Meet the Board: Gordon Moellenbeck, Englefeld, SK

Gordon joined the SaskBarley Board of Directors in January 2024

Gordon Moellenbeck has been a farmer for over 40 years in the Englefeld area. He is actively involved in promoting and expanding his malt barley operation, growing crops for Prairie Malt and working with Canterra Seeds with Connect barley. For the past two years, Gordon was asked to promote Saskatchewan-grown barley with Sask. Federated Co-op beer production, brewed at Great Western Brewery. Gordon has always pursued new farming techniques, especially advances in quality barley production. He strives for purity in his barley, practicing excellent farm management with yearly crop rotations and keeping all farm equipment clean.

Gordon attended the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre Intensive Malting Course in 2017 in Winnipeg, MB.  At the Malt Academy, many opportunities and new ideas were discussed with Dr. Yueshu Li, who is an International Master Brewer. Always expanding his knowledge of new ideas with barley & malt analysis results in Gordon’s own quality crops.

Gordon, and his brothers, operate a mixed farming operation, growing barley, canola, and wheat, as a part of the Bell M Farm family operation. Corn is also grown to assist in feeding the family Shorthorn cattle herd. As a past 4-H leader for 10 years, and supervisor at Schulte & Doepker Industries, Gordon has developed excellent leadership and communication skills, including working very well with others.