Greetings fellow aerial applicators from Saskatchewan!
For readers that do not know me, I am the incoming President of the Saskatchewan Aerial Applicators Association. A quick background: I was born into this industry, and I started from the ground up mixing at 15 years old and getting into a seat for 8 years becoming our families 2nd generation Ag pilot! I’m one of the last to start small and make my way up starting with flying a Pawnee, Weatherly, AT 401, Thrush S2R, and finally Turbo Thrush. I have been attending industry shows from a very young age and I have first-hand experience on how important our respective Provincial associations including the CAAA are, to not only the advancing pilots’ and operators’ professional development, but to the ground and office staff and most importantly spouses who attend our educational seminars.
I’m very excited to be the SAAA President and want to thank my fellow directors and membership for believing in me and my want to continue to bring value to our associations so we are all better next season then we were last season.
2021 was one of the worse years on record for most operations in Saskatchewan, but pre-harvest application continues to grow in Saskatchewan! If it wasn’t for the CAAA working relationship with PMRA in the past, our aerial application industry would look very different today. This continues to be a very strong example of how important our associations are for everyone in our industry.
Yes, water volumes are currently under the microscope and the CAAA is actively working with registrants to produce updated data to help our current labeling. This will take time and funds to bring our field equipment and spray clinic to Ottawa to display our industry maturity and pass on to the Government of Canada all the testing and professional practices we’ve adopted to remove common stereotypes that the Aerial Application industry is labeled with.
I cannot stress enough how important it is to support our associations, not only in tough times but it’s important we have a constant strong membership that gives us weight when we approach new challenges that arise in our industry that we all love!
We are all in this together and I truly believe our industry is ready for challenges that will present themselves in the future!
I’m very excited to continue sitting on the CAAA board and continuing the growth of the SAAA! I’m always available for any concerns or questions any members may have and please do not hesitate to contact me!
I’m looking forward to and hope everyone can make it to Montreal this this year, I will see you there!
Tanner Denesowych
President, SAAA