Our team of leaders in silage management is committed to providing you with the hay and silage products and insight your farm needs to thrive. We share our years of industry experience and knowledge to help you produce better silage. Meet the team that will help you find the right forage products.
Hans & Monda Eggink
Hans & Monda have been part of the Canadian farming industry for over 40 years. After dairy farming for 27 years, they decided to change career paths. Hans filled various consulting roles in the dairy industry, and Monda stayed busy at the local vegetable warehouse and being a grandma. In 2021, they were presented with an opportunity to acquire GEM Ag Products Corp., and in February 2022, the purchase was complete. Together they continue to support and grow the GEM Silage Product brand for Canadian producers and provide the personal service which Gem Silage is known.
Hans and Monda like to spend their time off outdoors with their children and grandchildren.
Lori Slade
Lori was raised on a farm near Preeceville, SK and moved to Red Deer in 2000. She started working at GEM Silage Products in 2017 and is still answering phones and questions for our customers as well as her many other duties as Office Manager. Lori can be found camping or enjoying her many animals and hobbies when not at work.
Jeannie Varrence
Jeannie was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. In 2009, she and her family moved to Red Deer, where, in 2014, she pursued her career in accounting at Red Deer College. She joined the GEM team in October of 2021, taking on the role of bookkeeper.
Bart Kleinlugtenbeld
Bart joined Gem Silage in May 2023, after 12.5 years working for a professional livestock company providing producers solutions to optimize the hygiene of their operations. Bart looks forward to continuing working with the Ag community providing solutions to their feed storage needs. He is married to his beautiful wife Jacquelyn and together they are raising their four boys. They enjoy staying busy with sports, from hockey to soccer, and anything outdoors.