In a fitting celebration of Agriculture Week in the province, Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan announced today that the winner of the 2025 Champion Award is Sandra Hessdorfer. The award was presented during a #CelebrateAg luncheon in Saskatoon.
Each year, the Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan Champion Award recognizes a recipient who has engaged consumers about agriculture and worked to build public trust in farming and food in our province and beyond.
Originally from BC, where her family raised livestock and had an orchard, she later moved to Alberta before settling in Saskatchewan in 2006. Here, she purchased her own acreage and began working with Big Sky Farms before joining the local Co-op Agro, where she met her husband, Chris. Today, they farm together near St. Benedict, SK, raising crops and cattle with their two sons, Corbin and Riley.
Sandra Hessdorfer has been passionate about farming her entire life. When working as an Educational Assistant, she did not let a worldwide pandemic stop her from teaching people about agriculture, and began a YouTube channel with videos of life on the farm. She is lifelong learner and is an alumnus of both the Next Gen Mentorship Program through Agribition and the Learn to Lead program with SaskOilseeds.
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