Agriculture Roundup for Monday, January 22, 2024
A past president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has been named to the Senate.
Mary Robinson made history as the first female President of CFA, leading the organization from 2019 to 2023.
Robinson is a managing partner in a sixth-generation family farm operation in Prince Edward Island.
Prior to her role at CFA, she served as the first female chair at the Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council, held the presidency of the PEI Federation of Agriculture from 2015 to 2017, and joined the board of directors of the World Farmers’ Organization (WFO) in 2020. In recognition of her global impact, Mary was elected vice-president of the World Farmers Organization in May 2023.