Board of Directors

Meet the 2022-2023 Board of Directors of the SFSDC, effective January 18, 2023

Spencer Staffen
Forage Seed Producer
Chair
Nipawin, SK S0E 1E0
(306) 276-8707

Morris Nycholat
Forage Seed Producer
Whitefox, SK S0J 3B0
(306) 862-6702

Bowman Bryant
Forage Seed Producer
Broadview, SK S0G 0K0
(306) 696-6416

David Cox
Forage Seed Producer
Audit Chair & Treasurer
Nipawin, SK S0E 1E0
(306) 862-1253

Kim Tomilin
Organic Forage Seed Producer
Gronlid, SK S0E 0W0
(306) 277-4924

Vacant
Forage Seed Producer



Jeremy Doerksen
Forage Seed Producer
Vice Chair
Garrick SK S0J 0Z0
(306) 276-8134

Aaron Donkers
Forage Seed Producer
Whitefox, SK S0J 3B0
(306) 276-8029

 

Bill Biligetu (Ex-Officio)
Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Research Program Chair in Forage Crop Breeding & Assistant Professor
University of Saskatchewan
4C74 – 51 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8 (306) 966-4007

Shannon McArton (Ex-Officio)
Industry Advisor & Nominations Chair
Saskatchewan Forage Council
Box 71, Dilke, SK S0G 1C0
(306) 731-7610

 

Dale Risula (Ex-Officio)
Crops and Policy Advisor
Provincial Specialist, Specialty Crops
Ministry of Agriculture
Regina, SK S4S 0B1 (306) 787-4665

Clayton Myhre (Ex-Officio)
Industry Advisor
DLF Pickseed
Nipawin, SK S0E 1E0
(306) 862-8398

 

How much value per acre?

Linking acreage estimates with the value of deliveries, the data suggests intermediate wheatgrass and birdsfoot trefoil were the two highest value forage seed crop this year - over $3,000 per acre. Besides these small acreage-high value crops (each less than 20 ac), the perennial ryegrass, slender and crested wheatgrass, hybrid bromegrass and tall fescue deliveries in 2019- 2020 were valued at $2,000 to $2,800 per acre.

 
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