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Wilson Loree Award 2006

Wilson LoreeWilson Loree retired as Branch Head of Agriculture Business Management after 27 years with Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.

A past director of the Canadian Farm Business Management Council, he has been cited as "an individual who exemplifies innovation, wisdom, and a constant focus on the farm manager and the farm family."

Do you know someone who's made a difference in the field of farm business management?

The Canadian Farm Business Management Council is seeking to honour such people with the Wilson Loree Award. The award will recognize individuals or groups who have made an extraordinary contribution to developing and promoting new and positive change in agricultural business management practices and expertise in Canada.

The Wilson Loree Award is now in it's fifth year. Recepients to date are Ian Hall, Master Instructor at Olds College in Alberta (2006).

Previous winners are Fédération des groupes conseils agricoles du Québec (2003), Dr. Len Bauer from Alberta (2004) and the Team of Farm Management Instructors from the School of Agriculture, University of Manitoba (2005).

 

The Council is looking for individuals or teams which:

  • have made significant contributions in the area of 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 abilities to network and develop partnerships to include others in furthering the shared goals and vision of the agriculture industry.

 

The winner will be revealed at this year’s Innovation Day banquet to be held in June 2006. The recipient's name will be added to a plaque listing winners of the Wilson Loree Award.

Funding for the Canadian Farm Business Management Council is made possible through a contribution from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Renewal element of the Agricultural Policy Framework. CFBMC undertakes various initiatives such as the Wilson Loree Award and provides a range of services and information to farmers in Canada to ensure the sector remains strong and viable.