Steve Langston is an entrepreneur from Onanole, MB. where he lives with his wife Reghan and children Taylor and Tori. He is a graduate from Assiniboine Community College and University of Lethbridge with a Bachelor of Management. Since 2010 he has run Dirty T Shirt Productions, a digital marketing company and in 2017 they began buying and renovating properties in rural Manitoba. He is a Councillor in Harrison Park, a Director at Sunrise Credit Union and Dauphin’s Countryfest. In 2020 his family and a group of committed volunteers launched the SCORE Store INC. a social enterprise with a mandate of improving the quality of life for everyone in their region. He is a TEDX Winnipeg Speaker of the topic of Goal Smashing and believe that there is abundant opportunity in our rural communities.
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Britney Toovey, CPA, is a Senior Manager within MNP’s Specialty Tax team based out of the Brandon office. Britney brings extensive experience to her role, providing professional advice to family farms, small- and medium-sized businesses, and professionals. She focuses on developing business structures designed to minimize taxes and enhance operational efficiency. She offers guidance on a broad range of matters, including assisting family farms in transitioning their operations to the next generation or an external buyer in the most tax-efficient manner. Britney earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from Brandon University in 2012. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and completed CPA Canada’s In-Depth Tax Course in 2017, further solidifying her expertise in the field.
Ezra Aberle is a Research Specialist in Agronomy at the North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center. He grew up throughout the Midwest and Great Plains and has been involved in all aspects of production agriculture. He received his B. S. degree in Animal Science from Iowa State University in 1998 and his M. S. degree in Crop Physiology and Production from Iowa State University in 2002. Ezra has been employed at the center since the spring of 2002. His research includes the Long-Term Cropping Systems Study, perineal forage production, bioenergy crop production, timing of cover crop establishment in small grains, interseeding legumes and cereals, relay cropping soybeans, and vegetative options for saline soils.
Kristin Simons serves as the Research Agronomist and leads the agronomy program at the North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center. Growing up on a grain farm in Western North Dakota, she developed a strong passion for improving the lives of producers and their families. Kristin played a key role in developing one of the first assays using high-throughput sequencing to identify and quantify the Fusarium fungal soil pathogen that affects cool-season pulses. She has also contributed to the creation of new edible bean varieties and is currently engaged in variety testing for over 15 different crops under diverse environmental conditions. Her agronomy program includes a comprehensive range of activities, such as varietal testing, cultural practice comparisons, herbicide and fungicide efficacy testing, and new crop development.
Lorne Grieger’s passion for agriculture began with family farm roots in the Swan Valley. His agricultural engineering degree from the University of Manitoba has provided multiple opportunities in the agricultural research, testing, and processing sectors. Over the past 20 years Lorne has broadened his expertise through performing and managing PAMI projects related to: • agricultural equipment innovation, development and testing, • applied research into grain production, harvesting and storage techniques, and • evaluation of alternative energy and processing systems. For almost 50 years, PAMI has been deeply passionate about agriculture innovation. What began as traditional, labor-intensive methods gradually transformed into a more modern, sustainable approach, thanks to the adoption of innovative techniques and technologies. This shift in farming practices ignited a desire to contribute to the continuous improvement of agriculture. We believe that agriculture innovation is essential for ensuring food security and sustainability in a rapidly changing world. Through on-farm research projects to working with industry partners, PAMI has provided the agriculture industry with needed information to help guide management, production practices and others to ensure a sustainable future.
Scott grew up on a small mixed farm operation near Carroll, MB. Scott completed his B.Sc. (Honours) degree at Brandon University in botany and chemistry in 2004. Around this time Scott worked as a summer student worked at the Brandon Research Centre with the plant pathology team headed by Dr. Debbie McLaren. Later, Scott then managed the non-profit South East Research Farm, located near Redvers, SK, for three years until spring of 2007. Then, Scott started working with Manitoba Agriculture as a Diversification Technician out of the Melita-Ag office 2007 conducting plot research and demonstrations and has now been managing the Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization (WADO) since 2014. Scott resides in Reston with his wife Tanis and two kids. Scott takes an interest in long distance running, intercrops, and intensive no-till gardening.
