Agricultural Advisory Council
To further enhance stakeholder engagement and facilitate ongoing consultations with the agricultural industry, CN created the Agricultural Advisory Council (AAC) in 2019, a first for a Canadian railway.
AAC members are a cross-section of industry leaders from communities across Western Canada. They provide insights and advice on policy issues that affect the agricultural industry and help improve CN’s ability to service this essential sector, including input to CN’s annual Grain Plan and Winter Plan.
CN meets with the AAC quarterly on routine planning items and as needed at other times throughout the year.
Saskatchewan Members
- Alanna Koch ─ Edenwold. Farmer; Board Chair, Global Institute for Food Security; former Saskatchewan Agriculture Deputy Minister (Chair, CN Agricultural Advisory Council)
- Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel ─ Mossbank. Farmer; former President, Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association; public speaker on ag advocacy
- Corey Loessin ─ Radisson. Farmer; former Chair, SaskPulse; former Chair, Pulse Canada
Manitoba Members
- Fred Greig ─ Reston. Farmer; former Chair, Manitoba Crop Alliance; former Director, Manitoba Pulse Growers Association
- Paul Orsak ─ Binscarth. Farmer; former Director, Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
Alberta Members
- Dave Bishop ─ Barons. Farmer; Director, Alberta Grains; former Chair, Alberta Barley Commission
- D’Arcy Hilgartner ─ Camrose. Farmer; Vice-Chair, Results-Driven Agricultural Research; former Director, Grain Growers of Canada
- Christi Friesen ─ Brownvale. Farmer; Director, Alberta Canola
British Columbia Member
- Rick Kantz ─ Fort St. John. Farmer; Chair, Grain Industry Development Council; former President, BC Grain Producers Association
Council Advisors
- Dale Eisler ─ Regina, SK. Senior Policy Fellow, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina
- Kim McConnell ─ Okotoks, AB. Founder, AdFarm
Secretary
- Scott Brown, CN Public Affairs