KARLENE YAKEMCHUK APPOINTED AS ALLIANCE SEED SALES MANAGER

KARLENE YAKEMCHUK APPOINTED AS ALLIANCE SEED SALES MANAGER

July 4/2022
On behalf of the Board of Directors and myself, Alliance Seed is delighted to announce the appointment of Karlene Yakemchuk as our new Sales Manager effective July 4th. In this role, Karlene will be responsible for increasing sales and growth of Alliance Seed products for Alliance Seed growers and the retail network. Karlene will assist the Alliance Seed network to prospect, identify, and follow through with sales opportunities, coach retails on product placement, and promote the Alliance Seed brand. Karlene will work closely with Rob McDonald, Production Manager to ensure the right product is in the right place at the right time.
Many of you will remember Karlene from her time spent as a summer student with Canterra Seeds where she started her love affair for all things seed. Karlene has a strong background in customer service, gained from her recent roles in Northeast Alberta with BASF, P&H and most recently with Cargill Vegreville. Karlene comes to Alliance Seed with a passion for the agriculture industry and in particular a love of cereal seed and all things related to it. Karlene’s enthusiasm, energy, openness, as well as her knowledge of western Canadian agriculture will be a great asset to the small and mighty Alliance Seed team as we continue to grow.
Karlene has a BSc. Environmental and Conservation Science from U of A, as well as a diploma in Environmental Monitoring & Protection form Lakeland College in Vermillion. Karlene is a Professional Agrologist (PAg) and Certified Crop Advisor (CCA-PP). Outside of her work commitments, Karlene enjoys riding and showing horses, curling as well as helping out on her husband’s family farm near Hairy Hill, AB whenever she can.
Karlene will be based out of Hairy Hill, AB and can be reached at kyakemchuk@allianceseed.com or 780-603-9971.
Please join us in welcoming Karlene in her new role at Alliance Seed!
-Sincerely,
Jodee Karlowsky, General Manager.

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Jodee Karlowsky Appointed as the Alliance Seed General Manager

Jodee Karlowsky Appointed as the Alliance Seed General Manager

Alliance Seed Corporation is pleased to announce Jodee Karlowsky as our new General Manager. In this role, Jodee will be responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of Alliance Seed, including pipeline and strategic development, seed sales, and grower relations. Jodee will report directly to Alliance Seed’s Board of Directors.

Jodee will be a familiar face for many of you as she has worked for Alliance Seed since its formation as the Marketing Coordinator. She has been responsible for the design, development, and implementation of the marketing strategy for the Alliance Seed brand and our portfolio of products. Jodee has also been involved in all facets of the business, including strategic planning, day to day operations and levy and royalty collections and she has worked closely with the Seed Production Manager to assist in managing seed production to meet our production and sales forecasts. Jodee has a great working relationship with all the current Alliance Seed growers, and she looks forward to continue to grow that.

Jodee has a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Manitoba and has worked in several different roles before joining Alliance Seed. Jodee is currently the Student Engagement Chair for the Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Agri-Food Marketers Alliance. Jodee is based out of Winnipeg, and you can reach her at 204-272-2892 (phone) or 204-232-8326 (cell), or email, jkarlowsky@allianceseed.com.

Please join us in welcoming Jodee in her new role at Alliance Seed!

Sincerely
The Alliance Seed Board of Directors.

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RealAg Radio – Jim Bagshaw – January 11

Jim Bagshaw, General Manager of Alliance Seed speaks with RealAg Radio in the January 11 Product Spotlight. You can listen to the entire broadcast on RealAg Radio, which airs every weekday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. MT) on Rural Radio 147 on SiriusXM or on realagriculture.com

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RealAg Radio Product Spotlight

Jim Bagshaw, General Manager of Alliance Seed speaks with RealAg Radio in the January 11 Product Spotlight.  You can listen to the entire broadcast on RealAg Radio, which airs every weekday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. MT) on Rural Radio 147 on SiriusXM or on realagriculture.com

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RealAg LIVE with Jim Bagshaw

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ALLIANCE SEED at Crop Production Show & RealAg Radio. (Jan 17/2020)

Alliance Seed kicked off 2020 with a couple busy weeks at Crop Production Show in Saskatoon January 13-16. It was cold outside (-35 ˚C ) but we kept warm with lots of visitors to our booth including a on location with Real Ag Radio.

We were thrilled to have the Shaun Haney of Real Ag and his guest’s, Jeff English of ThinkShift and the grower panel of Rob Stone and Jeff Bennet join us in the Alliance Seed booth to record their show. The show kicked off with an intense discussion between Shaun and Jeff, then an interview with Jim Bagshaw, the General Manager of Alliance Seed. Shaun and Jim talked about Alliance Seed and highlighted our great portfolio of varieties, including AB Cattlelac, SY Torach CWRS, and AAC Redberry CWRS.

You can listen to Shaun’s interview with Jim here (by clicking play below). And you can listen to the entire broadcast on RealAg Radio, which airs every weekday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. MT) on Rural Radio 147 on SiriusXM or on realagriculture.com


Next stop Ag in Motion, July 21-23,2020 in Langham SK!

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RealAg Radio

Alliance Seed at Agri-trade Equipment Expo & RealAg Radio. (Nov. 6/2019)

Alliance Seed was honored to become an exhibitor at Agri-trade Equipment Expo in Red Deer for first time November 6-8, 2019. What a great show it was considering the weather conditions and the amount of harvest that there is left to do in some areas of Alberta (and the rest of the Prairies) We had a very busy three days at the show, visiting with everyone and talking everything seed and cereals. Colin Tanner is always in his happy place talking about varieties and getting feedback and giving advice.
We were thrilled to have the RealAg Radio team join us in the Alliance Seed booth this year to record that day’s show. Shaun interviewed Jim Bagshaw, the new General Manager of Alliance Seed. Shaun and Jim talked about Jim’s move to Alliance Seed, and what attracted him to Alliance Seed (besides the great staff) and what he sees that sets Alliance Seed from other seed companies. You can listen to Shaun’s interview with Jim here. (Link) And you can listen to the entire broadcast on RealAg Radio, which airs every weekday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. MT) on Rural Radio 147 on SiriusXM or on realagriculture.com
If we didn’t see you at Agri-trade, we hope to see you at the upcoming Crop Production Show, Jan 13-16, 2020 in Saskatoon or Manitoba Ag Days, Jan 21-23,2020, Brandon.
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CARRYOVER SEED PROCEDURE FOR CSGA

CARRYOVER SEED PROCEDURE FOR CSGA

Great news for everyone!  The Canadian Seed Growers Association has added a way for growers to add carry over seed inventories to the Online Pedigree Seed Locator as well as the provincial seed guides.  Up until recently, only fields that were inspected in current year were listed in these.  Now with this, it provides a great opportunity for growers to advertise and sell carry over seed!   It only takes a few minutes to do it.   All you need is your CSGA Login and Password and the valid crop certificate of the carryover seed lot. Attached is a quick step by step guide, and we encourage everyone to take a moment to do it. 

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JIM BAGSHAW JOINS ALLIANCE SEED AS GENERAL MANAGER

JIM BAGSHAW JOINS ALLIANCE SEED AS GENERAL MANAGER.

Alliance Seed Corporation is pleased to announce Jim Bagshaw as our new General Manager.  In this role, Jim will be responsible for leading the day to day operations of Alliance Seed, including pipeline and strategic development, seed sales, and grower relations.  Jim will report directly to Alliance Seed’s Board of Directors.

Jim brings to Alliance Seed an innovative and entrepreneurial focus with over 25 years’ experience in the Canadian agricultural industry.  Joining us from Canterra Seeds, Jim was the Director of Sales where he managed all operational and administrative aspects of the sales team across western Canada.  Prior to that, Jim was the Cereals Product Lead for North America at Syngenta Canada Ltd. where Jim was responsible for commercialization of cereal varieties in Canada including development of genetics direction, product advancement, variety licensing and strategic planning for targeted segments. Jim has both a Diploma in Agriculture and a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan.  Jim will be based out of Saskatoon, and will oversee operations for Alliance Seed across western Canada.  Please join us in welcoming Jim to the Alliance Seed team!

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ALLIANCE SEED on REAL AG RADIO. (Jan 15/2019)

ALLIANCE SEED on REAL AG RADIO. (Jan 15/2019)

 

The Western Canada Crop Production Show (WCCPS) in Saskatoon, Sask has come and gone. It was good to see everyone at the show and see everyone taking in Crop Sphere, and the Saskatchewan Seed Growers meeting.  What a busy time for the staff of Alliance Seed!   We were pumped to have the RealAg Radio team join us in the Alliance Seed booth this year. We were also fortunate to have some meet some new friends as Jessika Guse did the top ag news stories of the day; and then Shaun interviewed Chris.  Shaun also interview Tom Wolf, of Sprayer 101 about how implementing a small change to your sprayer can have a major impact on results, and he was also joined by Tim Burrack, vice chairman of the Global Farmer Network, policy.  RealAg Radio airs every weekday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. MT) on Rural Radio 147 on SiriusXM.

2019 is the 10 year Anniversary of Alliance Seed (And the 10th anniversary of Real Ag too!) so Chris and Shaun discussed that along with all the things that are exciting us at Alliance Seed these days.  Clink on the link below to listen to Chris’ interview with Shaun Haney.

 

 

 

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