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Sask Canola announces new directors for 2023

Starting in January, there will be four new faces at the Sask Canola Board table.

 Anthony Eliason of Outlook,  and Jonathan Fehr of Herschel are acclaimed for four-year terms. 

While Margaret Rigetti of Langbank and Ed Schafer of Makwa have been appointed for two-year terms.

The four individuals will begin their terms following Sask Canola's Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, January 10th in Saskatoon. 

Sask Canola provided the following bio's for the four new directors.

Anthony Eliason farms with his family near Outlook, Saskatchewan. He earned an agronomy degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a heavy-duty mechanics certificate from Olds College. Due to the availability of irrigation and a range of soils, he grows a mix of crops that includes canola, wheat, peas and flax. Eliason previously served on the Board of the Irrigation Crop Diversification Corporation (ICDC) in Outlook.  

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