New Canadian Angus Association Field Staff

The Canadian Angus Association is pleased to announce two part-time commercial fieldmen have been hired to expand our commercial outreach. John Duivenvoorden will be based in Ontario. Wayne Gallup will be based in Quebec. Wayne will be offering bilingual services to Francophone and English-speaking producers. Both men will focus their efforts on commercial cattlemen. Initially, John and Wayne will work about four or five days each month.

John Duivenvoorden is an Angus breeder in Innisfil, Ontario. He was born in Holland and came to Canada when he was 6 years old because his father believed that Canada was the greatest country in the world for cattlemen—a sentiment that John shares. In 1966, John bought his first farm in Innisfil and started a purebred herd and a feedlot with cross-bred calves from the West. John served on the Canadian Angus Association Board of Directors from 2001 through 2007. He was also a volunteer firefighter for 18 years. Last year, John dispersed his herd and retired. John and his wife Pat have 5 children and 8 grandchildren.

Wayne Gallup is a former Hereford breeder who has been in the Angus business for six years. He dispersed his herd and sold the farm, but soon began purchasing land a bit at a time. Today, Wayne has a small herd of 23 Angus. It is mainly a show herd. Wayne and his wife Arlene have two children who live in Kingston.

Canadian Angus Association CEO Doug Fee is excited about hiring two part-time commercial fieldmen for Eastern Canada. “Wayne and John will help us improve our visibility in Eastern Canada. They will promote the Angus breed to commercial cattlemen and also ensure commercial cattlemen understand the value of Angus tags.”