Following the Annual General Meeting, the Manitoba Canola Growers Board of Directors meets to elect their Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, National Representatives, and Committees.
MCGA President: Chuck Fossay
MCGA Vice President: Clayton Harder
MCGA Secretary: Bill Nicholson
MCGA Treasurer: Curtis McRae
Governance & Finance
The Governance and Finance Committee is responsible for all aspects of board governance, training, and succession planning for the board and the General Manager. Policy manual review is the responsibility of this committee.
Chair: Curtis McRae
Committee Members: Jack Froese, Chuck Fossay, Bill Nicholson
Staff on Committee: Delaney Ross Burtnack
Research
The Research Committee is responsible for selecting projects and directing research funds to find better ways ways to grow canola, and find better ways to control pests. The committee directs research funding through a number of national and provincial partnerships that allow them to leverage grower dollars. Representation to the Western Canadian Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee (WCC/RCC) comes from this group.
Chair: Ron Krahn
Committee Members: Chuck Fossay, Clayton Harder, John Sandborn
Staff on Committee: Delaney Ross Burtnack
Member Relations
The Member Relations Committee is responsible for ensuring growers have access to agronomy, marketing and farm management information through its communications, programs, events, and sponsorships. The committee is also committed to ensuring canola growers, the agriculture industry, and partners are informed of Manitoba Canola Growers goals, objectives and activities.
Chair: Jack Froese
Committee Members: Ron Krahn, Curtis McRae, Pam Bailey
Staff on Committee: Roberta Galbraith and Leanne Campbell
Market Awareness
The Market Awareness Committee is responsible to share information that will expand consumers awareness and knowledge of agriculture, canola production and its role in society. The goal is to maintain and work to expand canola customers and overall use of canola oil.
Chair:
Committee Members: Clayton Harder, Bill Nicholson, John Sandborn and Pam Bailey
Staff on Committee: Ellen Pruden
Provincial and National Representatives
Canola Council of Canada : Curtis McRae
Canadian Canola Growers Association: Clayton Harder, Jack Froese
KAP Advisory Committee: Chuck Fossay
Canola Performance Trials (CPT) Committee: Chuck Fossay
Western Canadian Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee: Chuck Fossay – Chair