A fifth-generation egg, beef and grain farmer from the Dutton area of Southwestern Ontario is the new chair of Farm & Food Care Canada.
Ian McKillop takes over from Bruce Christie, who's been Farm & Food Care Canada's chair since its inception in 2010.
McKillop has been on the charity's board since 2010.
His vice chair for the coming year is John Geurtjens, a vice-president with Farm Credit Canada.
Gwen Paddock is the new treasurer.
She's with the Royal Bank.
Both Paddock and Geurtjens work out of Guelph.
Farm & Food Care Canada is a national charity with the mandate to build public trust in Canadian agriculture and food.