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Ron Helwer, founder of Shur-Gro Farm Services, is one of seven Canadians that will be inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame this fall.
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Ron Helwer named to Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame

Brandon-area fertilizer dealer puts a premium on community

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Editor’s Note: Ron Helwer, owner and founder of Shur-Gro Farm Services, was formally inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame Nov. 4 (photo above). The Co-operator spoke to Helwer when his name was first announced for the honour in July. This is what he had to say: [UPDATED: Nov. 8, 2023] Ron Helwer is
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Manitobans named to Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame

Grain storage researcher Digvir Jayas and wheat miller Ashok Sarkar honoured

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Two Manitobans are among the latest inductees to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. Dr. Digvir Jayas, currently the University of Manitoba’s vice-president (research and International), has spent more than 30 years researching the ecosystem of stored grain. This work has contributed to global food security and the economic well-being of farmers by minimizing losses
Gordon McPhee, Dauphin
. 1935 –
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Agricultural Hall of Fame: Gordon McPhee

Four Manitobans were inducted into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Portage la Prairie July 14. Over the next few weeks, we’re featuring each one with their citations

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For most of his career, Gordon McPhee has played a major role in preserving one of our most precious resources, the soil and working with the agricultural industry towards sustainable development. Together with his wife Mary, Gordon has always been able to look at what was happening on farms and then be quick to acknowledge
Robert G. Roehle
1942 –
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Agricultural Hall of Fame: Robert Roehle

The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame inducted eight new members in July 2015.
Here is one of the new inductees

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Robert (Bob) Gilmor Roehle grew up on a grain and dairy farm at Blackdale, Manitoba. Following his education at Irwinton, West St. Paul and Stonewall Collegiate, he attended the University of Manitoba where he earned a B.S.A. in 1968 and an M.Sc. in agricultural economics in 1971. In 1968, he married Judith McKillop, a business
Robert William Hopley 
1933 –
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Agricultural Hall of Fame: Robert Hopley

The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame inducted eight new members 
in July 2015. Here is one of the new inductees

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Robert (Bob) Hopley was born at Redvers, Saskatchewan, in 1933. Three years later the Hopley family moved to a farm near Manson, Manitoba. Then in 1946 they moved to a farm at Oak River, Manitoba, where Bob completed his formal education and started farming full time with his father. His agricultural education continued at the
William Gregor
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Agricultural Hall of Fame: William Gregor

The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame inducted eight new members in July 2015. Here is one of the new inductees

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William (Bill) Gregor was born on January 1, 1926, to parents who emigrated from Ukraine and settled on a farm north of Roblin, Manitoba. He received his education at the nearby Hillcrest School. In 1954, Bill married Loreen (nee McKinnon) and together they raised two children — a daughter, Carla, was born in 1956 and
Clarence Baker
 1928 –2006
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Agricultural Hall of Fame: Clarence Baker

The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame inducted eight new members 
in July 2015. Here is one of the new inductees

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Clarence Baker was born to Anton and Pauline Baker on July 7, 1928 in Cromwell, Manitoba. Anton immigrated to Canada with his parents from Beckersdorf, Austria in 1896. In 1951, Clarence and his new bride, Ilene Weidman, took over the third-generation family farm which included the 240 acres of land that his grandfather had purchased
Harry Thomas Milburn Airey
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Agricultural Hall of Fame: Harry Airey

Five new members of the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame were 
inducted July 17 at a ceremony in Portage la Prairie. 
We’re featuring each in the next few weeks

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Harry Airey was born and raised on a farm in the RM of Daly. He attended Rivers High School, and following that, he began farming with his father. In 1965, he took over the home farm and began his own mixed farming operation. Two years later, Harry married Joan Bennett. Harry and Joan have three

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