Nomination window open for Wilson Loree award

Sep 07, 2023

The deadline for nominations is Oct. 6, 2023

By Diego Flammini
Staff Writer
Farms.com

Farm Management Canada (FMC) is accepting nominations for the Wilson Loree award.

The honour recognizes “those that have made an extraordinary contribution to developing and promoting new and positive change in agricultural business management practices and expertise in Canada.”

Past winners include Michele Rogalsky (2022), Colleen Younie (2021) and Darrell Wade (2017).

Wilson Loree received the first award in 2002.

FMC encourages the nominations of individuals or groups who:

have made significant contributions in the area of farm business management regionally or nationally;
have demonstrated innovation in areas such as turning research into practical management tools, adapting best practices from other sectors to agriculture, and finding new ways to deliver training, information and resources to farm managers;
have served as a role model and a mentor to colleagues, partners and clients, inspiring them to achieve their full potential; and
have demonstrated the ability to network and develop partnerships to include others in furthering the shared goals and vision of the agriculture industry.

Nominators must be a member of FMC and must fill out a form on behalf of the nominee.

The form must include the nominee’s contact information, 500 or fewer words outlining why the nominee should be considered for the award, and at least two reference letters.

This information must be submitted before Oct. 6, 2023.

The award winner will be revealed at the Agricultural Excellence Conference, which happens Nov. 21 to 23 in Guelph, Ont.

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Lyrics:

My days begin with workin’, Alarm’s at 5 o’clock,
I Fill 5 gallon buckets, The feeders and the troughs,
This five to nine ain’t workin’, why the heck do I work so hard?,
I can’t worry ‘bout health problems, I can sleep in when I’m gone,

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

I’ve been working pretty stressed but,
I ain’t changing for some cash,
Lord knows that I’m very blessed (More chores),
But I gotta say it’s hard,
Workin’ outside gettin’ charred,
Living out here on the farm, (more chores)

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history
There’s another 20 chickens that still need feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm getting’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Fun, here on ranch that’s what you can’t ignore,
Might be pretty hard but I love it to its core,
Flannel’s gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores (Tell ‘em sing with me)

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
Watching cattle in the dark, don’t miss me,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
(Yeeeeeehaw)
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
It’s the best bro, go get yourself a farm