Board of Directors

Shannon brings extensive seed grower leadership experience to the role, including several leadership positions with the Ontario Seed Growers’ Association, where she also served as President. With a background in Agricultural Business Management, her experience spans seed production, processing, sales, marketing, and agronomy, including managing a seed processing facility and supporting both retail and wholesale seed networks. She also brings deep hands-on expertise in pedigreed seed production, having rogued countless fields across Ontario and trained many growers through her work with SeCan and Maizex. A Certified Crop Advisor for more than 20 years, Shannon is known for her practical, boots-on-the-ground approach to agriculture. She and her husband, Blair, are Accredited CSGA Plot Growers and own and operate Maitland Lane Farms near Belgrave, Ontario, where they produce pedigreed soybean and cereal seed as part of a diversified operation that also includes beef cattle and sheep.

A pedigreed seed and plot grower, Lori brings a strong connection between seed production, plant breeding and industry service. She works as a Research Scientist at Western Crop Innovations, where she leads the Quality Program and evaluates new grain and forage varieties for quality traits. Lori also serves on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Plant Breeders’ Rights Advisory Committee, contributing industry expertise on plant breeding, intellectual property and regulatory matters. Lori and her husband, Ward, own and operate Oatway’s Seed Farm near Clive, Alberta.

Glenn Logan will continue on the Board as Past-President. CSGA extends its sincere thanks to Glenn for his leadership as President and for his continued service to the Association. His steady guidance, practical experience and commitment to members have helped support CSGA through an important period of modernization and change.

Peter manages a sixth-generation small mixed-family farm in Limestone, New Brunswick. He is a Crop Development Specialist with the Cereal & Oilseeds New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries working on cereal and oilseed variety evaluations for New Brunswick.

A pedigreed seed grower and Past President of the Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association, Andrew brings a strong farm business and member-service perspective to the Board. Originally from southwest England, Andrew built a family farm business that includes seed, fertilizer and biological sales.

Shannon brings extensive seed grower leadership experience to the role, including several leadership positions with the Ontario Seed Growers’ Association, where she also served as President. With a background in Agricultural Business Management, her experience spans seed production, processing, sales, marketing, and agronomy, including managing a seed processing facility and supporting both retail and wholesale seed networks. She also brings deep hands-on expertise in pedigreed seed production, having rogued countless fields across Ontario and trained many growers through her work with SeCan and Maizex. A Certified Crop Advisor for more than 20 years, Shannon is known for her practical, boots-on-the-ground approach to agriculture. She and her husband, Blair, are Accredited CSGA Plot Growers and own and operate Maitland Lane Farms near Belgrave, Ontario, where they produce pedigreed soybean and cereal seed as part of a diversified operation that also includes beef cattle and sheep.

Ian is a pedigreed seed and plot grower from Saskatchewan with a background in Mechanical Engineering Technology and a strong interest in farm equipment. He brings practical, hands-on production experience to the Board through his work on the Bodnaryk Family Farm, where he farms with family growing pedigreed seed, grain and oilseeds.

A Select Seed Grower, Carl brings decades of seed production, processing and governance experience to the CSGA Board. He and his family have been growing pedigreed seed on their multi-generational farm in Southwestern Ontario since 1956, producing crops including oats, soybeans, white beans and red clover seed. A long-time leader within the seed and pulse sectors, Carl previously served as President of the Ontario Seed Growers’ Association and currently chairs the Ontario Pulse Crop Committee.

A CSGA-Accredited Plot Grower, Roy brings experience in seed production, processing, retail and provincial seed grower leadership. He and his family operate RoLo Farms and Condie Seed in Saskatchewan, producing and processing commercial and pedigreed crops including peas, lentils, flax, spring wheat, durum, canary seed and soybeans.

Nicholas McCardle, owner of McCardle Seeds in PEI, brings practical experience and a strong commitment to the seed community. His perspective helps ensure the Board remains connected to the opportunities and realities of seed production across Atlantic Canada.

Ryan operates a third-generation family farm at Decker, Manitoba, where half of the cultivated acres are dedicated to pedigree seed production. The operation also includes an on-site seed cleaning facility that supports the farm’s seed production work. Ryan is a CSGA-accredited plot grower with extensive experience in pedigreed seed production, field inspection, and seed cleaning. He also brings significant leadership experience, having served for many years on the Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association Board, including a 2-year term as President.

A pedigreed seed and plot grower, Lori brings a strong connection between seed production, plant breeding and industry service. She works as a Research Scientist at Western Crop Innovations, where she leads the Quality Program and evaluates new grain and forage varieties for quality traits. Lori also serves on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Plant Breeders’ Rights Advisory Committee, contributing industry expertise on plant breeding, intellectual property and regulatory matters. Lori and her husband, Ward, own and operate Oatway’s Seed Farm near Clive, Alberta.

Marc-Antoine is a fourth-generation farmer with a background in agricultural business management. He is currently Vice-President of Producteurs de semences du Québec. Marc-Antoine runs Ferme céréalière Paquet in Québec, where he brings experience in cereal production, seed conditioning, variety trials, niche cereal market development, and poultry production.

Gabriel is a mechanical engineer by training and brings more than a decade of farming experience to the Board.  He is currently President of Producteurs de semences du Québec. Gabriel is a shareholder and successor in a third-generation family farm in Québec specializing in seed production and seed conditioning, which he manages with his brother-in-law and father-in-law.

Chelsea brings a first-generation seed grower perspective and a strong focus on customer service to the Board. She has experience as a Farmer Advisor and Chair of the FarmTech Foundation of Alberta. Chelsea and her husband, Shane, operate True Seeds Ltd., a first-generation seed farm focused on cereal and pulse seed production, alongside their two daughters, in Alberta.

Trent Whiting, Parent Seed Manager with SeCan Association, brings more than three decades of experience in seed production, processing and marketing. A practical and thoughtful voice, Trent helps represent the broader seed certification value chain in Board discussions.

Brenna is a Professional Agrologist from the Peace River Region of British Columbia. She has been working for the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food as a Regional Agrologist since November 2020. While her current position allows her to cover many different sectors within Agriculture, her speciality is grain and oilseed agronomy.

Having grown up on the family farm in Lamont County, Krista believes in agriculture and its importance now and for the future. She has a passion for applying technical and scientific findings to policy to empower farms to make the best decisions possible. Krista has worked on and with the Agricultural Pest Act, Weed Act, ASB Act, Bee Act, and others. She is currently Alberta’s Chief Provincial Plant Health Officer.

Matthew holds both a BSA and an AAg. He is a Provincial Specialist in Cereal Crops with the Ministry of Agriculture.

Joanna is the Cereal Specialist with OMAFRA. Before, Joanna worked as a Research Analyst at OMAFRA for ministry-funded research and innovation programs and with the Agricultural Adaptation Council, where she managed a wide range of funded research projects.

Peter manages a sixth-generation small mixed-family farm in Limestone, New Brunswick. He is a Crop Development Specialist with the Cereal & Oilseeds New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries working on cereal and oilseed variety evaluations for New Brunswick.

Amy is involved in the agricultural community provincially, domestically and internationally. She works with many commodity groups and advises producers regarding sustainable soil management practices. Skilled in many aspects of agricultural-related training for groups and individuals, Amy has a broad foundation of experience in livestock and agronomy.