Four producers acclaimed to the Sask Wheat Board of Directors

The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) welcomes two new and two incumbent directors to its Board of Directors.

Malcolm Carnegie and Emiley Saunders will join returning directors Rob Stone and Scott Hepworth on the board.

Carnegie is a fourth-generation grain producer from the Century family farm in Creelman specializing in cereals, oilseeds and pulses. He earned his red seal designation as an Agricultural Machinery Technician with John Deere and is the current president of the Creelman Agriculture Society. Carnegie previously joined the Fillmore volunteer fire service and Fillmore EMS. He has recently completed his training and is working toward his EMR license.

Saunders farms with her husband at Borden where they grow wheat and canola. She has participated in the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan’s AYL program, has served with the Regional Housing Authority and supported the development of Borden’s Little Sprouts Early Learning.

Rob Stone owns and manages Stone Farms Inc. with his wife, two sons and parents. They grow a mix of wheat, canola, lentils and chickpeas on 9,500 acres near Davidson. He earned an agriculture degree from the University of Saskatchewan and has been farming full-time since 2003. Stone has served on the Sask Wheat research committee and has served on the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition, Cereals Canada and other committees.

Hepworth farms near Assiniboia and grows durum, canola, lentils and chickpeas. He has served on the Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan and Cereals Canada boards. Hepworth is the current chair of the Grain Growers of Canada board.

The four acclaimed directors will join sitting directors Jocelyn Velestuk, Glenn Tait, Lesley Kelly and Cameron Reich. Directors Jake Leguee and Brett Halstead will leave the board after serving two consecutive four-year terms.