McCain honours top growers
S-Scan Farms of Scandia was named the McCain 2016 Crop Year Champion Potato Grower for the McCain Coaldale plant during the annual Growers’ Appreciation Banquet held recently at the Coast Hotel in Lethbridge.
Approximately 140 guests gathered to celebrate the top growers and their achievements and enjoy a social evening together.
Master of ceremonies for the evening was Jeremy Carter, field department manager. Emily Snowdon, field rep agronomist, announced the Top 10 Growers. Both expressed congratulations to the growers, along with other McCain management Shai Altman, president, McCain Foods Canada; Bryan McCourt, VP marketing, McCain Foods Canada; Mark MacPhail, director of Agriculture Integrated Supply NA; and Andrew Jay, Coaldale plant manager.
Stan and Stuart Kanagawa accepted the Champion Grower Award for S-Scan Farms. They were thrilled to receive this award for the first time. S-Scan Farms has been in the top 10 lineup a total of eight times.
The Growers who qualified for the Top 10 roster, in order of final standing were:
1. S-Scan Farms, (Champion Grower) Stan & Stuart Kanagawa, Scandia
2. Chin Coulee Spud Farms John, Delbert & Dwayne Vossebelt, Chin
3. Claassen Farms Ltd. Louis & JP Claassen, Vauxhall
4. Woordman Farms - Arjan & Wietske Woordman, Taber
5. Zeimak Farms - Marko Maksymytz & Jerry Zeinstra, Taber
6. Perry Produce - Harold & Chris Perry, Chin
7. Stiekema Kolhorn JV - Laus Stiekema & Jaco Kolhorn
8. Tamminga Farms - Bill Tamminga & Harvey DeBoyer, Barnwell
9. Torsius Tater Farms - Bill & Andrew Torsius, Grassy Lake
10. Lane Lievaart Farms Lane Lievaart, Chin