26 continued from page 25 A highlight for Huszka during his Board tenure was chairing the 2022 March Classic, which was the first in-person event after two years of cancelled and virtual events during the pandemic. Hosting guest speakers like former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, hosting the first Canadian taping of the U.S. Farm Report, and meeting the Honourable Jodi Wilson-Raybould stands out. “Grain Farmers of Ontario also afforded tremendous opportunities to make a difference, such as the Board’s achievement of stronger provincial support for the Risk Management Program,” he says. Huszka says that his time on the Board was a period of transition. He points to an evolution of the Board’s governance, the emphasis on improved diversity and inclusion as one of the things the Board accomplished that he’s most proud of. “We want to make sure that our organization is truly able to represent all of us that produce grains and oilseeds in this province; all grain producers should feel welcome,” says Huszka. As past director for District 3, Huszka wants to play the same role in encouraging young and emerging leaders in Grain Farmers of Ontario. He continues to serve the District as a delegate. “I’d challenge anybody with any desire to make a difference to start by attending your Grain Farmers of Ontario District Meeting to strive to become a delegate,” he says. “I’m really proud of the people we have in this organization … the staff, the delegates, the directors; it’s a truly wonderful farmerbased group, and it’s exciting to see what this bright, innovative, and progressive bunch of people will accomplish next for our industry.” l
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