Do you know someone who has made an extraordinary contribution to developing and promoting new and positive change in farm business management practices and expertise in Canada?

Nominate them for the Wilson Loree Award today!

Farm Management Canada is seeking to honour individuals or groups with the 2023 Wilson Loree Award. This prestigious award was established over fifteen years ago, to honour those that have made an extraordinary contribution to developing and promoting new and positive change in agricultural business management practices and expertise in Canada.

Farm Management Canada encourages the nomination of individuals or groups that:

• 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;
• have demonstrated the ability to network and develop partnerships to include others in furthering the shared goals and vision of the agriculture industry

Nominations are required by October 6, 2023. The nominator must be a member of Farm Management Canada. Farm Management Canada Staff and Board members are not eligible for the award. The winner will be revealed during the Agricultural Excellence Conference, which will take place from November 21-23 in Guelph, Ontario. All are welcome.

Click here to access the nomination form for the 2023 Wilson Loree Award.

About the Award
The Wilson Loree award is named after Wilson Loree who retired as Branch Head of Agriculture Business Management after 27 years with Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. A past director and one of the founders of the Canadian Farm Business Management Council (now Farm Management Canada), he has been cited as “an individual who exemplifies innovation, wisdom, and a constant focus on the farm manager and the farm family.”

About Farm Management Canada
A national umbrella for Canadian farm business management activity, Farm Management Canada is the only organization devoted exclusively to the development and delivery of advanced business management information, tools and resources to position Canada’s farmers for success.

Only members of Farm Management Canada can submit nominations for this award. For more information and for a full list of member benefits, please visit our membership page.

Recipients of the Wilson Loree award to date are:

• 2022 – Michele Rogalsky, Manitoba
• 2023 – Colleen Younie, Prince Edward Island
• 2020 – Marcel Hacault, Manitoba
• 2019 – Len Davies, Ontario
• 2018 – Elaine Froese, Manitoba
• 2017 – Darrell Wade, Ontario
• 2016 – Merle Good, Alberta
• 2015 – Terry Betker, Manitoba
• 2014 – Peter VanderZaag,Ontario
• 2013 – Jean-Philippe Perrier, Quebec
• 2012 – Lyle Staveness, Saskatchewan
• 2011 – Dr. Larry Martin, Ontario
• 2010 – Brian Little, Ontario
• 2009 – George Geldart, British Columbia
• 2008 – Raymond Levallois, Quebec
• 2007 – Marcel Couture, agr., Quebec
• 2006 – Ian Hall, Alberta
• 2005 – The Team of Farm Management Instructors from the School of Agriculture, University of Manitoba
• 2004 – Dr. Len Bauer, Alberta
• 2003 – Fédération des groupes conseils agricoles du Québec

Wilson Loree Award
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