A United Call to Improve and Complete NAFTA – Now
We come from three different countries and our farms are quite different, but we also speak with one voice: Farmers need NAFTA. This week, as trade diplomats...
Cherilyn Nagel
Trade and Competition Make Us All Better: A Case for NAFTA
It never occurred to me to worry about the future of NAFTA. From my farm in Saskatchewan, I thought that Canada and the United States are such natural trade par...
For the Girl Scouts “Acting Like a Girl” Means Standing Up for Science and GMOs
If the Girl Scouts were to give out badges for courage in the face of controversy, they could award one to themselves—for fending off a smear campaign that targ...
Canadians Have a Right to Know: Technology is a vital part of our food security
The best thing to happen for Canadian food last year took place in California. Voters there rejected Proposition 37, a badly flawed ballot proposal that woul...
Cherilyn Nagel
Farmer, Saskatchewan, Canada
Cherilyn Nagel, along with her husband David and family, grow durum wheat, chick peas, canola and lentils on a family farm in Mossbank SK, Canada. Noted as one of Saskatchewan’s Most Influential Women, Cherilyn enjoys promoting stories of agricultural successes and has been recognized for her efforts and passion for making positive changes in the agriculture sector. Cherilyn Nagel volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network and is a former President of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association where she continues to serve as a director. She is training other farmers to share their stories through the “Real Dirt On Farming” program, works with Farm and Food Care in Saskatchewan and has been appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture to Chair the Saskatchewan Agri-Value Initiative (SAVI) and Agriculture Development Fund, focused on creating future growth opportunities and enhance the competitiveness of the provincial ag industry.