RDAR Members
RDAR’s Members are responsible for electing a Board of Directors that helps shape the organization’s overarching direction.
These “Class A” Voting Members must be either a marketing board or commission established under the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, or a not-for-profit association whose members are from organizations representing Alberta agriculture producers. RDAR’s members must also be interested in advancing the objects of the Corporation, and agree to comply with the Act, Regulations, Bylaws and policies of the Board of Directors.
The following 33 organizations accepted invitations to become RDAR’s Class A – Voting Members:
Agriculture Research and Extension Council of Alberta
Alberta Beekeepers Commission
Alberta Chicken Producers
Alberta Elk Commission
Alberta Federation of Agriculture
Alberta Goat Association
Alberta Hatching Egg Producers
Alberta Oat Growers Commission
Alberta Organic Producers Association
Alberta Pulse Growers Commission
Alberta Seed Growers
Alfalfa Seed Commission
Egg Farmers of Alberta
Horse Industry Association of Alberta
Peace Region Forage Seed Association
Team FarmRite
Western Barley Growers Association
Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
Western Stock Growers’ Association
Advisory committee
Our regionally reflective Advisory Committee exists to assist the board with important projects— setting focus areas and ensuring value and profitability. The Advisory Committee is made up of representatives from Marketing Boards and Commissions, agriculture associations representing producers, the Applied Research and Forage Associations, and post-secondary institutes involved in agriculture research.
The committee’s role is to:
- Recommend research priorities to the RDAR board
- Advise the RDAR board on key emerging industry issues
- Provide advice to the RDAR board on policy, procedures and performance
- Review RDAR`s performance metrics annually and advise the board on the perceived value of its research investments
Alberta Beekeepers Commission
Alberta Chicken Producers
Alberta Elk Commission
Alberta Federation of Agriculture
Alberta Goat Association
Alberta Hatching Egg Producers
Alberta Oat Growers Commission
Alberta Organic Producers Association
Alberta Pulse Growers Commission
Alberta Seed Growers
Alfalfa Seed Commission
Battle River Research Group Society
Chinook Applied Research Association
Egg Farmers of Alberta
Farming Smarter
Foothills Forage and Grazing Association
Gateway Research Organization
Grande Prairie Regional College
Grey Wooded Forage Association
Horse Industry Association of Alberta
Lakeland Agricultural Research Association
Lakeland College
Lethbridge College
Mackenzie Applied Research Association
North Peace Applied Research Association
Olds College
Peace Country Beef & Forage Association
Peace Region Forage Seed Association