FALL 2019 n VOL. 6, NO. 4
Published four times a year by: Keystone Agricultural Producers
601 – 386 Broadway Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3C 3R6
Phone: 204-697-1140 | Fax: 204-697-1109
Email: kap@kap.ca | Website: kap.ca
Editor-in-Chief, Val Ominski
Email: vale.ominski@mymts.net | Phone: 204-799-5570
Contents
Departments
9 President’s message
39 GM’s message
18 Re-KAP
Cover Story
2 Marg Rempel
A long-time hog producer with a diversified operation
Features
11 Managing a potential threat to technology
15 The perennial problem of trespassers on farmland
21 Focus on the berry sector
Members of the Prairie Fruit Growers
Association put a positive face to agriculture
25 KAP’s new membership co-ordinator aims to please
28 What to expect when safety
inspectors come to your farm
33 Manitoba young farmers get together
for camaraderie and learning
37 Questions and answers about mandatory
entry level training for a Class 1 licence
48
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KAP 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President, Bill Campbell
Vice-president, Jill Verwey
Vice-president, Mitch Janssens
District 1, Jake Ayre
District 2, Les Ferris
District 3, Linda Nielsen
District 4, Kevin Stott
District 5, Craig Riese
District 6, Rauri Qually
District 7, Justin Jenner
District 8, George Graham
District 9, Neil Galbraith
District 10, Paul Gregory
District 11, Don Dewar
District 12, Leonard Gluska
Red meat commodity groups,
Marg Rempel
Supply-managed
commodity groups,
Mike Reimer
Special interest groups,
Samantha Connery
Grains, oilseeds and pulses,
Chuck Fossay
General Manager, Patty Rosher
Program Manager, Thea Green
Communications Coordinator,
Joey Dearborn
Membership Coordinator,
Sandra Hanusic
Financial Coordinator,
Kathy Ulasy
Policy Analyst, Janelle Love
Policy Analyst, Alanna Gray
Farm Safety Consultant,
Morag Marjerison
Farm Safety Communications,
Renee Simcoe
Executive Assistant,
Tammy Knapp
Human Resources Consultant,
Janice Goldsborough
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