Dr. R.M.A (Al) Loyns, retired professor in the Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics, passed away on February 15, 2025.
Al came to teach at the University of Manitoba in 1969 after completing his PhD at the University of California in Berkely. At that time his Department was called Agricultural Economics and Farm Management. He focused on marketing as an instructor.
A colleague from those days, Dr. Barry Prentice, noted he was he was very dedicated to his students and in making sure that those returning to the farm had a good understanding of marketing. Barry attended some farm meetings with Al and observed he was well-respected in the commercial farm community.
Dr. Loyns contributed to the discipline in the areas of market regulation in the agricultural and food industry, especially in the Canadian grain sector. He was an expert witness in the Charter Challenge on the Canadian Wheat Board in 1996 and in the Charter Challenge in 1998.
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