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Board of Directors

WE CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE FARM

A competency-based volunteer Board of Directors leads Farming Smarter. They direct the organization through careful thought, meaningful discussion, and the establishment of written policies. Directors provide long-term guidance, so staff can focus on the day-to-day business.

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Farming Smarter's Board of Directors poses for a group photo after board elections in 2026


We Study. We Teach. We Challenge.

Farming Smarter drives innovation in agriculture by bridging ideas and people, conducting practical research, and sharing unbiased knowledge & wisdom.













Strategic Plan

We apply, adapt, and encourage adoption of innovative crop technologies and management practices that make farming successful while sustaining environmental, social and economic health.

Each year, we dedicate a day to our strategic plan with all our board and staff members present to discuss the outlined goals and actions to achieve. 

We always keep an eye on the short, medium, and long-term goal of the organization while reviewing its immediate past. This keeps our strategic plan on course and allows for leaps forward or direction changes if necessary. 

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2026 Directors

Meet the folks that made the plan

We thank all past, present, and future Directors for their contributions. 


Ryan Mercer

Ryan Mercer
President

Producer Mercer Seeds Ltd.
Lethbridge County, AB

Rob Dunn

Rob Dunn
Vice-President

Cropping System Specialist at FarmWise Inc.
Lethbridge County, AB

Ken Vanden Dungen

Ken Vanden Dungen
Treasurer

RBC Director Business Development Agriculture and Commercial Financial Services
Lethbridge, AB

Adrian Moens

Adrian Moens
Director

AJM Seeds

Coalhurst, AB

Mandy DeCecco-Kolebaba

Mandy DeCecco-Kolebaba
Director

Collaborative Strategies Consulting
Lethbridge, AB

Will Van Roessel

Will Van Roessel
Director

Specialty Seeds

Bow Island, AB

Catherine Kerkhoff

Catherine Kerkhoff
Director

Big Red Ag

Taber, AB

Scott Holtman

Scott Holtman
Director

Holtman Farms Ltd.

Taber, AB



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