Robert Saik
CEO
Agri-Trend Inc. Group of Companies
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Robert, holds a BSc in Agriculture from the University of Alberta, is a Professional Agrologist and a Certified Agricultural Consultant.
He is the founder and CEO of the Agri-Trend Group of Companies which include, Agri-Trend Agrology Ltd, a professional agronomic consulting firm, Agri-Trend Aggregation Inc, a carbon offset company and Agri-Trend Australia Pty, an Australian consulting firm. He is the creator of The Strategic Crop Plan™ which is an agronomic leadership program delivered to farmers through their nation-wide Network of professional Agri-Coaches™.
Robert has been involved in carbon policy and business development since 2001. He has spoken at numerous political functions on this issue and has been consulted extensively by federal and provincial task forces. He has authored a successful resolution for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce on the impact of offset markets in agriculture.
In 2005 he tabled The Soil Health Initiative (a measurement based soil protocol) to the National Offset Quantification Team. He has provided guidance to the Alberta ministry of Agriculture as well as being a founding member of the Carbon Offset Suppliers Association of Alberta (COSAA).
He has written many articles on the issue of agricultural offset market development and has been quoted in numerous publications.
Robert has travelled extensively in North America as well as the UK, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, the Middle East, Kazakhstan and Ukraine where he has been involved in a variety of projects and speaking engagements.
Since 1994, he has been enrolled in The Strategic Coach Program for entrepreneurs and applies principles learned in this program to his various ventures.
Saik has prepared, published and delivered many technical papers, and has been featured in many industry publications. He has provided leadership in the area of strategic marketing to many firms including TD Canada Trust.
Robert is currently the Alberta Director for the Canadian Consulting Agrologists Association, is a member of the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Policy Committee, and is a Director for the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce.
In 1991 Robert received the President’s Award for outstanding contribution to the agricultural industry from the Western Fertilizer and Chemical Dealers Association and is the co-chair for the Canadian Association of Ag Retailers Conference in Calgary in February, 2007.
In 2006 he was recognized as Distinguished Agrologist of the Year by the Alberta Institute of Agrology.
Robert enjoys sailing, hiking and golf. He has four great kids and makes his home in Red Deer, Alberta.
