Canadian Agri-Marketing Association
NEWS & UPDATES
July 2019
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Presidents Message
Welcome to your National CAMA e-newsletter.
The industry that we’re all passionate about continues to go through some “interesting” times this summer and many of our members are directly affected. With on-going trade issues, and marketing and weather challenges across the county, every link in Canada’s food system is being affected. There’s never been a better time to be a member of CAMA; agri-marketers tend to look beyond their specific silo, allowing us to
work collaboratively
and
support each other
. Login to the website to see a full national membership list or filter down to a province.
If there are specific needs you believe CAMA can help with, please let me know or see below for the
new provincial board directors
, and speak with them.
Our colleagues at CAMA Ontario continue to plan and prepare for a great
BEST of CAMA
this November. Entry categories have been updated again to reflect our ever-changing industry. And to pick the winners, each year CAMA engages with some of the country’s most experienced agri-marketers. If you, or someone you know, either a member or not, is
qualified to be a judge
, see the details below.
And finally, this year’s student
CABEF winners have been announced. Deserving students from across the country have been awarded scholarships as they begin their post secondary education. These students are awarded scholarships due to the generosity of members and the hard work of the CABEF board. See the full list below.
Continue enjoying the summer as we look forward to fall harvest.
Robert Mensies
National Chair
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Tuesday, July 16 @ 4:30 pm CT
Location: Britespan Building
Please join us at Ag In Motion for a networking event with CAMA SK members.
Tuesday, September 10 @ 5:00 pm ET
Location: Special Events Tent by Ducks Unlimited Pond
Guest speaker: DOT Technology
Thursday, September 19 @ 5:00pm ET
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Professional Chapter Updates
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CAMA Alberta
President: Noel Blix, Think Shift
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The Alberta Chapter held it's Annual General Meeting in April.
The
2019 Board of Directors were elected.
President: Noel Blix,
Think Shift
Vice - President: Isabelle Thibout,
Corteva Agriscience
Executive Director: Mary Thornley,
Mary Thornley Management
Directors:
Brad Brinkworth,
sermo.farms
Jenn Norrie,
Alltech
Kerri Roe,
McCann
Carolyn Lemoine,
Everbrave
Robert Dixon,
Elanco
Breanne Baker,
Decisive Farming
Aimee Churchill,
AdFarm
Derek Kent,
AdFarm
Kelsey Dunn,
True Media
Monica Van Engelen,
UFA
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CAMA Saskatchewan
President: Dean Barton, Farm Credit Canada
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The Saskatchewan Chapter recently held their annual event at the Farm Progress Show.
Shaun Haney, founder of Real Agriculture, provided an engaging update on current world issues and their impact on the Canadian agriculture industry.
The CAMA SK Annual General Meeting was held on June 20 and the following board members were elected.
2019 – 2020 Board of Directors:
President: Dean Barton,
Farm Credit Canada
Board Members:
Alex Jewell
Janice Thoroughgood,
Farm Credit Canada
Ryley Cozart,
LMNO
Celeste Wilson,
Scotia Bank
Sarah Heppner,
Fast Genetics
Blair Swarbrick,
Richardson
Executive Director – Mary Thornley,
Mary Thornley Management
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CAMA Manitoba
President: Robert Mensies, 6P Marketing
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The Manitoba Chapter held it's Annual General Meeting in May.
The 2019 - 2020 Board of Directors:
President: Robert Mensies,
6P Marketing
Vice-President: Amanda Meyer,
Cibus
– Professional Development Chairperson
Executive Director: Mary Thornley,
Mary Thornley Management
Directors:
Camila Jerger,
YES! Winnipeg –
Strategic Partnership Chairperson
Nathan Mitchell,
Glacier FarmMedia
– Events Chairperson
Hiten Shah,
Western Producer
– Membership Chairperson
Alex Leslie,
University of Manitoba, ABSA
Jodee Karlowsky,
Alliance Seeds
Robin Young,
Food Development Centre
– Food Development Chairperson
Danielle Modjeski,
BrettYoung
Jeff English,
Think Shift
– Communications Chairperson
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CAMA Ontario
President: Brian Klassen, Bark Communications
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The Ontario Chapter held it's Annual General Meeting in May.
The 2019-2020 Board of Directors:
President: Brian Klassen,
Bark Communications
Past - President: Christina FitzGibbon
Vice - President: Ben Lanthier,
Sportswood Printing
Executive Director: Mary Thornley, Mary Thornley Management
Directors:
Marsha Wakabayshi,
Thompsons Limited
Ryan Hicks,
Premier Equipment
Arlene Warner,
Vive Crop Protection
Chantel Crockett,
Dairy Farmers of Ontario
Drew Orosz,
DLL Finance
Amanda Macfarlane, C
anada’s Outdoor Shows
Natalie Walt,
Lactanet
Kristen Kelderman,
Grober Nutrition
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ACAM Quebec
Executive Director: Luc Gagnon, CyberCreation
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The
Quebec Chapter board of director for 2019-2020:
Daniel Lamoureux, La Terre de chez nous – President
Yvon Thérien, Le Bulletin des agriculteurs – Vice-president
Martin Beaudin, Le Bulletin des agriculteurs – Director
Sophie Gendron, Salon de l’agriculture – Director
Claudia Gemme, La Coop fédérée – Director
Sylvain Lalonde, La vie agricole – Director
Chantal Mercier, Financement agricole Canada – Director
Luc Gagnon, CyberCreation.net – Executive Director
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BEST OF CAMA 2019 OVERVIEW
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Entries are now being accepted for Best of CAMA 2019
Entry deadline is September 19, 2019.
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We are looking for judges for the Best of CAMA 2019 competition. If you have at least 5 years of marketing communications experience,
contact Mary for the opportunity to judge the best marketing pieces in Canada. Please indicate your areas of expertise and a list of clients/products to ensure no conflict of interest when judging.
Judges will be allocated to 3-5 categories to judge. Depending on the judging round, the average time commitment for judging could be 3-5 hours in total. All judging is completed online and must be completed with the allocated dates (4 days to complete the judging).
Judges will be selected for
one of the following judging rounds.
Round 1 - Online Judging (CAMA members) Mon, Sept 30 - Thurs, Oct 3
Round 2 - Online Judging (Industry leaders) Mon, Oct 7 - Thurs, Oct 10
Round 3 - Online Best of Show Judging (Industry leaders) Tues, Oct 15 - Fri, Oct 18
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Please log on to the
CAMA.org website to view and connect with other CAMA members.
Members can be searched by name, company or Chapter.
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CAMA is committed to increasing their social presence on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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2019 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
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The 2019 recipients of the
CABEF Pathways to Agri-Food Scholarships
are:
- Marcus Grymonpre, Chilliwack, BC
- Emily Gross, Bow Island, AB
- Shaylyn Novak, St. Walburg, SK
- Alice Rooke, Alexander, MB
- Faith Emiry, Massey, ON
- Isaac Ayer, Sackville, NB
“We are proud to support the future of the Canadian agriculture industry with these scholarships,” said
Jenn Norrie
, chair of the board for CABEF. “With the high-quality applications received from students across the country, the future of Canadian agriculture is very bright.”
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From the desk for Mary Thornley,
CAMA Executive Director
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I'd like to send a huge thank you to all the
CAMA board of directors who volunteer their time to CAMA. There is a lot of behind the scenes work to plan and organize events that are of interest to our members and it's the board members that continue to generate those great ideas for our events.
Thank you to the new board members who have joined this year. We look forward to your new ideas and input. It's a promising sign to see the interest from members to join the CAMA boards and I'm confident CAMA will continue to grow and develop throughout the year.
If CAMA members have any comments or qeustions, please feel free to contact me at (519)389-6552 or
info@cama.org
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