donavon Block, RM of Leroy, #339
Mickey Palfy, RM of Viscount #341
District 6 - Jeff Simpson, RM of Grandview #349
Jeremy Welter, RM of Mariposa #350
Members of four policy committees 鈥 Economic, Trade & Strategic Growth; Grains & Oilseeds; Livestock and Land & Environment 鈥 were also appointed for 2016.
APAS is Saskatchewan鈥檚 general farm organization formed to provide farmers and ranchers with a democratically elected, grassroots, non-partisan, producer organization based on rural municipal boundaries. As the united voice of thousands of agricultural producers in Saskatchewan, we strive to represent the views of a wide variety of agricultural stakeholders in order to form comprehensive policies that can benefit all sectors of society.