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Agro Stettler harvests crop for Canadian Foodgrains

A Stettler agricultural business donated a crop of wheat valued at over $8,000 that will help feed hungry around the world.
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A harvest for the hungry - Agro Stettler harvested a 30-acre crop of wheat on Sept. 26 for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank as part of efforts to stem hungry around the world.

A Stettler agricultural business donated a crop of wheat valued at over $8,000 that will help feed hungry around the world.

Agro Stettler harvested 30 acres of wheat worth $8,233 on Sept. 26 for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a partnership of Canadian church-based agencies working to end hunger in developing countries with programs and services that increase and deepen the involvement of Canadians in efforts to end hunger around the world.

“I came from Lacombe where we’ve been doing this in Ponoka and Lacombe for many years, and we have the land here so we decided to grow a crop for Foodgrains,” said Steve Wildeboer, who became manager of Agro Stettler in November 2008.

“It raises food and funding for the hungry around the world and it’s part of our community and global involvement.”

“We plan to do it annually and see it grow,” said Wildeboer.

While the local crop raised over $8,200, the Government of Canada contributes four times the amount to the Foodgrains through the Canadian International Development Agency.

Volunteers and crews harvested the crop on a filed on Highway 12 just west of Stettler and east of the business.

“It’s great that Agro Stettler has gotten involved,” said Andre Visscher, Alberta regional coordinator for the Canadian Foodgrains.

“We encourage all businesses, grain producers and churches and other individuals to get involved in this project to end world hunger.”

Canadian Foodgrains Bank is supported Canadians church denominations of Adventist, Alliance, Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Christian Reformed, Evangelical Missionary, Lutheran, Mennonite, Nazarene, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Salvation Army, and United Church.

On behalf of the 15 member agencies, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank collects grain and cash donations, provides funds and expert advice for projects submitted by member agencies and their partners, manages the procurement an supply of food commodities, and engages in public policy and education activities related to hunger and food security.

Canadian Foodgrains Bank is a federally incorporated non-profit corporation registered as a charitable agency.

For more information on the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, visit the website at www.foodgrainsbank.ca.