• The AEFP Company is comprised of industry, government and other stakeholders working together to develop and implement the program.
• The nine-member Board of Directors, representing this broad base of stakeholders, is responsible for establishing the overall direction of the Company.
• Two staff members carry out the management and oversee administration of the AEFP Company.
The AEFP Company is comprised of a team of industry, government and other stakeholders working together to develop and implement the program. The company has a nine-member board of directors and two staff.
Mike Slomp, Executive Director
Slomp@AlbertaEFP.com
Mike Slomp grew up on a mixed farm in southern Alberta and has a degree in Animal Science from the University of Alberta. From 1984 to 2004 he had the opportunity to work with farmers as general manager of two not-for-profit, farmer-operated associations providing computerized herd management services to dairy farmers and industry partners. First, from 1984 to 1996, he worked for Alberta DHI Services, and then from 1996 to 2004 he worked for Western Canadian DHI Services. As part of AEFP, his priority is to work on behalf of farmers. Mike is eager to help the farming community demonstrate how well they are taking care of their land and farm environment.
Debbie Cymbaluk, Office Coordinator
Cymbaluk@AlbertaEFP.com
Working with the Alberta Environmental Farm Plan is Debbie Cymbaluk's first real introduction to the farming community. She brings to her position a solid background in bookkeeping, office management and administration. Debbie says she's continually amazed at how much farmers need to know and how much they do know and this has sparked her interest in learning more about Alberta's farm community.
Glenn Logan, Producer, Chair
Logan@AlbertaEFP.com
Glenn Logan has been a partner in a dryland and irrigated farm that has been operated by his wife Marie's family since the early 1900s. The couple raises straw and hay, pedigreed seed, and runs a small feedlot. Glenn is a councillor for the County of Vulcan and also serves on the Alberta Barley Commission, AESA Council, and Bow River Irrigation District and has been involved with the Canadian Farm Business Plan, the Agriculture and Food Council, and 4-H. He has an engineering degree from the University of Calgary. The Logan family has always been committed to conservation and Glenn has been involved with such organizations as Ducks Unlimited and Operation Burrowing Owl. He feels EFP will give farmers the tools to identify and enhance their stewardship of the land and help boost consumer confidence in the quality of Alberta's farm products.
Carol Bettac, Alberta Agriculture and Food (Ex-officio)
Bettac@AlbertaEFP.com
Terry Dash, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (Ex Officio)
Dash@AlbertaEFP.com
Terry Dash has worked around agriculture for more than 20 years. He has lived and grew up in the three western provinces and obtained a Masters degree in Engineering (Geological/Geotechnical Engineering) from UBC. In the last 25+ years has worked on many water supply projects throughout western Canada. He moved to Alberta in 1997 to work for PFRA. In December 2005 he took on the dual role of Technical Director in both the Pacific and Prairies West regions. He has also continued to contribute to international mentoring projects promoting the sustainable development of water supplies for agriculture in northern Ethiopia. Terry sees EFP and the companion Canada-Alberta Farm Stewardship program as key steps to moving Alberta farmers towards becoming world leaders in environmentally responsible agricultural production.
Ken Jackson, Alberta Pork
Jackson@AlbertaEFP.com
Ken Jackson and his wife Sandi have a farrow to finish operation, and 1200 acres of farmland in the Castor area. For the past three and a half years, Ken has been a director with Alberta Pork, before which he was a delegate for more than six years. Ken currently sits on the executive of the Alberta Farm Animal Care Committee, is the Chairman of Alberta Pork Quality Food Committee and is a new board member for the Alberta Environmental Farm Plan. Over the years, Ken has been actively involved with minor hockey – he has coached, managed and has been a governor in the North Eastern Alberta Hockey League. Ken says he thinks farmers are already good stewards of the environment. He says that the process of completing an EFP shows farmers what has to be done on their farms to help them become leaders on environmental issues in agriculture.
Shelley E. Morrison, Producer, Vice-Chair
Morrison@AlbertaEFP.com
Shelley Morrison is a partner in a family-owned cattle and horse farm near DeBolt, Alberta, in the South Peace Country. She moved back to the farm about 10 years ago, after completing a diploma in Business Administration at Grande Prairie Regional College and is now putting her skills in bookkeeping, marketing and management to work to keep the farm running and growing. She serves as an elected delegate to the Alberta Cattle Commission and became involved in the EFP program through the Commission's Public Affairs Committee. Shelley took part in the EFP pilot project, which she says opened her eyes to things she'd never considered. Because her farm is changing from one generation's management to another, she feels it's an ideal time to make some of the improvements suggested in the EFP workbook.
Kim Schmitt, Ducks Unlimited
Schmitt@AlbertaEFP.com
Kim Schmitt has been a biologist, field office manager and public policy manager with Ducks Unlimited Canada during the last 20 years, and was a member of their national Conservation Advisory Committee and the chair of DU's Aspen Parkland Planning Team. He has also been involved in the development and implementation of many cooperative projects between agriculture and wildlife groups and designed joint venture projects for the Eastern, Bow River, Western and St. Mary's River Irrigation Districts. Kim has also served as co-chair of a national policy initiative for tax incentives for conservation and led a national task force for on-farm conservation programs. Both his work and personal commitments demonstrate a philosophy toward resource management that encompasses a sustainable agricultural industry and a healthy, biologically diverse landscape.
Harry Schudlo, Alberta Canola Producers Commission
Schudlo@AlbertaEFP.com
Harry Schudlo is an operator of his family's 3000 acre grains and oilseeds farm near Sexsmith, Alberta. He is the founder of the Sexsmith crushing plant and helped set up a cooperative seed cleaning plant for his area, managing it for 11 years. He has served as the Deputy Reeve for the County of Grand Prairie. He was vice chair of the Agricultural Products Marketing Council for six years and currently sits on their Appeal Tribunal. He is also on the board for the Alberta Canola Producers Commission. He became involved with the EFP process as he wanted to see the crops sector as deeply involved with environmental issues as his livestock industry counterparts. He says completing an EFP helps set a framework for the future and that is the number one priority for his farm.
Don Sundgaard, Alberta Chicken Producers
Sundgaard@albertaefp.com
Don Sundgaard has been a grain and chicken producer near Standard for more than 35 years. A Certified Management Accountant, Don has been the general manager of an Alberta/BC fertilizer company and a founding director of Alberta Livestock industry Development Fund. He has been a director on the Board of Alberta Chicken Producers and served on various community agencies. Don says the EFP process is important as it encourages and helps producers to focus on every aspect of their operation to ensure they are being as environmentally sustainable as they can be. He has been a Lilydale Inc. director for almost five years and is currently Chair of Lilydale Inc. He looks forward to helping to improve the environmental impact and ongoing sustainability of agriculture in Alberta.