Board of Directors

Meet the 2024-2025 Board of Directors of the SFSDC, effective June 26. 2024

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

Perry Thesen Forage Seed Producer Box 223 Carrot River, SK (306) 862-8030

Kyle Cox (appointed) Forage Seed Grower Nipawin, SK S0E 1E0 (306) 862-1253

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

Shelane Wiles Longley (Ex-Officio) Saskatchewan Forage Council, Executive Director
Forage Industry Advisor
PO Box 124
Ogema, SK

 

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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