AGCare elects new Chair
March 10, 2010
News Release For Immediate Release
Paul Wettlaufer Elected as AGCare Chair
March 10, 2010 (Guelph, ON) – AGCare (Agricultural Groups Concerned About Resources and the Environment) is pleased to announce the election of Paul Wettlaufer as the new Chair of the AGCare Board of Directors.
Mr. Wettlaufer has been on the AGCare board representing the Ontario Federation of Agriculture since 2006 and has served as First Vice-Chair of AGCare for the past three years. Paul runs a beef and cash crop operation near Neustadt, Ontario.
“We are working hard at AGCare to implement our new strategy that will focus on revitalizing the organization with new projects and partnerships,” said Wettlaufer. “Look for more good things to come from AGCare in the upcoming year.”
Chris Kowalski, representing the Ontario Potato Board, was elected as First Vice-Chair. New to the AGCare Executive is Larry Lynn, representing Grain Farmers of Ontario, who was elected Second Vice- Chair. Joe Hickson, representing the Ontario Seed Growers’ Association, was elected as Treasurer. Richard Blyleven, representing Grain Farmers of Ontario, will now fill the Past Chair role on the Executive after serving as Chair of AGCare for the past three years.
The Board of Directors welcomed Norm Charbonneau (Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association) and Ed Scharringa (Christian Farmers’ Federation of Ontario) to the board. The Board wishes to thank Past Treasurer Charles Stevens of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association and Henry Stevens, representing the Christian Farmers’ Federation of Ontario for their contributions to AGCare.
To find out more about AGCare and its work on environmental issues, attend the joint AGCare-Ontario Farm Animal Council annual general meeting on April 8, 2010 at Guelph Place Banquet Hall in Guelph. The meeting will feature important legislative updates on source water protection, the provincial pesticide ban and the GROU program. AGCare and the Ontario Farm Animal Council will be hosting a joint speakers’ program in the afternoon. To register, please visit www.agcare.org.
AGCare (Agricultural Groups Concerned about Resources and the Environment) is the voice of Ontario's 45,000 crop and horticulture farmers on environmental issues. Visit www.agcare.org for more information.
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For more information:
Paul Wettlaufer, Chair, AGCare (519) 665-7646
Crystal Mackay, Interim Executive Director, AGCare (519) 837-1326
cmackay@ofac.org