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May 19, 2010 – On May
31, CFA president Laurent Pellerin will resign from his position as president
of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) to assume the position of
chairperson of the Farm Products Council of Canada.
A hog farmer from
Saint-Grégoire, Québec, Pellerin was elected as CFA president in 2009 and had
served on the CFA executive for more than 10 years.
“In speaking with
Canadian farmers across the country, I have learned a tremendous amount about
the diverse issues that farmers face in Canada and I look forward to continuing
to work with industry in my new role,” said Pellerin.
“Laurent has been a
committed contributor to CFA and provided great leadership to this
organization,” said Ron Bonnett, 1st vice president.
“He will certainly be
missed, but we wish him all the best in his future pursuits,” said Garnet
Etsell, 2nd vice president.
The leadership duties of
the CFA will be shared in the interim by Ron Bonnett and Garnet Etsell until
elections for all three executive officer positions are held at the CFA annual
general meeting in February 2011.
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