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.
