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Alberta Wheat and Barley Looking for Board of Directors

A pair of Alberta agriculture organizations are putting a call out to fill some board vacancies.

The Alberta Wheat Commission is seeking nominations from farmers to fill three board of director positions.

Two of which are in the Calgary area and are three-year gigs while the other one is in the Red Deer, Clearwater County, and Lacombe area and is a two-year position.

And Alberta Barley is looking for nominations from barley farmers to occupy three board of director roles.

One position for each of the following areas; northeastern Alberta, north-central Alberta including Edmonton, and northwestern Alberta.

The nomination deadline for both commissions is set for October 29, 2021.

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