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During the AGM, John Kowalchuk of Rumsey was acclaimed for a third one- year term as Director-at-Large (Non- Bean), and Vauxhall's Tim Van der Hoek was acclaimed to a fourth one-year term as Director-at-Large (Bean). The AGM included reports from Hilgartner and Execu ve Director Leanne Fischbuch, a financial update, and the announcement of the 2018 Alberta Pulse Industry Innovator Award recipient, Dr. Hans-Henning Muendel. The members present also cast their votes for or against a proposed regulatory change reducing the levy to .75% from 1% on August 1, 2018. The majority of the votes were in favour of the levy reduc on, and APG will pursue implementa on with the Alberta Agricultural 2017-18 APG Board: (Back Row, Left to Right) John Kowalchuk, Director-at-Large (Non-Bean); Dan Visser, Zone 3; Allison Ammeter, Zone 2; Jerome Isaac, Zone 4; Caroline Sekulic, Zone 4; Chris Allam, Zone 3; Greg Stamp, Zone 1. (Front Row, Left to Right) Tim Van der Hoek, Director-at-Large (Bean); Rodney Volk, Zone 1; D'Arcy Hilgartner, Zone 5; Doug Sell, Zone 2; Don Shepert, Zone 5. Products Marke ng Council. The AGM also provided an opportunity to thank outgoing directors. "The friends I have made with the directors, staff and all the people I have come in contact with is the highlight of my me as a director," Robertson said of his term on the board. "I have always supported the commission and its work but now having been a director, I understand how important it is to con nue the work. It's so important to con nue advoca ng, researching, learning to do produc on be er, marke ng and to support safe farming. It takes me and effort to be a director as there is a lot of reading and learning to do, but I would recommend anyone to step up and get involved. You will find it rewarding and fun." Kubinec echoed the sen ment and spoke from his six years on the board. "Being a director on the Alberta Pulse Growers was a very valuable experience, both for professional and personal reasons," he explained. "I enjoyed the ag poli cs side of things which never seemed to be dull in the pulse world. Ensuring grower dollars were well u lized and put to work effec vely and with many partnerships was also a highlight. But ul mately the best thing I took away from si ng on the board was the rela onships with the excellent staff and fellow growers from across Alberta and Canada. I would encourage all growers to consider stepping forward as all perspec ves on pulse issues are unique and can have a real influence on our industry." S P R I N G 2 0 1 8 | 7 P U L S E C R O P N E W S

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