December 8, 2017
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New canola association names board of directors
Group to address
legislative,
research needs
By MATTHEW WEAVER
Capital Press
The Pacific Northwest Canola
Association has announced the
farmer members that will join its
board of directors.
The farmers on the board are:
• Tim Dillin of Bonners Ferry,
Idaho.
• Dale Flikkema of Belgrade,
Mont.
• Ray Mosman of Nezperce,
Idaho.
• Don Nagy of Sunburst, Mont.
• Randy Perkins of Athena,
Ore.
• Douglas Poole of Mansfield,
Wash.
• Anna Scharf of Amity, Ore.
• Dennis Swinger Jr. of Lind,
Wash.
• Jon Walters of Walla Walla,
Wash.
• Kyle Wasson of Whitewater,
Mont.
The farmers represent a range
of farm sizes and farming meth-
ods, said Karen Sowers, Wash-
ington State University Extension
and outreach specialist in oilseeds
and a coordinator for the associ-
ation.
Sowers hopes the association
will prove to be “the glue” that
brings canola industry groups to-
gether to address legislative mat-
ters and research needs.
Swinger has raised canola off
and on since the early 1980s. He
currently raises 250 to 260 acres
of canola for seed.
He hopes the association ad-
vocates for farmers, giving them
a larger presence on the canola
market and access to more re-
search.
“There’s tons of great research
and material from Canada, but
nothing that’s really pointed for
our area,” he said.
The next steps for the asso-
ciation include electing officers,
appointing an executive director,
seeking industry members for the
board of directors according to
funding level and securing fund-
ing from industry and grower
memberships.
Lynn Ketchum, Oregon State University
A bumble bee and a honeybee pollinate canola flowers. A slate of farmers has been
selected to join the board of the new Pacific Northwest Canola Association.
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