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Yorkton Regional Office

Rachel Kraynick, PAg, Agriculture Program Specialist

Rachel Kraynick
Rachel connects her clients with agriculture programming, resources, and services that will help their operations grow, innovate, and prosper. She is passionate about promoting best management practices that build public trust in the industry, as well as working with youth on agriculture awareness initiatives. She has been with the ministry for 20 years in the roles of extension agrologist, provincial agri-business development specialist, farm business management specialists and, most recently, the agriculture programs specialist. She graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a bachelor of science in agriculture.

Samantha Marcino, CCA, PAg, Crops Extension Specialist

Samantha Marcino, Crops Extension Specialist
Samantha’s areas of knowledge include crop inputs, disease and insect scouting and general crop agronomy. She has 15 years of hands-on experience in the agronomy industry and is continually learning to keep up to date with new technologies and products. Samantha has a bachelor of science in agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan focused on agribusiness.

Alexis DeCorby, AAg, Livestock and Feed Extension Specialist

Alexis Decorby
Alexis is passionate about livestock management. As a livestock and feed extension specialist, Alexis is a source of information for producers and the agriculture industry on water quality, animal management and feeding information for livestock. Alexis has a bachelor of science in agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan, focused on animal science.

Rebecca Hort, AAg, Crops Extension Specialist

Rebecca Hort
Rebecca is passionate about crop production and agronomy. As a crops extension specialist, she provides information to producers on soil fertility and crop and pest management. During the growing season she participates in many insect and disease field surveys to provide data for provincial reports. Rebecca has experience on her family grain farm and a bachelor of science in agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan, focusing on agronomy.

Ogonnaya Oji Maleschuk, Regional Service Representative

Ogonnaya Maleschuk
Ogo provides administrative support and excellent client service to agricultural producers. She moved to Canada in 2010 from Nigeria for studies and to Saskatchewan in 2012 immediately after graduation. She joined Saskatchewan Public Service in 2014 and has worked with various ministry in accounting and administration roles. She has a degree in accounting from University of Nigeria and a postgraduate diploma in international business management from Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario.

Kaitlyn McMurphy, PAg, Agri-Environmental Specialist

Kaitlyn McMurphy, PAg, Agri-Environmental Specialist.
Kaitlyn’s area of interest is the symbiotic relationship between agriculture and the environment. She is an advocate for the agriculture industry and the role it plays in combating climate change and providing sustainable food products while meeting rising global demand. Kaitlyn works with farmers and ranchers to implement environmental best management practices, such as converting marginal land to perennial forage and cross-fencing to better manage riparian areas. Kaitlyn has a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan, focused on animal science.

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