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Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame welcomes three new inductees

Induction ceremony will take place November 6

By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com

The Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame is set to welcome three new inductees at a ceremony scheduled for Sunday, November 6 in Toronto.

The new members come from different backgrounds but all have a great passion for agriculture.

“This year’s three inductees all channeled their passion, whether for horticulture, beef cattle or industry organizations, into advances and opportunities to make agriculture matter even more,” said Herb McLane, president of the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame Association. “They dreamed big, advocated tirelessly and have left indelible marks on the Canadian agricultural landscape.”

The inductees are James Bartlett, Robert Switzer and John Willmott.

The late James Bartlett from Beamsville, Ontario was born into his family business, N.M. Bartlett Inc., a distributor of crop protection and plant nutrition products. He helped the company become the only national horticulture crop protection distributor. He also created and chaired the precursor organization to CropLife Canada.

Robert (Bob) Switzer, from Aneroid, Saskatchewan, helped introduce the Certified Angus Beef brand across the entire value chain, from hotels to restaurants and consumers. His vision for sustainable cattle businesses led to the creation of Red Coat Cattle Feeders – a community-based feedlot project.

John Willmott from Pense, Saskatchewan, helped bring changes and advancements to organizations within the industry. His work helped the Canadian Western Agribition become a marquis beef show and established Canada’s Farm Progress Show as a premier event for livestock and crop innovations. He also assisted in creating the first regulations affecting artificial insemination and a standard Record of Performance program for the Canadian beef industry.

Farms.com congratulates all the inductees and their families.


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