Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Wales appointed to risk management committee

Mark Wales, a farmer from Aylmer, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Business Risk Management Review Committee.

It deals with farmers’ complaints about administration of the programs, such as crop insurance and AgriStability.

Wales has been president of the Ontario Garlic Growers Association since 2004, is a member of the executive of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, is on the board of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and is an executive member of the Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council.

He was a Nuffield Scholar and graduate of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program.

Whew! When does he get time to farm?