OUR PEOPLE GIVE YOU THEIR WORD
IT’S GOOD CANADA
Because we’re all in this together.
Meet some of the people whose passion for good food is behind what you eat:
farmers
ranchers
horticulturists
fishers
land stewards
veterinarians
nutritionists
researchers
scientists
governments
inspectors
entrepreneurs
producers
processors
distributors
truck drivers
exporters
restaurateurs
wholesalers
retailers
grocers
DR. TYE PERRETT is a veterinarian and the General Manager at Feedlot Health Management Services.
STACEY SAGON Stacey raises beef cattle and grows canola, wheat, barley, oats and pulse crops on her farm in Saskatchewan.
KATHRYN DOAN Kathryn is a mother of four and a first generation turkey farmer in Ontario.
THE HAMILLS 4th generation family farm & specialty malt producers in Red Deer County, Alberta.
MAUDE FONTAINE Maude is co-owner of the family’s dairy farm in Weedon, Quebec.
JESSICA MARTIN
Jessica is a dairy farmer in Waterloo County, Ontario.
KARA DE VRIES
Kara and her family are beef and pork producers in Ontario.
MARK BEAL
Mark is the C.E.O. of Maritimes Pride Eggs, Nutrigroupe.
SNEHA KABRA Shena is a Quality Assurance Supervisor, Ontario Pride Eggs at Nutrigroup
URSULA LAPLANTE
Ursula is a Sales and Marketing Manager at Nutrigroupe.
SHAWN HARMAN
Shawn is the C.E.O. of Star Eggs, Nutrigroupe.
KATHRYN AND CLAIR DOAN
Kathryn and Clair Doan are first generation turkey farmers from Ontario.
SCOTT FISHER
Scott operates a computerized mill that makes livestock and poultry feed.
NEIL STEPHENS
Neil has been delivering feed to farms across Ontario for 40 years.
CORY HUTTON
Cory is a feed truck delivery driver from Ontario. He delivers live stock to poultry farms so that they can feed our nation and keep us strong.
JEANETTE GAULTIER
Jeanette is a technical service specialist with BASF AG Solutions Canada. She works with real farmers, with real farm equipment in real fields to ensure that it is the best products that we are offering farmers so they can grow affordable, abundant and safe food.
MARK OOSTLANDER
Mark is senior research manager at BASF agricultural solutions. He focuses on research and development to identifying the best products to help growers produce higher quality and more plentiful crops.
JORDAN TERVIT
Jordan is a truck driver in Southern Ontario servicing feed and flour mills.
LEIGH COWAN
Leigh works at Redpath Sugar making sure grocery shelves are well stocked.
ELVIR BAJRIC
Elvir helps keep our food safe at the Ontario Food Terminal.
TIARE BOYES
Tiare is a second-generation fish harvester on Vancouver Island.
KATIE KEDDY
Katie and her family grow potatoes in Nova Scotia.
COURT DESAUTELS
Court operates restaurants that source and serve local foods in Southern Ontario.
DENNIS STEINWAND
Dennis owns a family chicken farm in Sherwood Park, Alberta.
CLINTON MONCHUK
Clinton and his family farm a wide variety of crops in Saskatchewan.
LESLEY KELLY
Lesley is a grain farmer in Watrous, Saskatchewan.
SENATOR ROBERT BLACK
Named to the Senate in February 2018, Robert Black is a leader in the agricultural community.
SARA STAGG
Sara is a Sales Agronomist at Richardson Pioneer in Lavoy, Alberta.
ROB HETMANSKI
Rob is the Crop Inputs Manager at Richardson Pioneer in High Level, Alberta.
DEVON SMITH
Devon is a Senior Director at Richardson Pioneer in Edmonton, Alberta.
CARTER KOLYBABA
Carter is a Senior Director at Richardson Pioneer in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
JOSIAH & CHRIS MULLET KOOP
Josiah and Chris are Ontario Egg & Grape Farmers in Niagara, Ontario.
SCOTT OLSON
Scott and his family have raised turkey’s for over 40 years at their family farm in Alberta.
DALE R. BURNS
Dale is a Commercial Development Breeder (Canola) at Bayer Canada – Crop Science Division, in Lethbridge County, AB.
SAM BROUILLARD
Sam is a Port Terminal Electrician at Richardson International in Sorel, Quebec.
MEGAN VELDMAN
Megan is an Egg Farmer in St. Mary’s, Ontario.
SHANA AND DANICA MCKILLOP
Shana and Danica are 6th Generation Egg Farmers in Dutton, Ontario.
JOCELYN KRATCHMER (VIDEO 1)
Jocelyn is a Sr. Field Agronomist with Bayer Crop Science Inc. in Saskatoon, SK.
JOCELYN KRATCHMER (VIDEO 2)
Jocelyn is a Sr. Field Agronomist with Bayer Crop Science Inc. in Saskatoon, SK.
JEREMY VAANDRAGER
Jeremy has been working in agriculture in BC for over 20 years. He is a Free Range egg farmer, as well as a Sales Rep for a state-of-the-art feed company.
GEORGE VANDER VEEN
George is an egg farmer in BC with a Free Run flock of about 7,000 hens. Here he talks about the high standards of quality and food safety in Canadian egg farming.
JUSCHKA CLARKE
Juschka runs her own Organic egg farm in BC. In addition, she enjoys another important role in agriculture—she delivers chicks to egg farms all across the province.