Barley Council of Canada Board and Staff
Directors
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Saskatchewan Barley Development CommissionZenneth Faye was raised on the family farm near West Bend, SK in the Parkland Region of Saskatchewan. He attended university in Saskatoon where he received his Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan. He worked for John Deere Canada until he and his wife Cindy returned to the farm on a full-time basis. Zenneth subsequently started a small manufacturing business, which designed and built cattle handling and feeding equipment and managed a 100-cow commercial beef cattle herd.
Faye became a Director for the Saskatchewan Canola Growers Association and subsequently the inaugural Chair of the Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission. He was also the Western Vice-President of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association along with roles in multiple other organizations.
Zenneth along with researchers from the University of Saskatchewan developed a technology to produce Biodiesel and many other coproducts from off-grade canola seed and Milligan Bio- Tech Inc. was started, for which he was General Manager.
In 2012, Zenneth was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contribution to Agriculture in Canada, and he was inducted into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2013.Zenneth has been on the board of BCC since 2014, on the Executive Committee since 2017, and Chair of the board since 2019. -
Atlantic Grains CouncilNeil Campbell became interested in agriculture growing up in a potato-farming community in Prince Edward Island. That interest motivated him to do a year of agri-business studies though the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Truro.
After his studies, Neil entered the grain trade, working first for Shur-Gain, then joining the PEI Grain Elevators Corporation in 2003. He worked in various positions, which lead to him becoming General Manager in 2012. In this position he is very involved in the agriculture industry in Atlantic Canada.Neil joined the team at the Atlantic Grains Council, a Moncton-based organization that represents Maritime growers nationally, in the position of Member-at-Large in 2016, and has represented the Council on the Board of Directors of BCC since 2019, taking on the role of Vice Chair, which he still occupies. -
Grain Farmers of Ontario
Jeff Harrison is a self-employed farmer and president/owner of Jeff Harrison Farms Ltd. He has 27 years experience as an Ontario grain producer, producing corn, soybeans, cereals and vegetable crops, among others. Jeff has an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree in Agricultural Business from the University of Guelph.
Jeff is actively involved in provincial and national commodity and producer organizations. He has been a Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) delegate since its inception in 2010, a GFO Provincial Director (District 12) since 2016, and a GFO Executive member since 2019, as well as serving on multiple GFO committees. Jeff is also a provincial appointee to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ (OMAFRA’s) Grain Financial Protection Board and an American National Soybean Association Young Leader.
Jeff has been a director on the board of BCC since June 2018, and became Treasurer in February 2020. -
Representative of Alberta BarleyBrent Konstapel grew up on the family farm, established by his grandfather and father, near Spirit River, Alberta, north of Grand Prairie. Prior to returning to farming full time in 2012, Brent worked in oil field well testing and at a chemistry company warehouse. He currently farms with his parents and brother.Brent is the director for region six on the Alberta Barley board of directors, and joined the Barley Council of Canada board in February 2020.
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Manitoba Crop Alliance
Rauri Qually lives and works on his family’s grain farm in Dacotah, Manitoba. He is in the process of succeeding the farm from his father. Rauri graduated in 2017 with a diploma in Agriculture from theUniversity of Manitoba.For 11 years Rauri worked in the city of Winnipeg and all over Canada as an electrician and still runs a small side business today servicing local farms and the community.Rauri has always been an active member of his community, such as helping with local hockey, the Dacotah Historical Society and assisting the community as needed.Rauri has gained experience on commodity boards and as a director will listen and learn, and voice peoples’ questions and concerns. -
Brewing & Malting Barley Research Institute (Executive Director)Gina Feist is the Executive Director of the Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute (BMBRI), a not for profit member organization comprised of maltsters, brewers, seed companies and the barley commissions. The primary purpose of BMBRI is to support the
development of new Canadian malting barley varieties that are profitable for growers and meet the premium standards of BMBRI members and their customers.
Throughout her career Gina has worked in diverse research related roles; starting at the lab
bench early in her career, moving on to business development and intellectual property
management, and prior to joining BMBRI she was the research program manager at the
Western Grains Research Foundation. Gina has a BSc., a Masters of Business Administration
and is a Professional Agrologist (PAg).Gina joined the Barley Council of Canada board in 2019. -
Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (Managing Director)Using its pilot-scale malting and brewing facilities, the role of the CMBTC is to ensure Canada is a leader in supplying high-quality malting barley to the global malting and brewing industries. This is achieved by providing technical services, marketing support, training and education as well as applied research services to the Canadian malting barley value chain.
In his role as Managing Director, Peter oversees the operations and financial management of the CMBTC. In his past life, Peter worked with Pulse Canada as Director of Market Innovation and as a Market Analyst with the Canadian Wheat Board. He holds a master’s degree in International Relations from Laval University.Peter joined the Barley Council of Canada board in 2019. -
Beer Canada Interim PresidentLuke Chapman leads Beer Canada’s government, economic and technical affairs. Born in Picton, Ontario, Luke joined Beer Canada in 2013. He played for the Carleton Ravens basketball team for 4 years and is happy to talk about beer, sports, and health. He is also a graduate of the Canadian Society of Association Executive’s CAE Program. Luke has been Interim President of the Association since January 2020, and joined the Barley Council of Canada board in 2020.
Staff
As of August 1, 2021 the office for the Barley Council of Canada has moved to Saskatoon and is being managed by AgriBiz Communications Corp. Note the information as follows:
Adele Buettner – (Interim) Executive Director – 306.931.3276 – info@barleycanada.com
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Adele is a passionate foodie and farm girl raised on a grain and beef farm near Saskatoon. In 1993, she founded AgriBiz Communications, which provides management, marketing and communication services to agriculture and food organizations and businesses across North America. Together with the AgriBiz team, they are very pleased to be providing services to the Barley Council of Canada.
The success of AgriBiz is grounded in Adele’s leadership skills and natural diplomacy, her focus on collaboration, and an innate ability to problem-solve. She has exceptional insight into board governance through her experience as a manager and senior executive, as well as serving on several boards including roles as an executive member of the Canadian Western Agribition, Chair of the SaskTel Centre, and President of both Saskatoon Prairieland Park Corporation and Agriculture in the Classroom (SK) Inc. to name a few.
Through her ongoing efforts as a champion of agriculture, Adele has pioneered in the area of building public trust in agriculture in our country. In 2019 Adele received the Branch Communication Award of the Canadian Culinary Federation/CF Saskatoon and was recognized as an Honorary Life Member of the Saskatchewan Institute of Agrology. She is also a 2020 inductee of the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame.
The core of her business is her immense pride to work in an industry that produces the best food in the world.
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As the client experience and logistics ninja with AgriBiz Communications, Liz is the friendly and efficient first contact at Barley Council of Canada. She grew up on a mixed farm just outside Red Deer, Alberta and remains connected to agriculture through her husband’s Century Family Farm in southern Saskatchewan. In addition to her work on behalf of the Barley Council of Canada, she provides communications and administration support to several agriculture commissions via AgriBiz. Having spent over two decades in educational publishing, Liz occasionally obsesses over punctuation and the use of hyphens the way a chef approaches garnish and plating.
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Janice is an instrumental part of the Barley Council of Canada financial team. She serves as office manager and provides bookkeeping services to a number of AgriBiz clients, with a strong knowledge of research funding and recordkeeping. Raised in the small farming community of Rosetown, Saskatchewan, her lifelong ties to the rural community bode well with agriculture clientele. As a graduate of Robertson Career College, she has over thirty years experience providing financial services to clients, large and small, and looks forward to working with the Barley Council of Canada. Janice is a stickler for detail and is often referred to as our “numbers gatekeeper.”
Contact Us
306.931.3276
Fax: 306.244.4497
info@barleycouncil.com
Bay 6A 3602 Taylor Street East, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7H 5H9