About
Company
Based out of Saskatoon, Kevin Hursh and his wife Marlene operate Hursh Consulting & Communications Inc. Kevin serves as executive director for the Canary Seed Development Commission of Saskatchewan and the Inland Terminal Association of Canada. He is also an investor and board member of X-Team-inator Agriculture Products. The X-Steam-inator uses high temperature steam for non-selective weed control. Each year, Kevin is a guest speaker and/or moderator at various agricultural conferences and conventions.
Journalism
Kevin Hursh writes a weekly column published in The Western Producer. He is also a contributor to a prairie-wide magazine called Farming for Tomorrow. Together with Adele Buettner of AgriBiz Communications, he conducts media training workshops for groups and individuals wanting to hone their interview skills.
Background
Kevin Hursh was born and raised on a family farm near Cabri in southwestern Saskatchewan, where he and his wife Marlene continue to operate a grain farm growing a wide array of crops. The cropping mix typically includes kabuli chickpeas, maple peas, Canary seed, brown mustard and large green lentils. Kevin and Marlene have three boys – Aaron, Nathan and Braden, who help out on the farm as their schedules allow.
History
Kevin Hursh graduated with distinction from the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture in 1980. Before beginning his own company with Marlene in 1995, he was employed as Agriculture News Director for the BBS Saskatchewan Television Network (now CTV). This included stations in Saskatoon, Regina, Yorkton and Prince Albert.