WINTER 2019 n VOL. 6, NO. 1
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.mb.ca | website: kap.ca
Contents
Departments
9 President’s message
20 RE-KAP
KAP’s work on behalf of Manitoba farmers
Cover Story
2 Member profile: Chris Dzisiak
Pioneer of Canada’s hemp industry
Features
11 Ag organizations promote pathways
to producer mental wellness
17 Life after three new trade agreements
23 Young farmer: Jamie Keen
Immersed in farming all his life
25 Support for Foodgrains Bank
strong in Manitoba
29 Time to think about pastures and hay land
WINTER 2019 ISSUE
MEMBER PROFILE
Chris Dzisiak
Pioneer of Canada’s hemp industry
PLUS
❯ Young Farmer: Jamie Keen
❯ Support for Foodgrains Bank Strong in Manitoba
❯ Time to Think About Pastures and Hay Land
On the cover
Chris Dsiziak is one of the first farmers to get
into the industrial hemp game back in 1998.
He helped set up the Parkland Industrial
Hemp Growers co-op and is a big proponent
for the hemp crop. The article begins on
page 2.
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KAP 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President, Bill Campbell
Vice-president, Jill Verwey
Vice-president, Justin Jenner
District 1, David Rourke
District 2, Les Ferris
District 3, Linda Nielsen
District 4, Kevin Stott
District 5, Edgar Scheurer
District 6, Jill Verwey
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
Dan Penner
Special interest groups
Samantha Connery
Grains, oilseeds and pulses
Chuck Fossay
Financial Co-ordinator,
Kathy Ulasy
Editor / Communications
Co-ordinator, Val Ominski
Policy Analyst, Janelle Love
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Executive Assistant,
Nicole Chambers
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