Minister MacAulay announces re-appointment to Farm Products Council of Canada

Jun 25, 2024

OTTAWA, ON, The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the re-appointment of Morgan Moore as a Member of the Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC).

Mr. Moore is a farmer and has a cow/calf and commercial sheep operation, near Brandon, Manitoba.

He holds a Professional Agrologist designation with the Manitoba Institute of Agrologists and is an alumnus of the University of Guelph where he received his Bachelor of Sciences in Agriculture.

FPCC is a federal organization that oversees the national supply management system for poultry and eggs, including the operations of the four national marketing agencies. It also oversees the creation and operation of promotion and research agencies.

Mr. Moore was first appointed in June 2019, through an open, transparent and merit-based process. His re-appointment is for a term of two years.

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