F4F - Kelsey Banks Overcoming Obstacles

Apr 4 2024 • 45 mins

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Kelsey Banks

How’s the family - do they farm with family?
Morrisburg, ON
Pregnant
Currently with Ceresco as a Buyer and Agriculture Advisor covering south eastern Ontario
Previously with NexusBioAg
Ontario Grain farmers is sponsoring her to take part in the 2023-24 cohort of the ASA Corteva AgriScience Young Leaders program
Two phases
1) in november came down to Johnston to Corteva
2) conjunction with the Commodity Classic
Agronomist
Grew up in the ag industry
Likes to work with canola
Licensed Seed Crop Inspector - as of September, 2023
Laurel Lea Farms
Grew up growing pumpkin and asparagus…..Known as the Pumpkin Queen
2016: moved and began cash cropping and pumpkin farming
2021: farm in 2 counties on family’s farm
Farms 300 acres corn, soybeans, wheat, and canola Runs share-cropping on 2 farms
Goals:
Expanding the land she farms Expanding her involvement as a leader within the ag industry
Brain Cancer Survivor
Diagnosed in February, 2020 Named the tumor Bob
A seizure and pneumonia ended up being a brain tumor
Told she couldn’t drive
A first wanted to keep it secret but figured it was better to share everything
Joined a group with people diagnosed with similar tumors
Was able to spend more time with her dad in the fields
February was the first time she drove to the farm 5 hrs away from home since being diagnosed
Spoke with oncologists about cancer from an adolescent and young child perspective