The presidents of the specialized groups

 

Serge Beaulieu
Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec

Serge Beaulieu is president of the Fédération des producteurs acéricoles and a maple producer in the Saint-Jean-Valleyfield region.


 
Gérard Bouchard
Fédération d’agriculture biologique du Québec

President of the Fédération d’agriculture biologique du Québec, Gérard Bouchard is an organic milk producer at Saint-Félicien in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.

"What I like most about farming is the contact with nature, the pleasure of living with animals and seeing a crop blowing in the wind."

 

François Boilard
Fédération des groupes conseils agricoles du Québec

François Boilard est président de la Fédération des groupes conseils agricoles du Québec. François Boilard is producer at Saint-Eustache, in Lotbinière.

 

Mario Bourdeau
Fédération des producteurs de pommes du Québec

Mario Bourdeau is president of the Fédération des producteurs de pommes du Québec and is an apple producer at Havelock in the Montérégie area.



 
Réal Brière
Fédération des producteurs de pommes de terre du Québec

Réal Brière is President of the Fédération des producteurs de pommes de terre du Québec. He is a potato in the Mauricie region.

"What I like most about farming is the passion, because it is a job that I love!"



 
Langis Croft
Fédération des producteurs d’agneaux et moutons du Québec

President of the Fédération des producteurs d’agneaux et moutons du Québec, Langis Croft raises lambs and sheeps in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.

"What I like most about farming is living my dream: I always wanted to farm, just like my father before me and with the same passion."



 
Michel Dessureault
Fédération des producteurs de bovins du Québec

A cattle and milk producer in the Mauricie region, Michel Dessureault is President of the Fédération des producteurs de bovins du Québec.

"What I like most about farming is both the sense of continuity and the constant innovation that are required."

 

Jean-François Doyon
Fédération des apiculteurs du Québec

Jean-François Doyon is a bee keeper and acting President of the Fédération des apiculteurs du Québec.

"What I like most about farming is that it's not routine. In addition, we get to work outside in harmony with nature."

 

Martin Dufresne

Les Éleveurs de volailles du Québec

Matin Dufresne is a poultry producer in the Lanaudière region and President of the Éleveurs de volailles du Québec.

"What I like most about farming is the satisfaction I get from working to provide healthy food for Quebecois families by offering them a high quality and healthy product and by overcoming the challenges faced by poultry producers."


 
Pierre-Maurice Gagnon
Fédération des producteurs de bois du Québec

President of the Fédération des producteurs de bois du Québec, Pierre-Maurice Gagnon is a wood producer in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.

"What I like most about farming is the forest, and above all, the people who cultivate and own it."




 
Marcel Groleau
Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec

Marcel Groleau sits on the UPA’s Executive Committee and is President of the Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec.

"What I like most about farming is the wide range of skills necessary to keep a dairy farm running efficiently."



 
Chriss Judd
Quebec Farmers’ Association

President of the Quebec Farmers’ Association and milk producer at Clarendon in Pontiac region.

"What I like most about farming is always enjoy helping the English producers and the French producers understand each others problems and successes!"



 
Claude Lacoste
Fédération québécoise des producteurs de fruits et légumes de transformation

President of the Fédération québécoise des producteurs de fruits et légumes de transformation, Claude Lacoste is a processed vegetables grower in the Saint-Jean–Valleyfield area.

"What I like most about farming is meeting all these men and women who share the same trade and the same passion."

 
Serge Lefebvre
Fédération des producteurs d’oeufs de consommation du Québec

Serge Lefebvre is a table eggs producer and the President of the Fédération des producteurs d’œufs de consommation du Québec.

"What I like most about farming is the liberty to realize our dreams, continuity in diversity and beeing in contact with life on a daily basis."

 

Normand Legault
Fédération des producteurs maraîchers du Québec

President of the Fédération des producteurs maraîchers du Québec, Normand Legault operates a market-gardening farm at Auteuil in the Outaouais-Laurentides area.

 

Gaétan Lehoux
Fédération des éleveurs de grands gibiers du Québec

Gaétan Lehoux is President of the Fédération des éleveurs de grands gibiers du Québec is breeding red deer.

"What I like most about agriculture is:
Its proximity with nature, the generosity of the land and the diversity of the work, so we never get tired of watching the crops, the animals and the forest continue to work for us and with us."

 

 
Gyslain Loyer
Syndicat des producteurs d’œufs d’incubation du Québec

A producer of hatching eggs in the Matawini MRC, Gyslain Loyer is President of the Syndicat des producteurs d’œufs d’incubation.

"What I like most about farming is the diversity of life, the simplicity of the tasks, the variety of all there is to learn."

 
Frédéric Marcoux
Fédération de la relève agricole du Québec

Frédéric Marcoux is president of the Fédération de la relève agricole du Québec. He is a milk, and acericole producer at Sainte-Marguerite in the Beauce area.

 
André Mousseau
Syndicat des producteurs en serre du Québec

André Mousseau is a greenhouse grower near Saint-Hyacinthe and the President of the Syndicat des producteurs en serre du Québec.

"What I like most about farming is.. team work."

 
Christian Overbeek
Fédération des producteurs de cultures commerciales du Québec

Christian Overbeek is President of the Fédération des producteurs de cultures commerciales du Québec. He is a cash crops producer in the Saint-Hyaitnhe region.

"What I like most about farming is seeing that the land can be generous to people who know how to love and respect it."

 

Julien Pagé
Syndicat des producteurs de lapins du Québec

Julien Pagé is president of Syndicat des producteurs de lapins du Québec.

"What I like most about agriculture is: That the challenges are different every day and this makes my work very stimulating."


 
Bernard Petit
Le Syndicat des producteurs de chèvres du Québec

Bernard Petit is a goat producer from Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir and is also President of the Syndicat des producteurs de chèvres du Québec.



 

Raymonde Plamondon
Fédération des agricultrices du Québec

Presidente of the Fédération des agricultrices du Québec, Raymonde Plamondon is producer at Saint-Valérien de Milton in the Saint-Hyacinthe area.


 

Normand Roy
Association des aquaculteurs du Québec

Fish farmer in the Coaticook MRC, Normand Roy is President of the Association des aquaculteurs du Québec.

"What I like most about farming is that
to have handed down my passion for my work a new generation."

 
Jean-Guy Vincent
Fédération des producteurs de porcs du Québec

President of the Fédération des producteurs de porcs du Québec, Jean-Guy Vincent is a hog farmer in the Nicolet region.

"What I like most about farming is the opportunity for me to be so close to my family in a beautiful and passionate environment. I also appreciate the great sense of freedom I get from nature, my farm and my animals."




 


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