Agricultural research investment board elects new members

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Bluesky
• Share on X
• Copy Link

David Hoekstra, from Medicine Hat, was nominated by the Alberta Greenhouse Growers and will become the group’s director for the first time.

Cleaning roadways

City of Red Deer to begin street sweeping on Sunday

2h ago

mixed bag

Unemployment rate both up and down for Red Deer in March 2026

2h ago

March 2026 Incident

Trial date set for Red Deer man charged in downtown assaults

3h ago

Hoekstra is Vice President of Big Marble Farms, the Director of Medicine Hat College, and serves in a variety of other board roles.

There are also a couple central Albertans on the board, including JP Brouwer of Ponoka. Brouwer has sat on committees such as the Alberta Milk Research and Extension Committee, Dairy Research Extension Consortium of Alberta, the Western Dairy Research and Extension Council and as Director for the Alberta Milk Board.

As well, Bentley’s Jason Lenz will sit on the board. Nominated by Alberta Grains, Lenz, among other things, has served on various regional agriculture advisory councils such as ALUS Canada Lacombe County and AgSmart Olds.

The full 2024-25 Board of Directors are as follows:

• Dr. Stanford Blade, RDAR Board Nominated (2021), Edmonton
• Brian Brewin, Alberta Potato Growers Association Nominated (2023), Taber
• JP Brouwer,
 Alberta Milk Nominated (2021), Ponoka
• Dr. David Chalack, RDAR Board Nominated (2022), Calgary
• D’Arcy Hilgartner, Alberta Pulse Nominated (2021), Camrose
• David Hoekstra, Alberta Greenhouse Growers Nominated (2023), Medicine Hat
• Steve Kenyon, ARECA Nominated (2023), Busby
• Jason Lenz, Alberta Grains Nominated (2022), Bentley
• Dr. Fred Lozeman,
Alberta Beef Producers Nominated (2021), Claresholm
• Josie Van Lent, Alberta Canola Commission Nominated (2022), Vermilion

The RDAR’s mandate is to target strategic investments in producer-led, results-driven agriculture research that focuses on profitability, productivity, competitiveness, and sustainability.

For bios on all board members, visit rdar.ca.

(with files from David Opinko/Lethbridge News Now)