Manitoba Crop Alliance’s 2026 board includes two new faces

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Two new members have joined the Manitoba Crop Alliance’s (MCA) board of directors.

Jeffrey Stobbe-Wiebe, from Springstein, and Korey Peters, from Randolph, are the two new delegates. Stobbe-Wiebe is a delegate on MCA’s wheat and barley crop committee and Peters will serve on the sunflower crop committee.

The MCA represents wheat, barley, flax, corn and sunflower growers across Manitoba.

There are nine returning directors on the board. Both new directors were elected from their respective crop committees during meetings held in late January. The new board will guide the organization’s direction, with the goal of maximizing farmer levy dollars by investing in research and advocacy.

Korey Peters, from Randolph, is a new delegate with the Manitoba Crop Alliance. He sits on the sunflower crop committee. photo: Manitoba Crop Alliance

The MCA also announced its board executive for the upcoming year will continue from 2025. The board of directors re-elected Jonothan Hodson, of Lenore (corn), as chair. Sally Parsonage, from Baldur (sunflower), is vice-chair. Doug Martin, from East Selkirk (corn), will be the treasurer.

Other representatives include Leigh Smith from Oak Lake (flax), Robert Misko from Roblin (wheat and barley), Nick Matheson from Stonewall (flax), Carl Bangert from Beausejour (corn crop committee) and Carly Chatham from Killarney (wheat and barley).

About the author

Alexis Kienlen is a reporter with Glacier Farm Media. She grew up in Saskatoon but now lives in Edmonton. She holds an Honours degree in International Studies from the University of Saskatchewan, a Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Concordia University, and a Food Security certificate from Toronto Metropolitan University. In addition to being a journalist, Alexis is also a poet, essayist and fiction writer. She is the author of four books- the most recent being a novel about the BSE crisis called “Mad Cow.”