President's Report

Thank you to everyone that attended the 87th Annual ABC Conference and Trade Show event at the end of this November. Despite a few challenges with the hybrid model, it was great to see everyone back in person. Thank you to all our beekeepers, speakers, industry guests, sponsors, exhibitors, and staff for contributing to a successful event, and it was encouraging to see business relationships returning to normal.

A big welcome to our newest board members - Henry Greidanus; who will be representing the north east region; and unofficially appointed Dustin Ryan who will be representing the south (Dustin will be officially appointed at the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) workshop in February 2022).

Thank you to exiting board member Grace Strom for her contribution as board member for the south region and as chair of the Tech Transfer Program Committee and Research Committee over the past two years. Thank you also goes out to Curtis Miedema for serving on the board for a full term of six years including the last two years serving as the ABC Vice President. Curtis will continue to contribute to the industry through his ABC appointed role of Canadian Honey Council representative.

I encourage everyone to reach out to board members with any industry concerns and I hope to see everyone at our IPM workshop being held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel West Edmonton on February 10 and 11, 2022.

Jeremy Olthof

Introducing the 2021 - 2022 Board of Directors

JEREMY OLTHOF President LORNE PRINS Vice President RYAN HICKS Peace Region HENRY GREIDANUS NE Central Region