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By Curtis Galbraith
Agriculture

Farm groups looking for directors

Oct 23, 2026 | 4:34 PM

Several agricultural commodity groups are looking for farmers to serve on their boards. 

Alberta Grains 

Alberta Grains says it has five openings for directors and 13 more for delegates. 

Anyone who wants to run must grow wheat or barley in their region and must have paid a check-off in the last two fiscal years. 

The nomination deadline is on Thursday, October 28. 

More information can be found here. 

Elections will follow at regional meetings. 

The Region 6 one will be held on November 17 in Grande Prairie. It will go from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Pomeroy Hotel.

Alberta Canola 

Alberta Canola has opened nominations for some positions on its board of directors. 

That includes Region 2, which takes in the County of Grande Prairie, MD of Greenview, Saddle Hills and Birch Hills Counties, the MD of Spirit River and all the other communities that are within their boundaries. 

Directors serve three-year terms and can serve up to three consecutive terms. 

Eligible candidates are producers who have paid a service charge to a licensed grain dealer since August 1, 2024, and have grown canola in the area they want to represent. 

The nomination deadline is Friday, October 30 at 4 p.m. 

Forms and more information can be found here.

Alberta Pulse Growers

 Alberta Pulse Growers says it has openings for advisors in all of its zones. 

There are two openings in Zone 4, which takes in the Peace Country. 

Each zone has up to eight advisors that support extension work in their areas. The organization says people who start as advisors often end up on the board of directors. 

Anyone interested must have sold pulses and paid a service charge in the last two crop years. 

The nomination deadline is November 2. 

Nomination forms and more information are available online. 

Alberta Oat Growers Commission 

Nominations for the Alberta Oat Growers Commission are open until December 9. 

Any farmer who has paid an oat growers service fee since August 1, 2024, is eligible. 

The nomination deadline is at noon on December 9. 

Information on submitting nominations is available here.

by Curtis Galbraith