Provincial Commissions

The Manitoba Oat Growers Association (MOGA) held the 2024 AGM at Victoria Inn and Conference Centre during CropConnect on Wednesday, February 14.

The speaker was:

Great Tastes of Manitoba Featuring Oats: Donalee Jones, Senior Producer, Great Tastes of Manitoba. To read an article on her presentation, click here for the 2024 March Oat Scoop.

Click here for the Agenda.

View the minutes from last year’s AGM here.

For the 2022-2023 Financial Statements and Annual Report, please go to: MOGA Financials & Annual Report.

MOGA held their 2023 AGM at Victoria Inn and Conference Centre during CropConnect on Wednesday, February 15.  Below are the meeting documents, as well as the presentation from Chris Marsh, head brewer of Lake of the Woods Brewery.

• Chris Marsh Presentation
• View Agenda
• MOGA 2022 AGM Minutes
• MOGA 2022 Financial Statements
• MOGA 2021-2022 Annual Report

• The 2022 Manitoba Oat Growers Association Annual General Meeting was held virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022.

  • After welcoming attendees, MOGA President Doyle Penner, led the MOGA Annual Business Meeting.
  • Following the business meeting, Richard de Kievit, O Foods Vice-President, gave a presentation on O Foods: The Vision and How This New Facility Will Impact Oat Farmers and the Industry.

The 2021 Manitoba Oat Growers Association Annual General Meeting was held virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in collaboration with the groups who typically host CropConnect.

• After welcoming attendees, MOGA President Doyle Penner, led the MOGA Annual Business Meeting.
• Following the business meeting, Kirby Nilsen, Research Scientist, Brandon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada gave a presentation on Oat Breeding for Western Canada: What’s New, Hot and Coming Soon.

The 2020 Manitoba Oat Growers Association Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2021 in collaboration with the groups who typically host CropConnect. MOGA President Doyle Penner, led the MOGA Annual Business Meeting.

Following the business meeting, Amy Nikkel, Adagio Acres, discussed her thoughts on alternative uses for oats. 

The 2019 Manitoba Oat Growers Association Annual General Meeting was held at the Victoria Inn Hotel and Conference Centre in Winnipeg, MB on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, during CropConnect.

• After welcoming attendees, MOGA President Ray Mazinke, led the MOGA Annual Business Meeting.
• Following the business meeting, David Drozd, Senior Marketing Analyst from AgChieve, gave a presentation on the Oat Market Outlook.

The 2018 Manitoba Oat Growers Association Annual General Meeting was held at the Victoria Inn Hotel and Conference Centre in Winnipeg, MB on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018.

• After welcoming attendees, MOGA Vice-Chairman, Doyle Penner, led the MOGA Annual Business Meeting, which included a vote on a change to MOGA by-laws.
• Following the business meeting, Colleen Dyck, founder of GORP Clean Energy Bars, made the presentation “Playing David in a Goliath Marketplace; how GORP has evolved from making granola bars in a basement to setting up a warehouse with staff, while using Canadian oats!”