Board of Directors
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Brad Blackwell
Chair
- Dinsmore, SK
- 306-846-7091
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Brad Blackwell joined the SPG Board in 2017. He operates a family farm at Dinsmore where they grow 8,000 acres of lentils, chickpeas, soybeans, flax, and wheat. Pulse crops account for approximately 33% of their acres. Brad has been an active member of the Dinsmore Kinsmen Club since 1995, as well as a part of Telemiracle 27-31. He currently serves as SPG’s Chair, is a member of SPG's Audit & Finance and Communications & Market Promotion Committees, and serves on the Pulse Canada Board of Directors.
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Jackie Carleton
Vice-Chair
- Saskatoon, SK
- 306-371-5691
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Jackie Carleton joined the SPG Board in 2017. She manages and operates a 4,000-acre farm with her husband in Bracken, SK. Peas and lentils account for one-third of their crop rotation. Aside from farming, Jackie began her agriculture career operating and managing a pulse processing, seed cleaning, and producer car loading facility. Following that, she worked as a grain brokerage agent prior to becoming the Purchasing Manager for the Pulse Division of LegumexWalker. In 2015 she resigned her duties to focus on the operations of their farm. Jackie currently serves as a SPG Vice Chair, as well as Chair of SPG's Governance and Communications & Market Promotion Committees.
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Chad Doerksen
Director
- Dalmeny, SK
- 306-260-7565
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Chad Doerksen farms 28 kilometres north of Saskatoon near the town of Dalmeny. He began farming after taking over his grandfather’s portion of the farm in 1997. In the early 2000s Chad bought out his father’s portion of the farm, growing his operation to 8,000 acres. He grows canola, HRS wheat, oats, soybeans, lentils, and yellow peas, which equates to 15 to 20 per cent of his operations consisting of pulses. Chad is a member of SPG's Nomination and Governance Committees, and serves on the Farm and Foodcare Saskatchewan and Pulse Canada Board of Directors.
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Shaun Dyrland
Director
- Kyle, SK
- 306-375-7810
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Shaun Dyrland has been active in the family farm west of Kyle for the last 20 years, growing the operation to 15,000 acres with his brother and father. They produce lentils, field peas, and chickpeas on approximately 50 per cent of the land, with the balance being made up of durum wheat and canola. Shaun is a member of SPG's Nominiations and Research & Development Committees, and serves on the Pulse Canada Board of Directors.
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Corey Loessin
Director
- Radisson, SK
- 306-827-2022 home
- 306-827-7656 cell
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Corey Loessin joined the SPG Board of Directors in 2012. Corey and his wife Joan Heath, along with their children Audra and Aidan, farm in northwestern Saskatchewan growing various crops including peas, lentils, and faba beans. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree from the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) and worked as a District Agriculturalist in Alberta for several years prior to returning to Saskatchewan to farm. While farming, he also taught crop science courses at the U of S for 12 years. Corey Chairs SPG's Audit and Finance Comittee and serves as Vice-Chair on the Pulse Canada Board of Directors.
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Lee Moats
Director
- Riceton, SK
- 306-738-4716 home
- 306-536-8348 cell
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Lee Moats joined the SPG Board of Directors in 201. He farms with his wife Laurie and son Joshua on a fourth‐generation family farm in the Riceton area where they operate a zero‐till farm, growing lentils, canola, and winter wheat. Lee has a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree with a major in agronomy, and has been a Professional Agrologist for over 30 years. In addition to farming, he also worked for Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture for eight years, and Ducks Unlimited Canada for 20 years. Lee has served as a Director on the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association Board, as a Commissioner on the Saskatchewan Winter Cereal Development Commission, and currently serves as President of the Cross‐Country Co‐op. Lee is a member of SPG's Research & Development and Communications & Market Promotion Committees.
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Trent Richards
Director
- Assiniboia, SK
- 306-642-3490 home
- 306-640-7995 cell
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Trent Richards joined the SPG Board of Directors in 2016. Trent and his wife Tracy continue to operate a third generation farm in the Assiniboia area located in south‐central Saskatchewan. Trent currently continuously crops with lentils, peas, and soybeans making up one‐third of the acres, with cereals, canola, flax, and spices making up the remaining acres. Trent attended the University of Saskatchewan where he was enrolled in vocational agriculture. After school he operated a custom spraying business where he applied chemical, and sold sprayer parts. Trent served on the Assiniboia curling rink board, and Assiniboia civic improvement board. Trent is the Chair of SPG's R&D Committee and a member on the Audit and Finance Committee. He also serves on the Soy Canada Board of Directors.