Manitoba Pork Welcomes New Chief Veterinary Officer
Manitoba Pork is pleased to welcome Dr. Glen Duizer to his new position as chief veterinary officer for the Province of Manitoba. Dr. Duizer’s appointment was announced on Tuesday, September 3rd.
“We would like to welcome Dr. Duizer to his new role and want to congratulate him on this well-deserved appointment”, said Manitoba Pork general manager Cam Dahl. “In his time working in the office of the chief veterinarian, Dr. Duizer has maintained a collaborative approach while building a strong foundation of open and transparent communication.”
Manitoba’s chief veterinary officer plays a key role when it comes to our province’s hog sector, especially in dealing with production diseases like PED and PRRS, as well as the profound threat of foreign animal diseases like ASF and FMD.
“We look forward to continuing to build on our deep working relationship with Dr. Duizer and his team to ensure that Manitoba’s hog sector remains a leader in animal care and disease mitigation,” Dahl added. •

Topigs Norsvin Canada Expands Canadian Team

Please welcome and congratulate Emily Préjet on her new position as the Marketing and Communications Specialist at Topigs Norsvin Canada Inc!
Emily graduated from the University of Manitoba in 2022 with a Master of Science in Animal Science where she focused on the environmental impact of beef raised with and without the use of growth enhancing technologies. Previous to that, she completed a B.Sc in Agriculture and a Diploma in Agriculture.
Her career-related experience extends from primary agriculture production to community outreach, research, and education. Most recently, she was a Farm Animal Sales Representative at Elanco Canada and worked part-time at a sow farm in Notre Dame de Lourdes, where she lives with her husband and their two daughters.

Topigs Norsvin Canada Inc. Announces New Key Account Technical Manager, Marat Grigoryants
Marat graduated from the Agricultural University in Russia and has worked in swine production for 19 years. He has held various positions in the Russian swine industry, from farm technician to production manager, and has been involved in multiple projects (building new farms, renovating old farms, carcass and meat quality projects) in companies such as Miratorg, AgroBelogorie, and PromAgro.
Marat joined Topigs Norsvin in 2021 as a Key Account Manager and a Sales Representative responsible for developing Topigs Norsvin’s share TOP-20 companies in the Russian market. He moved to Canada in February 2023 and began working at Innova Canada, the Z line Genetic Nucleus, as the farrowing supervisor for 18 months. Here he gained experience in the Canada industry, the barns and various areas production. He was also involved in the successful project to move Innova Canada to free farrowing.
Marat is married and has three children.
Topigs welcomes them both. •

Alberta Pork New Hire!

Alberta Pork is pleased to announce that Ms. Deidre Thomas has been selected as the new Alberta Pork Communications and Public Relations Manager.
Deidre is a graduate from the Humber College Public Relations Diploma Program in Toronto, ON. She is a dedicated and results-driven communications professional with over ten years of communications experience from various public relations agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and Fortune 500 corporations.
Deidre has experience leading engaging campaign activities, events, managing social media content, and participating in major change management initiatives.
She is a natural born storyteller, who also enjoys marketing and branding from concept to execution, bringing fresh ideas to life.
She was born and raised in Edmonton, AB, and enjoys taking road trips across the province, camping, hiking, and keeping fit with dance, strength conditioning and running.

WAGS Adds A Team Member

Western Ag Supply is proud to announce the addition of Richard Kshyk to our team as Sales Manager for Central and Northern Alberta. Richard has a background as a client focused account manager offering diverse experience in customer service, business management and project coordination in the agriculture industry among others.
Richard will work with the Western Ag Supply team to continue to drive our growth in providing top livestock nutrition services in the region. •