Ag in Motion: Make Grain Out of Rain Franck Groeneweg

Make Grain Out of Rain
Presented By: Franck Groeneweg
Director — Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association (SaskFSA) & Farm Manager – Green Atlantic Farms
Schedule: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 18th

Franck Groeneweg farms by Edgeley, SK, 30 minutes northeast of Regina, SK. He grew up on a family farm in France. Following a Diploma in Agriculture, he went to Iowa to try his hand at corn and soybean farming in the mid-1990s. Franck and his wife, Kari, moved to Saskatchewan in 2003 and started Green Atlantic Farms. They farm 6,000 acres of wheat, canola, peas, flax, and faba beans.

 

Franck served on the board of the Indian Head Ag Research Foundation, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, the Canadian Canola Growers Association and Grain Growers of Canada. He is currently on the board of the Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association and Canadaʼs Outstanding Young Farmers.

 

Saskatchewan Farm Stewardship Association (SaskFSA), is an organization dedicated to ensuring that the farmers’viewpoint are considered when it relates to the ability to manage agricultural land to ensure that one can optimize efficiency while doing so in an environmentally acceptable and sustainable manner.

Ag in Motion Event Schedule

Tuesday, July 17th Wednesday, July 18th Thursday, July 19th
10 AM
Shifting Gears
Barb Stefanyshyn-Coté,
Black Fox Farm Distillery
10AM
Make Grain Out of Rain
Frank Groeneweg,
SaskFSA/Green Atlantic Farms
10AM
Growing the Future
Terry Aberhart,
Aberhart Farms/Sure Growth/Aberhart Ag Solutions
11AM
Western Canada Prospects 2018
Bruce Burnett,
Glacier Farm Media
11AM
Western Canada Prospects 2018
Bruce Burnett,
Glacier Farm Media
11AM
Western Canada Prospects 2018
Bruce Burnett,
Glacier Farm Media
12PM
The Power of Bio-Sul Premium Plus - No Brainer Disruptor Decision
Elston Solberg (Sun Mountain, Inc)
Dan Aberhart (Aberhart Ag Solutions Inc.)
12PM
The Power of Bio-Sul Premium Plus - No Brainer Disruptor Decision
Elston Solberg (Sun Mountain, Inc)
Dan Aberhart (Aberhart Ag Solutions Inc.)
12PM
The Power of Bio-Sul Premium Plus - No Brainer Disruptor Decision
Elston Solberg (Sun Mountain, Inc)
Dan Aberhart (Aberhart Ag Solutions Inc.)
4:00PM
The Changing Face of Women in Agriculture
Ginelle Pidwerbesky,
Women in Ag
2:30PM
Innovation, Growth & Excellence in Agriculture
Norbert Beaujot,
SeedMaster
2:30PM
Agriculture 5.0
Robert Saik,
Agri-Trend
5:30PM
Field of STARS
Fundraiser Event,
STARS Foundation
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3:00PM
The Passion to Fight for Life
Kimberly Knoll-Goodwin &
Cindy Seidl, STARS Foundation