Winner will receive tuition and travel expenses
By Diego Flammini, Farms.com
A crop farmer from Ontario has won the 2015 Robert (Bob) L. Ross scholarship.
Mark Brock, a crop farmer from Staffa, Ontario near Hensall, received the award at the Agricultural Excellence Conference in Regina, Saskatchewan; along with his wife Sandi they run Shepherd Creek Farms Ltd. where 1500 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, edible beans and hay are grown, and sheep and 500 breeding ewes are cared for.
The scholarship was created in 2014 to honour Bob Ross, a dairy farmer and agribusiness consultant from St. Mary’s, Ontario who lost his battle with cancer in March 2014.
“I’m very honoured to receive the scholarship knowing how much Bob Ross has contributed to improving the financial skills and awareness for Canadian farm operators,” said Brock, who is also chair of the board of Grain Farmers of Ontario. “This scholarship has allowed financially for Sandi and I to both participate in CTEAM.
CTEAM stands for Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management. Winning the scholarship means Brock will be given free tuition to the Agri-Food Management Excellence (AME) program, as well as travel expenses up to $4000.
“The aim of this scholarship is to provide a Canadian farmer with the opportunity to continue on the path of farm management excellence, which Bob Ross was dedicated to,” said Heather Broughton, principal of AME. “We’re excited to have Mark in our next CTEAM class.”
CTEAM supports farmers and ranchers by providing on farm business management training. Farmers use data from their own farms during the program.
Farms.com congratulates Mark Brock on winning the scholarship.