Administration

Sue Clayton

Director
248 Agriculture Building
204-474-9262
sue.clayton@umanitoba.ca

With the exception of the Arboriculture and Beekeeping short courses, all UM student inquiries regarding academic assistance (i.e. course registration; academic advising) are to contact the F.A.F.S. Student Services' Office at the following:  aginfo@umanitoba.ca  or  204-474-9295

The School of Agriculture does not provide consulting or testing services related to Arboriculture, Agriculture or  Horticulture.  Public resources.

Agriculture Diploma Instructors

Riley Buchanan

Jr. Farm Management Advisor / Jr. Lab Instructor
riley.buchanan@umanitoba.ca

Biography

Riley is a graduate from the University of Manitoba with a Diploma in Agriculture.  He works on his family's grain farm near Stonewall, MB. He is also currently active with the local curling rink in Argyle as the ice maker.

Taylor Carlson

Instructor / Farm Management Advisor
taylor.carlson@umanitoba.ca

Biography

Taylor is a graduate of the Animal Science Technology Diploma Program at Lakeland College in Vermillion, AB. She was born and raised on a small cattle farm with a collection of other animals in Elm Creek. Taylor grew up in the 4-H program and continues to be an active member of several junior cattle show boards and associations.

Bailey Delf

Instructor / Farm Management Advisor
bailey.delf@umanitoba.ca

Biography

Bailey is a graduate from the Diploma in Agriculture Program. He farms grain with his family near Rathwell. He is also actively involved in his farming community to operate and act as treasurer for the local skating rink.

Noah de Rocquigny

Instructor / Farm Management Advisor
noah.derocquigny@umanitoba.ca

Biography

Noah is a graduate of the University of Manitoba with a degree in Agribusiness and a Diploma in Agriculture. He was born and raised on a horse and dairy operation. Noah currently operates a grain farm on his own near St. Claude.

Philip Fenez

Instructor / Farm Management Advisor
philip.fenez@umanitoba.ca

Biography

Philip has been doing small scale vegetable farming for 20 years with his wife Leanne. They have also done added value products for the families that they provided foods for.  He has been heavily involved in 4-H at many levels, watching youth as they develop into the leaders of tomorrow.

Garrett Sawatzky

Academic Coordinator / Lead Instructor
garrett.sawatzky@umanitoba.ca

Biography

Garrett farms near Altona with his family.  He is an agriculture diploma and agribusiness degree alumni.  Currently he is the Farm Management Coordinator, an Instructor in 1st and 2nd year farm management, and a Farm Management Advisor.   He is a Director with Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, other involvements include Ag in the Classroom and KAP.

Phil Veldhuis

Instructor / Farm Management Advisor
phil.veldhuis@umanitoba.ca

Biography

Phil is a beekeeper from Starbuck and is the Chair of the St. Norbert Farmers` Market.  He holds a Master degree in Philosophy and also has taught courses in Philosophy since 1993.

Kathleen Wilson

Instructor
kathleen.wilson@umanitoba.ca

Biography

Kathleen is a Métis educator who lives and works on Treaty 1 Territory. She holds an M.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies and B.Ed. from the University of Manitoba. Her focuses are communication, decision making, pedagogy, and decolonized assessment/educational practices. Kathleen has taught in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and the School of Agriculture since 2017.  She considers herself a proud member of the Aggie community. 

Arboriculture Course Instructor

Carla Antonation

agschool@umanitoba.ca

Biography

Carla Antonation, a practicing Arborist in Winnipeg  having achieved her Arborist Certification from the International Society of Arboriculture. Carla co-owns and operates a tree care practice called Trilogy Tree Services Ltd., where she divides her time between climbing, consulting and managing the business. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Manitoba Urban Forest Council.

Contact Us

School of Agriculture
236 Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

204-474-8473