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# Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association

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- [Home](https://www.oahf.on.ca/) - The Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association was incorporated in 1979 as a non-profit association. The Hall of Fame opened June 1, 1980 with the induction of nine pioneer agriculturists (all deceased) who represented more than 100 years of combined efforts and initiatives in building a better agriculture for the province. INDUCTION CEREMONY PHOTOS NEWS
- [2026 INDUCTION CEREMONY](https://www.oahf.on.ca/news-2/2020-induction-ceremony/) - 2026 Induction Ceremony Induction Ceremony 2026 The 2026 induction ceremony will take place on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at The GrandWay Events Centre, 7445 Wellington County Road 21 Centre Wellington (Elora) ON N0B 1S0. Registration for those attending the event in person is $40 and $20 for those viewing the ceremony online. Light refreshments will
- [Become a Member](https://www.oahf.on.ca/become-a-member/) - Become a Member The Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame offers Life Memberships to individuals and organizations in Ontario who are interested in advancing the Association's objectives. Memberships are as follows: 1. CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP $300 Open to any organization, the objective of which is to promote improvement in Ontario agriculture or any branch thereof Corporate members
- [Sponsors](https://www.oahf.on.ca/sponsors/) - Sponsors Corporations, associations or individuals are invited and encouraged to become Patron Sponsors with an annual donation of $1,000 in support of the work of the OAHF. In addition to assisting the agricultural and rural communities to celebrate and commemorate individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of agriculture and the agri-food industry
- [About Us](https://www.oahf.on.ca/about-us/) - About Us The Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame gallery has a new location. It is now situated on the ground floor of 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario in the hallway leading to the conference rooms and cafeteria. The gallery wall showcases recent inductees and acknowledges our sponsors. The Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association
- [NEWS](https://www.oahf.on.ca/news/) - News News Photos from the 2019 induction ceremony (June, 2019) FIVE INDUSTRY LEADERS TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME (February 21, 2019) Our Gallery and Kiosk are located at the Ontario AgriCentre, 100 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario Media Release March 2016 Five industry industry leaders to be inducted into
- [Induction Process](https://www.oahf.on.ca/induction-process/) - Induction Process Nominations Members of the Association are eligible to nominate candidates for induction into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame. Be sure to review the Inductee Nomination Guidelines before submitting your nomination. New Guidelines and Nomination Form now available Inductee Nomination Guidelines 2026 Inductee Nomination Form Nomination packages are due by October
- [Contact Us](https://www.oahf.on.ca/contact-us/) - Contact Us Contact OAHF If you have comments or questions relating to any aspect of the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame, its programs or this website, please contact us. Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame 245-6478 Fifth Line Fergus, ON N1M 2W5 Jennifer Mitchell Executive Director ontarioaghalloffame@gmail.com 519-803-1144 Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Gallery The Ontario
- [Inductees](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductees/) - Inductees PLACE OF ORIGIN ▲INDUSTRY ▲Key Word SearchAllAlgoma DistrictBrant CountyBruce CountyDufferin CountyDundas CountyDurham CountyDurham RegionElgin CountyEnglandEssex CountyFrontenac CountyGrey CountyHaldimand CountyHalton CountyHalton RegionHamilton-Wentworth RegionHastingsHuron CountyIllinoisKent CountyLambton CountyLanark CountyLeeds & Grenville United CountiesLennox & Addington CountyManitoulin IslandMiddlesex CountyNiagara RegionNorfolk CountyNorthumberland CountyOttawa-Carleton RegionOxford CountyPeel RegionPerth CountyPeterborough CountyPrescott & Russell United CountiesPrince Edward CountyRenfrew CountySimcoe CountyStormont, Dundas & Glengarry
- [Induction Ceremony](https://www.oahf.on.ca/induction-ceremony/) - INDUCTION CEREMONY 2021 The 2021 Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held online this year, on Sunday June 13, 2021. Tickets are free but registration is required at the link below. Zoom connection details will be emailed out a few days prior to the event. This year we will be celebrating both
- [Community Outreach](https://www.oahf.on.ca/community-outreach/) - Community Outreach The Community Outreach Program enables local organizations to obtain copies of the citations and sketches of leaders originating in their county, region, or district from the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame and display them as a means of paying tribute to their outstanding local agricultural leaders. Since 2008, Community Outreach Program agreements have
- [News](https://www.oahf.on.ca/news-2/)
- [Nominate](https://www.oahf.on.ca/nominate/)

## Inductees

- [Dr. Kate Helen Fisher](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dr-kate-helen-fisher/) - After graduating from the University of Guelph with a Master’s degree in Plant Physiology, Dr. Helen Fisher began her career as a grape extension specialist for the Canadian Wine Institute in Harrow, and then served as a Horticulture Advisor and Fruit Crop Specialist with OMAFRA. She was the first woman appointed to the Provincial Field
- [Percy Warbuton Hodgetts](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/percy-warbuton-hodgetts/) - Percy W. Hodgetts was the father of Ontario’s modern fruit industry. Through leadership in science, legislation, grower enablement and co-operation, he established enduring systems that shaped Ontario’s commercial fruit sector. Hodgetts graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) in 1897 as the first student to specialize in horticulture. He received the Silver Medal in General
- [Brian O'Connor](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/brian-oconnor/) - Brian O'Connor has been a catalyst for transformative change in the livestock industry and many of his initiatives involved significant personal and professional risk. As a teenager, he worked on farms in Quebec and Switzerland gaining fluency in both official languages and a broadened international perspective. After graduation from the University of Guelph, he spent
- [Scott Graham](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/scott-graham/) - Scott Graham has shown impressive leadership in the egg and poultry sector for many years, and his knowledge of the supply management system and ability to build consensus within the industry has served both Ontario and the egg production sector well. As Vice Chair and then Chair of Egg Farmers of Ontario (EFO) between 2010-2020,
- [Honourable Robert Scott Black (Rob)](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/honourable-robert-scott-black-rob/) - Rob Black's contributions to agriculture have been deep and wide and he has had a lasting impact on Ontario's agriculture and food industry and on youth development. His early career started in the 1980s as OMAFRA's Rural Organization Specialist. He moved from there to apply his skills in other important organizations. When 4-H Ontario had
- [Vera Mitchell](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/vera-mitchell/) - Vera Mitchell has amassed impressive accomplishments in agriculture, both as a key owner/operator of Donevelyn Farms Ltd. since 1952, and as a result of her work on behalf of agriculture across the province. In the last fifty years, Donevelyn Farms has grown to comprise 1000 acres and four separate enterprises – dairy, a grain elevator,
- [T.R. Hilliard](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/t-r-hilliard/) - T. R. “Dick” Hilliard devoted his life to the development of young farm leaders. Born on a farm near Carleton Place, Ontario he graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph in 1940. He joined the Ontario Department of Agriculture and remained with the Government of Ontario until his retirement, except for wartime service with the
- [Graeme Walker Hedley](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/graeme-walker-hedley/) - Graeme Hedley began his working career as a Livestock Specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture in the 1960s and was a well-respected advisor in the beef, swine and sheep sectors. Then in 1970, he became the Executive Director of the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) (now known as Beef Farmers of Ontario). Over the next
- [Dr. Ken Leslie](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dr-ken-leslie/) - Dr. Ken Leslie has been a champion for the dairy and veal industries and a visionary leader in advancing bovine veterinary medicine in Ontario. He assisted the University of Guelph in becoming a global leader in dairy research and had a profound impact on farm animal health and welfare. Ken’s groundbreaking work in mastitis control
- [Dr. Edward (Ted) Blair Burnside](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dr-edward-ted-blair-burnside/) - Dr. Ted Burnside's work in the evolution and development of animal improvement in Canada has had a major impact on the profitability of Ontario herds over the last 60 years. Ted led the use of research and technology to maximize the genetic improvement of livestock. He challenged the livestock industry to embrace new concepts, and
- [Kenneth Elgin Forth](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/kenneth-elgin-forth/) - For over 25 years, Ken Forth's active leadership in the evolution of securing and maintaining access to foreign workers for Ontario farms has ensured the stability of the agriculture sector. At the root of farming, it is hard work, good management, and people which move food from “field to fork”. Ken worked hard both at
- [Donald Wallace Hart](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/donald-wallace-hart/) - Don Hart's pioneering work in developing conservation tillage systems had a significant impact on the sustainability of Ontario's cropland. After graduating from the Ontario Agricultural College in 1953, Don assumed the management of his family's dairy farm and ultimately shifted to beef production where he could take better advantage of the rapidly expanding Ontario corn
- [Craig Hunter](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/craig-hunter/) - Craig Hunter dedicated his professional career to the advancement, viability, and stability of the egg and pullet sectors of the Ontario poultry industry. This included Ontario hatcheries, graders and others across an extensive supply chain. His ability to recognize emerging trends in the industry led to his leadership in bird health, welfare, innovative housing and
- [Peter Hannam](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/peter-hannam/) - Peter Hannam has been a pivotal player in the development of the soybean as a major crop in Ontario with soybean acreage moving steadily from the southwest corner of Ontario in the 1960’s to many other parts of the province and Canada. Peter’s acumen in agribusiness and marketing and his ability to seize opportunities in
- [Bert Andrews](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/bert-andrews/) - Bert Andrews has been involved in nearly every major issue confronting agriculture over four decades, from land use planning, migrant labour, farm taxation, easing regulatory burdens and advocacy for research and food education. Bert’s legacy has had significant economic impact for agriculture throughout Ontario. In 1980, Bert and his wife Lauraine established Andrews Scenic Acres
- [Herbert G. Norry](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/herbert-g-norry/) - Herb Norry “lived” agriculture in all he did and was widely known and respected as an agricultural extension specialist, as a catalyst for agricultural innovation, as a coach for members of 4-H and Junior Farmers, and as an expert in farm transfers and tax management. He had a 32-year career with the Ministry of Agriculture
- [Clayton Macfie Switzer](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/clayton-macfie-switzer/) - Clayton Switzer, as a professional educator, university administrator and government deputy minister has made enormous contributions to all aspects of agriculture. He has an innate quality of judgment and perspective that encourages closure on difficult issues. He is one of those rare people who translate experience into practice. Mr. Switzer began his academic career in
- [Dr. Tina Widowski](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dr-tina-widowski/) - Dr. Tina M. Widowski is Professor of Animal Biosciences at the University of Guelph. She moved to Canada in 1990 and was appointed her faculty position in the Ontario Agricultural College in 1998. As an animal welfare scientist, she committed her academic career to investigating how housing and management practices affect the behaviour, health and
- [Verner Toews](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/verner-toews/) - In the early 1960s, shortly after graduating from the University of Guelph with a degree in horticulture, Verner Toews, along with his mother and father, constructed a greenhouse in the Leamington area at a time when the Ontario greenhouse vegetable sector was just beginning. Over the next number of years, the Toews farming operation also
- [Richard Grant Howes](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/richard-grant-howes/) - In 1982, Grant Howes and his brother established a successful 50-acre orchard in Adolphustown. From the mid-1970s to 2017, Grant also helped to manage the home farm, Howes Orchards at Waupoos, Prince Edward County. In 1995, he established The County Cider Company which became the longest producing cidery in Ontario and here he planted 10,000
- [William (Bill) Gray](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-bill-gray/) - Bill Gray is the CEO and owner of L.H. Gray & Son Limited, a 90-year-old family business employing more than 1,200 people. In 1970, Gray Ridge Egg Farms became the brand name for the business and has become one of the principal players in the Ontario egg market. The parent company has grading facilities in
- [Ronald James Bonnett](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/ronald-james-bonnett/) - Ron Bonnett became involved in local agriculture issues shortly after moving to his farm in Bruce Mines in 1975. He was a founding board member of the Ontario Agricultural Management Institute and the founding president of the Algoma Federation of Agriculture. This began his involvement with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA). He ultimately became
- [Joe Hudson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/joe-hudson/) - Joe Hudson is the President of Burnbrae Farms which has grown into Canada’s largest integrated producer and marketer of eggs and egg products. Since the company began from humble beginnings more than fifty years ago, it has achieved many amazing milestones and is a thriving participant in Canadian agribusiness, selling eggs and egg products to
- [John (Jack) Keith Riddell](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-jack-keith-riddell/) - Jack Riddell’s background in agriculture and agribusiness served as the perfect training ground for a future Ontario Minister of Agriculture. He received his B.Sc. (Agr) from OAC in 1957, and then served as Assistant Agricultural Representative in Hastings and Essex Counties. He next served as Assistant Manager of the Ontario Stockyards before moving to Saskatchewan
- [Thomas Sawyer](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/thomas-sawyer/) - Tom Sawyer has had an unwavering commitment to the Ontario crop production industry over a career spanning several companies: Ciba Geigy, The Fertilizer Institute of Ontario and Sylvite. His work has resulted in a disciplined and principled approach by agribusiness in Ontario to environmental stewardship, cost-effective and responsible nutrient usage, the regulation of crop protection
- [Dr. Tarlok Singh Sahota](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dr-tarlok-singh-sahota/) - Dr. Tarlok Singh Sahota has been pushing the envelope of crop science and adaptation both locally and provincially for nearly 20 years. He managed and sustained the Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station (TBARS) from 2004-18 and then became the director after its successful transition to the Lakehead University Agricultural Research Station (LUARS). Throughout these years,
- [Carleton Mackinnon (Mack) Emiry](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/carleton-mackinnon-mack-emiry/) - Mack Emiry owned and operated a dairy farm near Massey, Ontario with his wife Beth and brother George. In 2013, it was recognized as a Century Farm. From this base, he became very involved in the agriculture industry beyond the farm. He served as the secretary-treasurer for the West Sudbury Milk Producers’ Association for over
- [Dr. David Biesenthal](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dr-david-biesenthal/) - Dr. David Biesenthal has had a productive career as an equine veterinarian. He was also one of the founding partners of the Walkerton-Hanover Veterinary Clinic and in 1980 founded the Walkerton Equine Clinic and received the Ontario Harness Racing Association’s “Outstanding Service Award” in 2007. But in addition to his accomplishments as a veterinarian, he
- [Carolynne Griffith](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/carolynne-griffith/) - Carolynne Griffith has contributed a number of lasting legacies to the Ontario egg industry and to Ontario agriculture in general. She has been an important trail blazer for women’s involvement in the decision-making boards and committees that enable Ontario agriculture to function. This began in 1976 when Carolynne brought forward a resolution to the Ontario
- [Dr. Richard Frank](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dr-richard-frank/) - After coming to Canada from England and graduating in the University of Guelph’s first PhD class, Dr. Richard Frank impacted Ontario agriculture in many ways. Beginning his career at Ridgetown College, he was responsible for some of the early research on the safe use of herbicides, instilling in his students a respect for the environment
- [Peter Gould](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/peter-gould/) - Peter Gould made significant contributions to the dairy industry at both the provincial and national level and to supply management starting as a Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) economist in 1981 and retiring as general manager in 2017. He has been described as a catalyst, visionary, pioneer, trusted partner among stakeholders and courageous when challenging
- [Doug Wagner](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/doug-wagner/) - Doug Wagner has made significant contributions to the Ontario agriculture and food industry over his 50-year career. Through many organizations, he has developed numerous young agricultural leaders, established new programs for educational and networking venues for farmers and advanced opportunities to showcase innovative technologies to farmers, business people and government decision makers. Early in his
- [Robert James Scott](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/robert-james-scott/) - Robert Scott was one of the most dynamic and influential men in Canadian agriculture through the Depression and World War 2 (WW2). His missionary zeal in his work to organize Ontario farmers into cooperative associations was an important milestone for Ontario agribusiness. He farmed near Belgrave and, at the age of 20, he became secretary
- [James "Ray" Robertson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/james-ray-robertson/) - Early in his career, Ray Robertson was interested in the role of forage crops to promote soil health and environmental conservation. He recognized that forages were an undervalued commodity and so he applied his innovative thinking and marketing skills to transform “simply hay” into a profitable and exportable commodity. As a viable crop, forages can
- [Brian Gilroy](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/brian-gilroy/) - In 1987, Brian Gilroy bought a virtually abandoned orchard near Georgian Bay and transformed it into Nighthawk Orchards which focuses on growing quality apples for the fresh market. He soon became involved in a variety of organizations which have facilitated the growth and success of Ontario’s apple industry and the edible horticulture sector nationwide. He
- [Dale Cowan](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dale-cowan/) - Dale Cowan graduated from University of Guelph with a Diploma in Agribusiness in 1975 and continued on to receive his BSc. Degree in 1978. Since then, he has had a widely respected career as one of Ontario’s early Certified Crop Advisors. He is noted for his adaptation of new technologies for precision farming practices and
- [Gintarius (Ginty) Frank Jocius](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/gintarius-ginty-frank-jocius/) - Ginty Jocius was an entrepreneur who was committed to agriculture, who specialized in communications, and who was always looking for the next big idea. As a self-proclaimed entrepreneur, he was often able to conceptualize and then launch unique businesses designed to enhance agribusiness marketing, networking and design. From 1979 to 1982, he helped to plan
- [George Graham Earley](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/george-graham-earley/) - George Graham Earley as a young man from Kerwood, Ontario, was a very successful exhibitor of beef cattle with an accomplished eye for livestock. He became the youngest student to graduate from Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology whereupon he attended and graduated from the College of Auctioneering in the U.S.A. As Canadian President of the
- [James Bowman](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-bowman/) - An outstanding breeder of Aberdeen Angus cattle, James Bowman established his herd in 1891 on his Elm Park farm near Guelph, Ontario. A superb judge of the breed, he was chosen to select the foundation stock after the Canadian herd books were destroyed by fire in 1891. In 1902, he began his importations from Scotland.
- [Dianne Margaret Harkin](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dianne-margaret-harkin/) - Dianne Harkin has made significant contributions to the Ontario and Canadian agriculture and food sector. There are three broad categories where she has had a great influence: 1. The official recognition of the contributions of women to Ontario agriculture. 2. The systemic acknowledgement of the importance of sustainable agricultural systems and the role of agricultural
- [Dr. Patricia E. Shewen](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dr-patricia-e-shewen/) - Dr. Patricia Shewen (BSc DVM, MSc, PhD) was a professor at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph from 1982- 2011. She was also the first female Assistant Dean of Research and Graduate Affairs, the inaugural chair of the Department of Pathobiology and is currently the associate editor of the Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research.
- [James G. Rickard](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/james-g-rickard/) - Jim Rickard is a successful businessman, having owned and operated Ceresmore Farms Ltd. in Bowmanville with his brother Don since 1966. Theirs is a very diversified business operating on 1,300 acres producing apples, edible beans, soybeans, small grains, seed production for wheat, processing vegetables, grain corn, beef, and hogs. Jim is also a trained facilitator
- [Paul Kelly](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/paul-kelly/) - Paul Kelly has managed the Honey Bee Research Centre (HBRC) at the University of Guelph since 1987. This includes managing over 300 bee colonies across 13 apiaries as well as two isolated apiaries on islands in Lake Simcoe for breeding specific stock. He also owns Golden Glow Apiaries in Fergus and sells his personal bee
- [Patricia Louise Mighton](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/patricia-louise-mighton/) - Pat Mighton has been a dynamic force in Ontario agriculture through her advocacy, leadership in agricultural education, fundraising work, and her ability to accomplish goals professionally and effectively. She is a 1964 graduate of the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) and received a Bachelor of Education in 1984 (University of Western Ontario) and a Master of
- [Patrick Lynch](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/patrick-lynch/) - Pat Lynch has been a widely respected crop specialist in the Ontario agriculture industry for nearly 50 years. He began his career in 1973 as a soils and crops specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, distinguishing himself by introducing new crop production techniques, initiating soybean production in new regions, promoting direct cut
- [Arthur G. Bennett](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/arthur-g-bennett/) - Art Bennett’s lasting legacy in rural Ontario was centered in two areas: in leadership training and development, and in farm management training. He began his career as assistant/associate Agricultural Representative in Waterloo, Halton and Peel Counties. He was promoted to Supervisor of Junior Extension, becoming Secretary/Treasurer of the Junior Farmers’ Association of Ontario, and for
- [Brian Scott Ellsworth](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/brian-scott-ellsworth/) - Brian Ellsworth served as General Manager to the Ontario Egg & Fowl Producers’ Marketing Board, the Ontario Egg Producers’ Marketing Board and most recently the Ontario Egg Producers. During his 34-year tenure as General Manager of these organizations he successfully guided this industry through tumultuous times. His “beg forgiveness then ask permission” philosophy provided dynamic
- [Alexander McKinney IV](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/alexander-mckinney-iv/) - A fourth-generation farmer of the family’s Peel County acres, Alex McKinney was an early recruit to the Junior Farmer’s movement. He was President of his County group in 1924. Cows in his dairy herd held both the Canadian and World records for milk and butterfat production. In 1946, Alex McKinney received the Master Breeder Award.
- [Roger Michael George](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/roger-michael-george/) - Roger George became a Director of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) in 1982 and ultimately its President from 1990-95. During this tenure, he worked hard to strengthen general farm organizations. He realized that as the number of farmers declined, even while their contribution to Canada’s GDP increased, it was critical to ensure there were
- [Douglas E. Williams](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/douglas-e-williams/) - Doug Williams was raised in the Ottawa area on one of the most productive fruit and vegetable farms in Ontario. He went on to join the fruit and vegetable inspection services in Essex and Kent from 1949-52 with responsibility for the Tomato Grading Inspection Station in Leamington. He became the Chief Inspector of Farm Products
- [Dr. Peter Harry Sikkema](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dr-peter-harry-sikkema/) - Dr. Peter Sikkema has made outstanding contributions to Ontario agriculture as a researcher, teacher and extension agronomist. His research on weed management has impacted some of Ontario’s most widely-grown field crops including corn, soybeans, cereals and edible beans. He is a world leader in the field of surveillance and management of glyphosate and multiple herbicide
- [Dr. Arthur Terence (Terry) O'Connor, DVM](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dr-arthur-terence-oconnor-dvm/) - Dr. Terry O’Connor operated a successful veterinary practice with his brother Denis in Stouffville for over 25 years, establishing firm credentials as a caring and capable veterinarian. He then became the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food’s Regional Veterinarian and Program Manager for Livestock Regulatory Programs from 1985-97. It was during this period, that he
- [Delbert O’Brien, QC, JURIS D.](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/delbert-obrien-qc-juris-d/) - Del O’Brien has solid agricultural and rural roots, raised on a mixed farm near Pembroke, participating successfully in 4-H Achievement Programs, and developing a family dairy operation with a unique 90 stall barn. After earning his law degree from the University of Toronto, he returned to Renfrew County and established a law firm focused on
- [Stan Eby](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/stan-eby/) - Stan Eby is a visionary beef producer who began farming in 1971 near Kincardine. In 1974, he built one of the first slatted floor beef barns in Ontario. His foresight was shown when he became one of the few beef producers who supported the introduction of a National Cattle Identification Program. He realized that such
- [William Barry Hill](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-barry-hill/) - Barry Hill earned his Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University in 1968 and began his first career with Ontario Hydro. He farmed part time on his family farm near Ohsweken starting in 1978, and in 1993 he returned to farm full time growing up to 2600 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat. In
- [Delmer W. Bennett](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/delmer-w-bennett/) - A self-made progressive farmer and community leader in Renfrew County, Delmer Bennett was a strong advocate of a single farmers’ organization in Ontario. First active in the Ontario Farmers’ Union, he helped plan the 1967 farmers’ march on Ottawa. When the 1968 “General Farm Organization” vote failed, he became a director and executive member of
- [Arthur Scott Bolton](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/arthur-scott-bolton/) - Art Bolton became a “Select” pedigreed seed producer in 1966. Since then, he has steadily built his reputation as an expert in the complexities of the regulations and procedures for growing and processing seed crops, and as a visionary in the accreditation and development of the seed industry in Ontario and Canada. Art is one
- [William Murray Mills](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-murray-mills/) - Murray Mills devoted his career to the development of innovative equipment to facilitate the harvesting of millions of acres of field crops across Ontario and Canada, leaving a legacy without which the field crop sector could not have improved and expanded as it continues to do. He improved the design and capability of field crop
- [Gordon F. Bell](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/gordon-f-bell/) - Gordon Bell is unique in that he has made major contributions to two key agricultural sectors in Ontario: Holstein cattle and Standardbred horse breeding and racing. From 1956 to 1985, Gordon Bell worked for Holstein Canada where he provided the leadership and knowledge of pedigrees, type and production to enhance the Holstein breeding programs in
- [Emil T. Andersen](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/emil-t-andersen-2/) - Dr. Emil T. Andersen has an international reputation as one of the leading horticultural scientist in North America. Interestingly, most of his secondary school education was done by correspondence from the family homestead near Drumheller, Alberta. Yet, his outstanding marks led to scholarships at both the Olds Agricultural School and the University of Alberta. Emil
- [James William Powers](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/james-william-powers/) - James William Powers was born at Chepstow in Bruce County and dedicated his life to the betterment of community and country. He invested his entire career in farm organizations, adult education, policy development, orderly marketing, insurance, and conservation. Jim Powers was an early leader in the Farm Radio Forum ‘revolution’. He organized the Chepstow West
- [Kenneth Lantz](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/kenneth-lantz/) - Kenneth Lantz rose through the ranks from Assistant Agricultural Representative to the post of Deputy Minister of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF). He served as Director of Extension and supervised the 54 county and district offices of the Ministry. There he established the Farm Business Management Program as a vital dimension of
- [Ernest Andrew Kerr](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/ernest-andrew-kerr/) - Ernest Andrew Kerr, Wellington County native, is arguably the most successful Canadian vegetable breeder that Canada has produced. This skilled plant geneticist developed a commercially valuable assortment of vegetable and fruit cultivars that have impacted the horticultural industry locally and internationally. Ernie Kerr made major contributions at the Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario over his
- [Ronald C. Moyer](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/ronald-c-moyer/) - Ron Moyer was decorated twice during service with the RCAF in World War II. On returning to Canada he purchased a farm at Grimsby, and added further acreage in 1954 and 1969. He became a leading catalyst for the conversion of Ontario’s grapes-for-wine industry into one of world class status and esteem. The original commercial
- [Gordon Lyle Hill](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/gordon-lyle-hill/) - Perhaps one of the most famous farmers of his generation, Gordon Hill recognized the power of collective organizations to realize the needs of Ontario agriculture. For over twenty years as a farmer and an elected representative of the Ontario farming community, Gordon Hill articulated the needs of his generation. Born in Tuckersmith Township, Huron County,
- [Honourable Ralph Ferguson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/honourable-ralph-ferguson/) - Ralph Ferguson’s agricultural activism started in 1968 when he joined with a group of Ontario farmers who developed a 54 point Agriculture Policy which was ultimately accepted by the Ontario Liberals. By 1970, this policy had been accepted by 87% of the voting delegates at the National Liberal Party Convention and thus, became a cornerstone
- [Duncan O. Bull](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/duncan-o-bull/) - An eminent farmer and breeder of Jersey cattle, Duncan Bull’s “Brampton Jerseys” were famous worldwide. “D. O.’s” breeding program, mating imports from the Island of Jersey with his own fine animals, produced a world-renowned line of stock. Brampton Basilua, a famous example of his breeding work, set the world’s record over all breeds for butterfat
- [William Brian Little](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-brian-little/) - Brian Little has committed decades to serving the agricultural industry and has contributed in three main areas: the promotion of agricultural education, agricultural finance, and major fundraising for the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), University of Guelph, 4-H and other agriculture related organizations. Brian’s lasting legacy will be his ongoing contribution to the promotion of agricultural
- [John Davis Curtis](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-davis-curtis/) - John Curtis made many contributions to Ontario agriculture in the areas of education, research and innovation, and marketing. His most significant legacy was his direct involvement and coordination in establishing corn as a major field crop in Eastern Ontario beginning in the late 1960s. He led the way in testing early maturing corn hybrids and
- [A. Bruce Caughey](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/a-bruce-caughey/) - Bruce Caughey was a dairy producer on Amherst Island. For 51 years, Bruce was a policyholder-director of the smallest of Farm Mutual Insurance companies – Amherst Island Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He was the driving force in the formation of the “Fire Mutuals Guarantee Fund” – the mechanism which links all Ontario Farmers’ Mutuals together
- [Wilfred John Schneller](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/wilfred-john-schneller/) - W. J. “Wilf” Schneller owned Spruce Grove Farm at Baden, recognized for its excellent herd of high producing Ayrshires. But it was Mr. Schneller’s drive to learn about new practices, test them with extension and academic partners and then to inspire other farmers to adopt new technology and management solutions which set him apart as
- [John E. Janzen](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-e-janzen/) - John Janzen worked relentlessly throughout his career to transform the Ontario and Canadian chicken production and marketing system. His efforts improved the quality, marketability and profitability of chicken and identified new growth opportunities for the chicken industry. By the late 1950’s Ontario’s chicken producers and processors faced devastating financial losses. Over-construction, over-production and a total
- [Ray Wightman](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/ray-wightman/) - For forty years, Ray Wightman worked tirelessly to promote and support rural telephone services as the owner of the Wightman Telephone Company. His objective was to connect rural residents to their neighbours and to the wider world. As farming became more complex, he knew that farmers needed an increasingly modern and efficient system of communications.
- [J. Grant Smith](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/j-grant-smith/) - J. Grant Smith has had a long and distinguished career in agriculture and has exerted a major influence on the success of Ontario’s dairy industry. Throughout his lifetime in agriculture, he has demonstrated the commitment required to operate a successful farm while making ongoing contributions to both his community and the dairy sector. A highlight
- [Frank J. Archibald](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/frank-j-archibald/) - The story of Frank Archibald is the story of leadership, whether on behalf of agriculture or his community or during World War II when he earned the Military Cross for bravery. He is known as a man who is generous with his time and his funds, and can always be counted on to get things
- [Peggy Knapp](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/peggy-knapp/) - Born and raised in Perth County, Peggy Knapp has dedicated her life to increasing the awareness of women’s issues at home, across Canada and around the world. A champion of agriculture and rural affairs, she has had a profound influence on the lives of many people. Peggy has been a dedicated member of Women’s Institutes
- [Joseph G. Snyder](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/joseph-g-snyder/) - From his roots on a Holstein farm in Waterloo County to his advancement of artificial insemination and his leading role in the Ontario Holstein Branch, Joseph Snyder advanced the Holstein breed and the productivity of Ontario dairy farmers for 43 years. Joe Snyder was Assistant Manager of the Waterloo Cattle Breeding Association in the 1950’s
- [George Edwin Jones](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/george-edwin-jones/) - George Edwin Jones, World War II Veteran, academic, professor, scientist, research director, extension worker, public speaker, innovative thinker and visionary. His colleagues have referred him to as “The Man Who Changed the Way Ontario Farms”. The achievements of George, during his dynamic career, are legendary. Following graduation from the Ontario Agricultural College in 1950.,he became
- [Ross Weston Irwin](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/ross-weston-irwin/) - Ross Weston Irwin is recognized for his outstanding contribution to the field of water management. Following graduation in 1951 from the Ontario Agricultural College he embarked on a 36-year career in teaching, research and extension at the School of Engineering, Ontario Agriculture College, University of Guelph. He taught courses in hydraulic engineering, irrigation and drainage,
- [Alex F. Henry](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/alex-f-henry/) - Alex F. Henry was raised on the family farm in Chatham Township in Kent County. After graduating from the Ontario Agricultural College in 1951 he devoted his career to the advancement of the agricultural industry through the application of science and technology to the fertilizer business. He applied his talent for selecting, motivating and managing
- [Donald McQueen Shaver](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/donald-mcqueen-shaver/) - Donald McQueen Shaver started his first hatchery using modern electric incubators at the age of 15 at his parent’s home in Galt (Cambridge). His pen of pullets, in a Canada Laying Test, won the award for best layers of the year. Don’s poultry work was interrupted by military service in WWII but on his return
- [Norval Richard Richards](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/norval-richard-richards/) - Norval Richard Richards, originally from Bruce County, graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College (O.A.C.) with a B.S.A. and was employed as a soil surveyor from 1938 to 1951. He was instrumental in building a strong soil survey unit in Ontario that classified and mapped soils on their capability for various uses including agriculture. He co-ordinated
- [Oliver Augustine Bradt](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/oliver-augustine-bradt/) - Over the course of forty years since serving in the Army during World War II, "Ollie" Bradt is known both locally and internationally as an exceptional breeder of grapes , peaches , nectarines and apricots . He has introduced and evaluated numerous cultivars from around the world for their suitability to Ontario and Canadian conditions.
- [Hon. Eugene Whelan](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/hon-eugene-whelan/) - Eugene Whelan, Officer of the Order of Canada, member of the Senate of Canada, former Minister of Agriculture for Canada, Ambassador to the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization, hails from Essex County where he served on Township and County Councils and the local school board before moving to the national political arena. He had
- [A. M. Cuddy](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/a-m-cuddy/) - A. M. (Mac) Cuddy, from Kerwood, bought a 100-acre turkey farm near Strathroy in 1950. Since then, through innovation with new technologies and exacting quality standards, he has expanded his enterprises into a fully integrated turkey and chicken business involving breeding, incubating, hatching, growing, dressing, further processing, distributing and marketing. From the beginning, Mr. Cuddy
- [George Stuart Atkins](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/george-stuart-atkins/) - Considered by many to be the dean of farm radio broadcasting, George Atkins is recognized around the world for excellence in agricultural communication. From his early work as farm manager at Woodlands Orchards Limited in Trafalgar Township, Halton County and organizer and member of rural youth and agricultural organizations, he demonstrated dedication to the widespread
- [Lawrence McKay Kerr](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/lawrence-mckay-kerr/) - Lawrence Kerr’s lifelong dedication to agriculture is rooted in Kent County. Educated in local schools and graduating from O.A.C. in 1929 with a B.S.A., he served for five years as assistant and acting Agricultural Representatives in several counties in Central and Eastern Ontario. Upon his return to farming in Kent, Mr. Kerr began to build
- [Peter Martin Lindley](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/peter-martin-lindley/) - Peter Lindley, partnering at various stages with his father, cousin and son, began his farming career with Lindley’s Fruits and Vegetables on 34 acres in Burlington. Urban growth necessitated a change of location, so in 1974 he established his current business known as PickinPete in Ancaster on 400 acres where he grows strawberries, raspberries, cucumbers,
- [Robert (Bob) Lang](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/robert-bob-lang/) - Robert Lang was the founding Executive Director of the International Livestock Management Schools (ILMS) from 1986-2001. The ILMS vision was to teach international agriculturalists about techniques and programs developed in Ontario to improve livestock agriculture in their homelands. Over the years, the relationships developed have also enabled many Ontario agribusinesses to expand their sales of
- [Annie G. Haggerty](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/annie-g-haggerty/) - Born near Napanee, Ontario, Annie Gertrude Haggerty devoted her life to the Women’s Institute organization. An active member for 36 years, she held numerous offices at the branch level, and served as President of the District, Provincial and National groups. Mrs. Haggerty worked on the Provincial Women’s Institute Scholarship and Handbook Committees. In 1959, she
- [Gordon A. Surgeoner](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/gordon-a-surgeoner/) - Gordon Surgeoner, PhD. has made extensive, significant and ongoing contributions to Ontario’s agrifood sector. He began to make his mark as a medical entomologist at the University of Guelph from 1976-2005, researching insect-borne disease control. He supervised 15 post-graduate students and was awarded the coveted Distinguished Teaching Award in OAC in 1989. He was the
- [George R. McLaughlin](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/george-r-mclaughlin/) - George Robert McLaughlin, from Oshawa and Beaverton, became one of the most outstanding leaders in Canadian agriculture. He made his mark as an extremely successful dairy cattle and sheep farming practitioner and as a particularly effective and passionate participant in public affairs relating to agriculture and food. George McLaughlin served for eleven years as founding
- [J.R. Ernest Miller](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/j-r-ernest-miller/) - J. R. Ernest Miller, from Tayside Farm near Perth in Lanark County, made agriculture and the rural community better through 60 years of dedicated service in a variety of organizations representing young people, livestock, crops, co-operatives, genealogy and the church. From 1934 when he won the CNE Shield as top novice judge and the Ottawa
- [Howard R. Laidlaw](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/howard-r-laidlaw/) - Howard Laidlaw, of Peel Lodge Farm in Peel County, is best known for his impact on rural youth and the Holstein cattle industry. During 70 years of membership and leadership in 4-H clubs, he helped motivate others to participate in life with enthusiasm and concern for improvement of both themselves and their communities. He understood
- [James Mills](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/james-mills/) - The name of James Mills will always be associated with agricultural education in Ontario. After graduating from Victoria University in Cobourg, Ontario, he taught school in Quebec and Ontario before becoming Principal of the Ontario School of Agriculture in 1879 and the President, Ontario Agricultural College 1880– 1904. During his term at the Ontario Agricultural
- [Edward Logan Segsworth](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/edward-logan-segsworth/) - Edward Logan Segsworth, from Burlington in Halton Region, committed himself to improving the well being of farmers, their organizations and their support systems. He was determined to help farmers have a good quality of life and was genuinely interested in land use planning, property taxes and nutrient management issues. He advocated effectively on behalf of
- [Thomas E. Chudleigh](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/thomas-e-chudleigh/) - For over 35 years Thomas Eric Chudleigh, a 1963 graduate of the Ontario Agricultural College, along with his spouse Carol and later their three sons led the fruit industry in apple production and direct farm marketing from Chudleigh's Apple Farm north of Milton in Halton Region. He pioneered in the innovative use of modern approaches
- [Francis Redelmeier](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/francis-redelmeier/) - Francis Redelmeier, a native of Holland, was a compelling proponent of efforts to maximize producer income and to ensure equity among all dairy producers. He believed that equity among producers was achieved through the relationship between the farm gate product and the product demands of the marketplace. Francis was a long time advocate of Multiple
- [Donald W. Lazenby](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/donald-w-lazenby/) - Donald W. Lazenby's career is characterized by innovation and systems development for the dairy industry in Ontario and Canada. He made major contributions to dairy herd management through design, development and delivery of herd management products and services. He developed the national Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) computer software program and the Vision 2000 national milk
- [Garnet Alvin Ralph](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/garnet-alvin-ralph/) - Garnet Ralph is widely recognized as an agricultural innovator, mentor and a renowned livestock and grain judge. He grew up on the family farm, was active in 4-H and Junior Farmers, and graduated from Kemptville College in 1947. He purchased his own farm operation at Richmond in 1949. Mr. Ralph was quick to test new
- [Donald N. Huntley](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/donald-n-huntley/) - Donald N. Huntley, a native of Prince Edward Island and professional agriculturist at Guelph and Toronto, was a conscientious analyst of agriculture. While on the faculty of the Ontario Agricultural College he foresaw the need to bring hybrid and crop variety developments coming from private research programs into an integrated evaluation system with public breeding
- [R. Gordon Bennett](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/r-gordon-bennett/) - Gordon Bennett, from Wentworth County, held a lifelong commitment to the improvement of all facets of farm and rural life. As a professional agriculturist and civil servant, Mr. Bennett demonstrated leadership in the evolution of Ontario's system of marketing agricultural products by promoting better federal provincial relations and by encouraging growth of domestic and export
- [M. Birdell Hind](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/m-birdell-hind/) - Birdell Hind worked tirelessly and with enthusiasm for farm women and rural families to pool their efforts and improve their quality of life. She recruited farmers and their wives to band together to purchase farm inputs and household goods through the United Co-operative Stores. The strategy of co-operative enterprise and consolidated purchasing produced cost savings
- [Murray Gaunt](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/murray-gaunt/) - Murray Gaunt provided a strong voice for the agriculture community in his roles as farm news broadcaster, member of the Ontario Legislature, and agricultural commodity group leader for over forty years. Mr. Gaunt was elected to the Provincial Legislature in 1962. During his 19 years in the Legislature he served in a number of key
- [David M. Pelletterio](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/david-m-pelletterio/) - David Pelletterio gained much valuable agricultural expertise on the family farm, Ashville Farms Ltd., near Milton, which developed an outstanding Master Breeder Holstein herd. David's expertise as a cattle judge was also honed through the Junior Farmers' Association of Ontario and in 1952-53, he served as President. During that period, he negotiated the Junior Farmer
- [Hardy Shore](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/hardy-shore/) - Born in Middlesex County, Hardy Shore devoted his lifetime to breed improvement and the promotion of Holstein cattle. Mr. Shore was a director of the Holstein Association of Canada for fifteen years and served as its President in 1967. While on this Board he was instrumental in the campaign to register red and white Holsteins.
- [D. Ralph Campbell](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/d-ralph-campbell/) - Dr. Ralph Campbell was a successful full time farmer for five years before he enlisted in the RCAF as a pilot during World War II. It was his agricultural background that served his career in Agricultural Economics and Business very well. After graduation from the University of Toronto and completion of a Rhodes Scholarship, he
- [James Eugene Johnson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/james-eugene-johnson/) - Born in Norfolk County and of United Empire Loyalist descent, James E. Johnson provided an important influence on the production and marketing of apples and other fruit throughout Ontario. Early in life Mr. Johnson conceived a vision of Norfolk County as a fruit growing district for both tree fruits and small fruits. Through his organizing
- [Dean Aubrey Hughes](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dean-aubrey-hughes/) - Born in the village of Roblin, near Napanee, Ontario, Dean Hughes went on to become one of Canada’s foremost writers and broadcasters. An excellent communicator, his influence in rural-urban relations, the promotion of agriculture and the arts was felt across the nation. One of Dean’s outstanding contributions to agriculture was his five days a week
- [Helen Mae McKercher](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/helen-mae-mckercher/) - Helen Mae McKercher, a native of Huron County, made an outstanding contribution to the improvement of the quality of rural life in Ontario. Her academic endeavours in the area of foods and nutrition led her to an active career with the Canadian Department of Fisheries and later with the Ontario Department of Agriculture. She graduated
- [Dwayne Cecil Acres](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dwayne-cecil-acres-2/) - The name, Dwayne Acres, is synonymous with the success of the sheep industry across Ontario and Canada. From 1964-2007, Dwayne was a partner with his wife, Laura, in Maple Meadow Farms, a 500 acre dairy, sheep, beef and cash crop enterprise. His sheep flock consistently topped results for rate of gain and feed efficiency, and
- [Alma J. Wagg](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/alma-j-wagg/) - Born in Goodwood, Ontario, A. J. Wagg graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, in 1900 and for more than half a century gave strong leadership to Manitoulin Island. He was Secretary of the Farmer’s Institute for 20 years and held executive positions with the local Wool Growers, the Hospital Board, the Children’s Aid Society,
- [Edmund Frank Palmer](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/edmund-frank-palmer/) - For 40 years, Frank Palmer was the Director of the Horticultural Experiment Station at Vineland Station, Ontario and for 12 of those years he was Head of the Department of Horticulture, Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph. He became world renowned as a plant breeder and experimental station administrator. He played a major role in the
- [William Richard Graham](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-richard-graham/) - In 1894, W. R. Graham, who was originally from a prominent dairy farm family near Belleville, Ontario, graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph. The same year that institution created the first Poultry Department in North America. By 1899, “Prof” had become Head of that Department, a post he was to hold for the
- [Harry Clifford Hatch](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/harry-clifford-hatch/) - Harry Hatch was an industrialist and sportsman with a firm belief in the value of research and development. Mr. Hatch and his associates acquired a controlling interest in T. G. Bright and Company Limited in 1933. It was his decision that the Company embark on an intensive program of grape research, a decision that was
- [Ernest C. Drury](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/ernest-c-drury/) - Born in Simcoe County and known as the “Farmer Premier”, E. C. Drury followed in his father’s footsteps as a progressive force in Ontario’s agricultural development. A proponent of agricultural associations and co-operation, he was the leading force in many organizations advocating farmers’ rights, agricultural education and practical farming. Mr. Drury was instrumental in the
- [William Thomas Ewen](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-thomas-ewen/) - William Thomas Ewen, who was raised on a market garden farm in Wentworth County, influenced agriculture through research, teaching in the classroom, correspondence courses, meetings and farm visits. His career was centered in Ontario, but his influence spread through students and alumni to many countries. Bill’s early work applied chemistry to develop rapid soil tests
- [Gerald Nelson Ruhnke](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/gerald-nelson-ruhnke/) - Teacher, scientist and ardent conservationist, Gerald Ruhnke, born in Kent County, became an international leader in soil science research and devoted himself to helping farmers utilize their soil resources conscientiously. A graduate of the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, in 1923, he immediately joined the Department of Chemistry and became involved with the Soil Survey Program
- [Alexander Peden Connell](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/alexander-peden-connell/) - Alex Connell, a graduate of the Ontario Agricultural College diploma in Agriculture program and his brother operated the family-owned Connell Farms in Wellington County consisting of 1,700 acres and a large beef feedlot. Alex Connell earned his reputation for leadership, honesty and fair dealing in growing, processing and marketing superior pedigreed seed and operating a
- [Martin A. Drew](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/martin-a-drew/) - Martin A Drew provided extraordinary leadership and vision during turbulent, depressed times in Ontario agriculture, leading producers to establish innovative marketing schemes. These served as role models for developing modern marketing boards. Martin Drew led fellow producers in founding the Burley Tobacco Marketing Association in 1935, one of the strongest of four marketing plans to
- [Dorothy E. Futcher](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dorothy-e-futcher/) - Over 60 years a member of the Women’s Institute organization, Dorothy Futcher held executive positions including that of President at the local, county, and provincial levels. She was honoured with a lifetime membership by the Federated Women’s Institute of Canada, and participated in two world conferences of the Associated Country Women of the World. Dorothy
- [Joseph Fleury Jr.](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/joseph-fleury-jr/) - The name “Fleury” stands out in the history of the Ontario agricultural implement industry. In 1859, Joseph Fleury Jr. founded the Aurora Agricultural Works and began the production of ploughs. A tribute to the entrepreneurial spirit, he redefined the design of his product, which resulted in the Fleury No. 21 single furrow “Dandy” plough –
- [Charles Alfred Drury](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/charles-alfred-drury/) - Farmer, entrepreneur and politician, Charles Drury was a progressive force in Ontario’s agricultural development. He was a promoter of the practical application of science to agriculture. During his membership on the Council of the Agriculture and Arts Association of Ontario, Drury was instrumental in developing education programs and farm competitions encouraging excellence in production and
- [John A. Stewart](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-a-stewart/) - After World War II service in the Royal Canadian Air Force, John A. Stewart joined the Middlesex County family business and expanded the Stewart reputation for quality pedigreed cereal seed production and marketing. In 1947 he became a member of both the Canadian Seed Trade Association and Canadian Seed Growers’ Association. In the 1950’s, recognized
- [Napoleon U. King](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/napoleon-u-king/) - Napoleon King was a visionary who could see the opportunities for hybrid seed corn in Ontario and Canada. The ingredients of his story include a multi-million dollar international company (King Grain and Seed Co. and later King Grain Ltd.) based in a small Ontario town (Pain Court near Chatham); a venture in Europe with France-Canada
- [William Charles Good](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-charles-good/) - Few men in Canada did more to promote the welfare of farmers than W. C. Good. Born and raised on a farm in Brant County, he was a long-time leader of the agrarian and co-operative movements on the local, provincial and national levels. Mr. Good played a prominent role in drafting the constitution of the
- [Peter Barclay Dick](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/peter-barclay-dick/) - Barclay Dick was a dedicated pioneer in the production of pedigreed seed in Ontario, and one of the first to condition and process pedigreed seed in Eastern Ontario. Recognized as an Elite Seed Grower by the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association, Barclay worked closely with plant breeders, government officials, and universities in developing and multiplying numerous
- [Robert Serson Sparrow](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/robert-serson-sparrow/) - Robert (Bob) Serson Sparrow and his spouse, Bessie, maintained their Carleton County seed production premises in immaculate condition, just as they did the family farmstead. Bob Sparrow, a progressive, model producer enthusiastically adopted modern techniques for producing pedigreed seed grain, beef cattle and pork. He pioneered the use of Birdsfoot Trefoil for productive pasture. Conservation
- [Wilford Thomas Cruickshank](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/wilford-thomas-cruickshank/) - “Doc” Cruickshank loved the agricultural industry, and passionately believed that rural people were deserving of the same kind of cultural and informational services as their urban neighbours. He established station CKNX in Wingham in 1926 and it was always known as the “Ontario Farm Station”. Free broadcast time was made available to local Agricultural Representatives
- [Frederick William Cohoe](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/frederick-william-cohoe/) - An outstanding farmer and businessman in Oxford County, Fred Cohoe successfully used new technology on his own farm and introduced it to others in the agricultural community. He was constantly improving his knowledge of the agricultural industry by visiting other farms, consulting with experts, reading and attending conferences. Because he was always seeking to improve,
- [Hon. Samuel Nelson Monteith](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/hon-samuel-nelson-monteith/) - Samuel Nelson Monteith, a Perth County graduate from London’s Commercial College in 1882 and the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph in 1890, he served as Minister of Agriculture in Sir James Whitney’s cabinet from 1905 to 1908. During this time the first county Agricultural Representatives were appointed in Ontario. Nelson was instrumental in establishing the St. Williams
- [William Stanley Young](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-stanley-young/) - William Stanley Young, a graduate of OAC, 1949 and Cornell University, 1959 had a distinguished career in agronomy, extension and teaching with both the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ontario Agricultural College spanning 45 years. In addition, he worked for the betterment of agriculture through a host of agricultural and related organizations.
- [James G. Cockshutt](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/james-g-cockshutt/) - In 1877, James Cockshutt founded the Brantford Plow Works. The business started in a small way with a one-story building and about five employees in Brantford, Ontario. Later known as the Cockshutt Plow Company (Limited), it became one of the most important industrial establishments in Central Ontario. Although deceased at a young age, Mr. Cockshutt’s
- [Gerald James Long](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/gerald-james-long/) - Gerry Long, a Middlesex county entrepreneur, is remembered as a vibrant leader who worked tirelessly in the agricultural industry for the common good. His vision spanned many organizations and commodities, particularly swine, eggs, and apples. He served as Director on the Ontario Egg Producers’ Marketing Board for 21 years. Mr. Long was instrumental in convening
- [Joseph E. Armstrong](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/joseph-e-armstrong/) - Elgin Armstrong exemplified the very best of the entrepreneurs who built modern Canada. His selection for the A.B.C. Holsteins, Brampton, Ontario was so successful that he left his mark on the breed throughout North America and many other parts of the world. A.B.C. Reflection Sovereign, a bull bred at A.B.C, had tremendous impact on modern
- [William Schouten](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-schouten/) - Bill Schouten immigrated to Canada in 1952, arriving nearly penniless and with little command of the English language. He found work as a herdsman and in his spare time started a small cattle dealing business. In 1953, he had saved sufficient money to purchase an operating farm in Malakoff. Two years later he sold that
- [Graydon Thomas Bowman](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/graydon-thomas-bowman/) - Graydon Thomas Bowman, a native of the Temiskaming District, specialized for 40 years in the pedigreed seed industry, producing cereal and forage seed, and with his spouse Laurel and family operated a beef cow-calf enterprise near Thornloe. This respected and innovative pedigreed seed producer was honored as a Robertson Associate on 1986 by Canadian Seed
- [William Wallace](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-wallace/) - Born in Essex County, William Wallace returned to Woodslee to farm after graduating from the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, in 1923. He became active in farm organizations such as the Essex Farm Bureau, the Federation of Agriculture, the Soil and Crop Improvement Association and the Plowmen’s Association. In many of these he held provincial executive
- [J. Stanley Knapp](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/j-stanley-knapp/) - J. Stanley Knapp is considered to be the ‘father of 4-H Ontario’, having started the first Boys & Girls Club, Waterloo County, in 1915. This organization was the forerunner of 4-H in Ontario. The resulting success of this program, now in its 91st year, cannot be overestimated. Hundreds of thousands of youths have taken part
- [Russel T. Bolton](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/russel-t-bolton/) - Russell T. Bolton was widely known as a Huron County pedigreed seed grower and a 10 -time record winner of the World Hay Championship at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. His leadership and negotiation skills with both industry and producers led to the establishment of the pool concept for the Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board
- [Alvan Dewey Ralph](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/alvan-dewey-ralph/) - Alvan Ralph, after World War I service, purchased a Carleton County farm in 1919, near Burritt’s Rapids. There he bred and raised Registered Holstein cattle, many of which were exported to the U.S.A. Mr. Ralph followed closely a Department of Agriculture experiment in artificial insemination (AI) of cattle between 1944 and 1947 in the Forfar
- [Thomas Laird Kennedy](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/thomas-laird-kennedy/) - A fruit grower in Peel County, Colonel Kennedy first entered the political arena as a 21-year old school trustee of the Toronto Township School Board. He later became Councilman and Township Reeve. In 1919 he was first elected as a member of the Ontario Legislature, a position he was to hold for over 35 years.
- [Keith Russell Collver](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/keith-russell-collver-2/) - Keith Collver had a distinguished career as one of the premiere marketers of horticultural products in Canada, and invested much of his life’s work representing grower’s interests on the provincial, national and international level. Mr. Collver managed the Norfolk Fruit Growers’ Association in Norfolk County from 1963 until his retirement in 1991. Under his guidance,
- [Abram C. Hallman](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/abram-c-hallman/) - A member of a prominent farm family in Waterloo County, “A. C.” became a pioneer in the breeding and management of Holstein cattle in Canada. He and his father made the first importation into his district in 1883. A member of the Breed Association from its beginning, he served as a Director for 20 years
- [Harvey James Brown](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/harvey-james-brown/) - Harvey Brown is widely acclaimed as a leader who served agricultural and urban communities with honesty, sincerity and integrity. Following graduation in 1963 with a degree in Agricultural Science from the Ontario Agricultural College, which was then part of the University of Toronto, Harvey embarked on a life-long journey in agriculture. Starting with his family
- [William E. Breckon](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-e-breckon/) - William Ernest Breckon was an outstanding example of dedicated rural leadership. A grower of registered seed grain for 15 years, he was the founding President of the Halton Crop Improvement Association, becoming its President in 1942. In 1964, he was named “World Wheat King” at the International Show in Chicago. Mr. Breckon served as a
- [Peter Lewington](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/peter-lewington/) - Peter Lewington emigrated from England after World War 2, and thus began a life in Canada devoted to agriculture on a number of important fronts. From the 1940’s to the 1970’s, he was a farm journalist for the top farm publications of the day in both Canada and the U.S. (the Farmer’s Advocate, Family Herald,
- [John Albert (Bert) Hughes](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-albert-bert-hughes/) - Bert Hughes was a respected dairy farmer who was recognized for his dedication to milk marketing and milk quality both locally and provincially. He was instrumental in the formation of the Ontario Whole Milk Producers Association, becoming a Charter Member in 1932 and its President from 1939-44. The Association was concerned with Ontario price negotiations,
- [Ross Sinclair Beattie](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/ross-sinclair-beattie/) - Over many years of service to agriculture, Ross Beattie has shown leadership which has resulted in significant benefits to the Province of Ontario. In 1944, Ross was the Director of the newly formed Ontario Junior Farmers Association, whose goal was to train rural youth and, through them, improve their communities. Four years later he became
- [Terry B. Daynard](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/terry-b-daynard/) - Terry Daynard’s background in the corn industry is wide-ranging, as a corn producer, a corn researcher and educator at the University of Guelph, as Executive Vice-President of the Ontario Corn Producers’ Association (OCPA), as contributing editor of Ontario Corn Producer magazine and as President of the Ontario BioAuto Council. During the sixteen years he taught
- [Kenneth W. Knox](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/kenneth-w-knox/) - Ken Knox was raised on a dairy farm, and upon graduation from OAC in 1972, he joined OMAFRA as an assistant agricultural representative, and continued with OMAFRA over the years to work with Youth Programs, the Ontario Farm Adjustment Assistant Program, as Assistant Deputy Minister, and as Deputy Minister. But Ken’s vision and abilities extended
- [John C. Benham](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-c-benham/) - John C. Benham has been acknowledged as an excellent farmer, an agriculturalist, an environmentalist and an economist who was always one step ahead of the Industry. He graduated from OAC in 1951, and became a dairy farmer who made his mark breeding top quality cows, whose health and production status were enhanced by a J.C.
- [Albert Maxwell Barr](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/albert-maxwell-barr/) - Albert Maxwell Barr had a vision for agriculture which saw an Industry both prosperous and challenging enough to attract the type of well-trained students who were graduating from Kemptville Agricultural School (K.A.S.) while he was Principal. Albert Barr began his career with the Agriculture Representatives Branch, serving in Huron, Grenville, Brant and Stormont, amassing a
- [John McIntosh](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-mcintosh/) - The McIntosh apple has become the most widely grown variety in Canada. It is uniquely Canadian, originating with one small, second growth tree found on the Dundela, Dundas County farm taken over by John McIntosh when he migrated from the United States in 1796. John McIntosh fostered and protected the tree, and succeeding generations of
- [George E. Raithby](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/george-e-raithby/) - Born in Huron County, George Raithby graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College, (OAC) Guelph, in 1922 and remained on that campus for a lifetime of teaching, research and promotion of all breeds of livestock. He was Chairman of the Selective Registration Committee for the Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada. For many years, he was official Classifier
- [M. M. Robinson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/m-m-robinson/) - As Secretary-Treasurer of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (1946-1959) and Editor of The Grower magazine (1952-1972), Bobby Robinson was an influential spokesman for the industry. Starting with his own market garden in Burlington, Ontario, in 1920, he moved on to become Secretary of the first Ontario Food Council (1940-1957), and President of the
- [Walter L. Warder](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/walter-l-warder/) - Walter Louis Warder was a pioneer in land conservation and the efficient use of poor soils. His ranch, north of Dyer’s Bay in St. Edmunds Township, Bruce County, became a showplace of what could be done with low grade, untillable soils by scarification, fertilization and the use of the correct forage seeds. He was one
- [Watson H. Porter](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/watson-h-porter/) - A native of Nova Scotia, Watson Porter was a graduate of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, in 1911. He served briefly as an Agricultural Representative in Lambton County, then joined the staff of the Farmer’s Advocate magazine where he was to become a major influence in rural Ontario. In
- [John Hamilton Newman](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-hamilton-newman/) - John Newman made a major mark on the Ontario and Canadian beef industry over the course of several decades. He began this odyssey with the purchase of Jo-mar Farms with his wife Marion in 1966. The farm began finishing beef and later became a cow-calf operation, with the Newmans becoming recognized for excellent pasture management,
- [Howard W. Malcolm](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/howard-w-malcolm/) - Howard Malcolm, of Victoria County, was not only an outstanding pork producer, but a tireless worker and strong advocate of the pork industry across Canada. As a producer, his family farm consisted of a farrow to finish operation. Malcolm served 15 years on the Ontario Pork Producers’ Marketing Board and was its Chairman from 1977
- [Douglas Lyal Parks](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/douglas-lyal-parks/) - Doug Parks was a farmer, scientist, writer and teacher who devoted his life to the science of crop improvement. Following the war in 1945, this native of Prince Edward County joined Kemptville Agricultural School as Chief Instructor and Extension Specialist in Field Husbandry. During his 17 years in Kemptville his dedication and enthusiasm had a
- [A.H.K. (Arthur) Musgrave](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/a-h-k-arthur-musgrave/) - Born in Huron County, Arthur Musgrave owned and operated a mixed farm and apple orchard in Clarksburg, Ontario. His education at the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), Guelph, was interrupted to serve in the armed forces during World War I, but he returned to the OAC and graduated in 1920. He worked as a writer and
- [Walter Bruce Renwick](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/walter-bruce-renwick/) - Through his honesty, vision, skill and enthusiasm Walter Renwick, more than anyone else, has had a tremendous impact on Canada’s sheep industry. His ability to lead by example, whether in the boardroom or on his farm in Huron County, earned him the credibility and respect he deserved. In 1978, Walter imported 720 registered Polled Dorsets
- [Bruce M. Wallace](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/bruce-m-wallace/) - Born in Norfolk County, Bruce Wallace devoted his whole career to the horticultural industry. He served the Norfolk Fruit Growers’ Association for many years as bookkeeper, secretary and, from 1941-1963, as manager. During the same period, he was manager of the Norfolk Berry Growers’ Association from 1948-1963. Bruce operated a farm and apple orchard with
- [Peter Twynstra](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/peter-twynstra/) - Peter Twynstra is widely recognized for agricultural innovation, a proven ability as a marketer and for his leadership in a number of agriculture and community organizations. Peter’s farming career began in 1962 when he purchased his father’s farm, expanded it and incorporated it in 1967 as Twilight Acre Farms. A key part of his business
- [Harry Wilson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/harry-wilson/) - Harry Wilson, acknowledged as the dean of agriculture in Kent County, provided leadership and dedication to the livestock marketing industry in Ontario. He served as Chairman of the Ontario Stock Yards Board for 10 years during which time the new Exchange Building was completed and the auction system of selling was initiated. He was one
- [Ross Butler](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/ross-butler/) - Born and raised in Oxford County, Ross Butler became a distinguished sculptor and artist who made a lasting impression on agriculture and art in Ontario and across Canada. Described as the “World’s leading livestock artist”, his portraits and studies of true type farm animals brought international attention to Canadian Breeds. He was a self-taught painter
- [Malcolm Lodge Davidson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/malcolm-lodge-davidson/) - Recognized as a true innovator and farm leader, Malcolm Davidson made a deep and lasting impact on Ontario Agriculture in a short space of time. Following service in the British Paratroop Regiment, Malcolm settled in Brucefield, Huron County, Ontario, and established a farming operation that included beef cattle, white beans, corn and a minimum disease
- [Raymond H. Kemp](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/raymond-h-kemp/) - Born and raised on the family farm in Gloucester Township, Raymond Kemp was an outstanding example of a successful farmer-citizen. A Holstein-Friesian breeder for 40 years, he also was a recognized producer of pedigreed seed. Mr. Kemp held executive positions in such local organizations as the Holstein Club, Soil and Crop Improvement Association, Federation of
- [H. Reginald Drysdale](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/h-reginald-drysdale/) - Born on a farm near Elmvale, Ontario, Reg Drysdale, more than any other, was responsible for the growth of Ontario’s Christmas tree industry to the point where over one million trees are harvested annually. While teaching in a one-room school he became very interested in conservation and encouraged his students to plant trees. In 1951
- [Thomas E. Hays](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/thomas-e-hays/) - Thomas E. Hays, with his brother Harry, founded Hays Farms, which gained a worldwide reputation as dealers and exporters of quality livestock. His energy, salesmanship and willingness to take risks in using novel methods opened and developed markets for Canadian purebred livestock in over twenty countries. He was the first to ship purebred stock to
- [Gordon McGavin](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/gordon-mcgavin/) - Gordon McGavin believed in farm people, good plowing, soil conservation and agricultural education. As a businessman he started a Cockshutt dealership and livestock shipping business on the home farm in Huron County. Under his leadership the business grew to employ 22 people. Gordon was particularly active in competitive plowing and in the Ontario Plowmen’s Association
- [Charles Augustine Diemer](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/charles-augustine-diemer/) - Charles Diemer has dedicated his long and productive life to the science of agriculture and to the development of rural Ontario through the cooperative movement. He has been honoured with a host of awards for his outstanding achievements, including the Order of Canada for his contributions to enhancing the quality of life through cooperative and
- [Emily J. Guest](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/emily-j-guest/) - One of the pioneers of Women’s Institute work in Canada, Emily Guest was also well known as a writer, lecturer and a staunch worker for peace. Born on a farm in Middlesex County, she took advanced university degrees in an age when very few women did so. Miss Guest organized local Women’s Institutes and in
- [Hilde Gertrude Morden](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/hilde-gertrude-morden/) - A devoted worker in her community, Hilde Morden of Rodney, Ontario, is best known for her contributions to the betterment of rural life in Ontario. Active at all levels of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario (FWIO), Hilde accepted two challenging positions as Program Co-ordinator and, later, as New Branch Organizer. As Program Co-ordinator, she
- [Charles E. Broadwell](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/charles-e-broadwell/) - Charles Broadwell was the General Manager of The Ontario Bean Producers’ Marketing Board for 26 years from 1967-93. In this position, he traveled to over 70 countries marketing the white, pea and yellow-eyed beans grown by Ontario farmers who raise the vast majority of Canadian beans. Mr. Broadwell sold approximately $50 million of beans annually
- [G. Arthur Brethen](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/g-arthur-brethen/) - G. Arthur Brethen was an outstanding example of a rural leader. A native of Norwood, Peterborough County, he started the Hillcrest Herd of Holstein-Friesians in 1904 The herd later produced the first Canadian cow to yield more than 29,000 pounds of milk on one year Many Hillcrest bred cattle were exported to countries around the
- [Robert W. Carbert](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/robert-w-carbert/) - A remarkable insight into the past and present of Ontario agriculture, combined with an articulate and literate bent, marked Robert William “Bob” Carbert’s life. Born and raised on a farm in Fullarton Township, Perth County, Bob received his education at a one-room school in Hibbert Township. He and his father raised, sold and exhibited Purebred
- [John M. Arkinstall](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-m-arkinstall/) - John Arkinstall of Dunvegan was a successful grower of high quality pedigreed seed for 35 years. Specializing in forage crops, he produces his first field of certified Timothy in 1932 and by 1956 his entire crop acres were devoted to the production of pure seed of several varieties. Mr. Arkinstall co-operated with the Plant Products
- [James Ross Cavers](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/james-ross-cavers/) - James Ross Cavers was hailed by his peers as “an honest broker” who provided mediation and leadership to the poultry industry. Born and raised near Millgrove, Ontario, Ross Cavers graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, in 1929 and the University of Minnesota (M.Sc., 1932). His teaching career began and ended at the Ontario Agricultural
- [Charles S. Zavitz](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/charles-s-zavitz/) - Charles Zavitz was a native of Coldstream in Middlesex County. He was a member of the first graduating class of the Ontario Agricultural College in 1888 and for 41 years, he was actively engaged in teaching and research on the Guelph campus. In 1883 he was placed in charge of all field crop experimental work.
- [Hector R. Delanghe](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/hector-r-delanghe/) - Hector Delanghe began his career in 1961, steadily expanding to 400 acres, growing up to 20 different crops and an on-farm market. In 1988, Hector was awarded the Uniroyal Golden Apple award as Outstanding Grower of the Year. In 1989, he was given the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (OF&VGA) Award of Merit. In
- [John (Jack) Thomas James](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-jack-thomas-james/) - Jack James first established his credentials in the sheep industry as a producer. He owned the longest established Polled Dorset flock in Canada. He won Premier Dorset Flock and had many champion sheep at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. He was one of the first sheep producers to establish a large commercial operation based on
- [Daniel Massey](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/daniel-massey/) - Daniel Massey is truly one of Ontario’s agricultural pioneers. Although born in Vermont, he came to Ontario with his parents in 1802 and worked on his father’s farm until the age of 19 when he started to clear his own tract in Haldimand Township, Northumberland County. From that pioneer farm with homemade furniture, he expanded
- [William Weld](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-weld/) - Born and educated in England, William Weld emigrated to Canada in 1844 and established Weldwood Farm in Delaware Township, Middlesex County. For 21 years he actively farmed, raising purebred Durham Shorthorn cattle, sheep and horses. In 1866, he established The Farmer’s Advocate and Home Magazine, which was to continue as the dominant agricultural journal in
- [George C. Jackson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/george-c-jackson/) - George C. Jackson was a role model for dairy farmers. From a modest beginning, he established one of Canada’s premier Holstein herds and led the way in establishing an orderly milk marketing system. Born on a third-generation farm near Elia, York County, George was educated locally and served as a volunteer with the Canadian Expeditionary
- [Anna P. Lewis](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/anna-p-lewis/) - Anna P. Lewis epitomizes the second generation of Women’s Institute leadership: strong, capable, and dedicated. Born to a Women’s Institute member on a century farm near Newmarket, Ontario, Anna grew up with the organization. Her membership with a local Junior Institute stimulated her interest in Home Economics and she went on to graduate with Honours
- [Garnet Baker Rickard](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/garnet-baker-rickard/) - Farmer, seed grower, businessman, politician, Garnet Rickard played many roles in life and all of them well. Born on a 100-acre farm near Bowmanville, Garnet was educated at local schools and was active in 4-H and Junior Farmers. While still a very young man, he entered the field of registered seed growing with two bushels
- [Sir John Carling](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/sir-john-carling/) - John Carling was born in London Township, Middlesex County. As a young man he was apprenticed into the tannery business, but in 1849 he entered his father’s brewery business in London. As both a Provincial and Federal politician, John Carling had a major influence over agricultural policies in Canada. Provincially he was the first Commissioner
- [Francis Robert Parry](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/francis-robert-parry/) - Frank Parry has been a booster of Kent County and Ontario agriculture all his life. As a farmer he saw the need for organized farm marketing and research and as an individual he recognized the importance of community involvement to achieve those ends. Born in Dover Township, Kent County and educated in local schools, Mr.
- [Herbert E. Harris](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/herbert-e-harris/) - “Edge” Harris made a unique contribution to Ontario agriculture. As a lawyer from St. Catharines, Ontario, he made his mark by drafting and defending Ontario’s farm marketing legislation. When farmers felt their returns at the market place were inequitable, they turned to Edge Harris, who calmly and articulately became a champion of marketing boards. Over
- [Ethel Brant Monture](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/ethel-brant-monture/) - Ethel Brant Monture will be remembered for her lifetime involvement in the Women’s Institute movement and for her support of Agricultural Societies. A farm girl from Tuscorora Township, Brant County, she was active in the farm operations. She served as a leader in short courses and projects sponsored by the Home Economics Branch, and was
- [Thomas E. Robson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/thomas-e-robson/) - Captain Tom Robson was a legendary figure in Canadian Shorthorn history. Lauded as “farmer, shorthorn breeder, showman, judge, auctioneer and vocalist of mean order”, he played a pivotal role in the development of the Shorthorn breed of cattle and his community. George Robson immigrated to Canada from Cumberland, England in 1820 and settled in London
- [Robert Irwin Hutton](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/robert-irwin-hutton/) - Robert Hutton was a leader in Ontario’s fertilizer industry at a time when it needed to position itself to compete on the global stage. He began his career in agriculture in 1964 by returning to the family business, Hutton Farm Supplies, and developing it progressively with such initiatives as building a bulk fertilizer blending plant;
- [W. Ernest Burton](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/w-ernest-burton/) - Ernie Burton represents a strong tradition in rural Ontario. A Yorkshireman from a three-generation family farm, he immigrated to Vars, Ontario in 1927. Purchasing Steeton Stock Farm, Burton began a long career of purebred livestock breeding in cattle, swine and sheep for which he became a recognized leader locally, provincially and nationally. W. E. Burton
- [Douglas Stewart Dunton](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/douglas-stewart-dunton/) - The Glenvue name has long been associated with excellent Holstein cattle. Douglas Dunton founded his herd in 1928 and guided its development, with an eye to changing industry demands, for over 40 years. Breeding for true type conformation, heavy production and outstanding seed stock value was the recipe Douglas Dunton perfected. His success was acknowledged
- [Abner Bauman Martin](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/abner-bauman-martin/) - Abner Martin was born and raised in Waterloo County. When he took over the family farm the dairy herd consisted mostly of Jerseys. Abner moved his family to a larger farm unit in 1945 and added Holsteins to the herd. In his work with Holstein cattle he showed a willingness to adopt effective production management
- [Charles Boynton](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/charles-boynton/) - One of Ontario’s finest stockmen, Charles Boynton was a competitor who loved to show his livestock and who was recognized as a leading judge of quality animals. At his Gormley Farm, Charles Boynton raised the finest of Tamworth hogs and Cotswold sheep. These he showed at local fairs and at the Canadian National Exhibition for
- [George W. Arnold](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/george-w-arnold/) - George Arnold was often referred to as the “Dean of Agricultural Banking” as his banking career led to his playing a pivotal role in developing and implementing several new innovations in farm lending and financial management. He was also innovative in his approach to advising farm owners on improved business practices to facilitate business planning.
- [Will C. Barrie](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/will-c-barrie/) - During his 98 years as a farmer in Water1oo County, Will Barrie influenced the lives of thousands. His interests were wide and his involvement wholehearted. Early in life he was a leader in the Central Dumfries Farmers Club and the North Dumfries Plowmen's Association. He was founding director of the Ontario Plowmen's Association and served
- [Mary Trivers](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/mary-trivers/) - Home and Country is the motto of the rural organization, the Women’s Institute, that Mary Trivers devoted much of her life working for, but it also exemplifies her life and deeds. A tireless worker in her community, Mary Trivers embodies leadership in community action. The youngest of four children, Mary was born in Sault Ste.
- [Alexander M. Stewart](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/alexander-m-stewart/) - Alex M. Stewart of Alisa Craig devoted his life to the selection, production and distribution of high quality seed grain. His contribution was recognized by the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association who presented him with their highest honour; the Robertson Associate Award. Mr. Stewart was twice World Oat King at the International Livestock and Grain Show
- [Earl Leonard Wagner](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/earl-leonard-wagner/) - Earl Wagner joined the Hensall District Co-operative Inc. (HDC) in 1964 as a sales clerk. Since 1979, when he took over as General Manager, HDC has grown and diversified steadily until today it owns 2 gas bar locations, 4 feed mills, 9 crop retail and elevator units, 16 commercial elevators in Ontario, 2 receiving locations
- [Samuel W. Rathwell](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/samuel-w-rathwell/) - Sam Rathwell was born and raised at Navan in Cumberland Township, Russell County. He firmly believed in the importance of agricultural fairs and community organizations in that they provided opportunities for production improvement, education and information exchange. Sam’s commitment and hard work went far in establishing the Navan Fair. He became its first President in
- [Clark Young](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/clark-young/) - Clark Young was a lifelong exponent of good farming practices, using his Markham farm as a demonstration. An expert plowman, he trained many young people in this fundamental farming skill. One of the founders of the Ontario Plowmen’s Association in 1913, he was its treasurer for 41 years. He was also active in the Ontario
- [Honourable Fletcher S. Thomas](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/honourable-fletcher-s-thomas/) - The Hon. Fletcher Thomas, affectionately known as Tommy, was involved in agriculture as an Agricultural Representative (Ag Rep) in the counties of Grey, Thunder Bay and Elgin; as a farmer; as an organizer; as an environmentalist and as a Minister of Agriculture. During his time as an Ag Rep from 1922-45, he founded the Elgin
- [Charles G. Munro](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/charles-g-munro/) - A leader in agricultural organizations since his youth, Charles Munro has represented the farmers of Ontario on a local, provincial, national and international basis. He held executive positions with the Junior Farmers, West Zorra and Embro Agricultural Society and Oxford Holstein Breeders’ Association. He was a member of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association
- [Donald Wilbert Lobb](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/donald-wilbert-lobb/) - Don Lobb farmed near Clinton in Huron Country for more than 35 years. He was a visionary and motivator to establish and improve soil conservation practices and water quality. He could see by the early 70’s that conventional tillage and planting were leading to soil erosion and the contamination of waterways, including the Great Lakes.
- [Laura R. Stephen](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/laura-r-stephen/) - Mrs. Laura Rose Stephen, born in Georgetown, was a pioneer in the movement towards better nutrition and health, particularly in the rural home. After a short time teaching, she returned to Ontario to become the first “lady instructor” in dairying at the OAC in 1898. For 13 years she taught sanitation, careful food preparation and
- [George A. McCague](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/george-a-mccague/) - George McCague was a visionary in the area of the structure of agriculture and the orderly marketing of its products. Born and raised near Richmond Hill, York County, he obtained a B.S.A. at the Ontario Agricultural College in 1928. After working in the food industry for a decade, McCague turned to farming near Harriston in
- [Norman McCully](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/norman-mccully/) - Norman Garfield McCully, born near St. Mary’s, Ontario, epitomized all that is good in rural leadership. A breeder of good livestock, a pioneer in new field crops like grain corn, a teacher for rural short courses and leader for Junior Farmers and 4-H Clubs, his influence in his community was very great. He was a
- [Roy Jewell](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/roy-jewell/) - Roy Jewell was born and farmed in Dunwich Township, Elgin County, but his personality and reputation were well known throughout Southwestern Ontario. He began his career in journalism during the depression as a writer for the Family Herald. Intrigued by investigative reporting, Roy Jewell went on to anchor CFPL-London’s first farm radio program, “The Farm
- [Joseph E. Johnson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/joseph-e-johnson/) - Joseph Edward “Joe” Johnson, a native of Strathroy, Middlesex County, was a pioneer in the practice of artificial insemination (AI) in Ontario. In 1942, when the Waterloo County Holstein-Friesian Association made their first attempt, it was “Dr. Joe” who collected the semen and treated the cows. For five years he took time out of an
- [Russell Hume Dow](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/russell-hume-dow/) - Russell Dow was the owner of Dow Downs Farm in Bowmanville along with his wife Marilynn, where they raised purebred Oxford and Leicester sheep flocks. He also operated Dow Downs Sales to market breeding stock across Canada. This resulted in the establishment of the first national sale for the sheep industry, now known as the
- [Dr. C. C. James](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dr-c-c-james/) - Dr. Charles Canniff James was the founder of the agricultural representative service in Ontario. A gold medalist in natural science on graduation from Victoria University in 1883, he became professor of chemistry at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph in 1886. In 1891, he was made Deputy Minister of Agriculture, a post he held for twenty-one
- [Dr. D. Murray Brown](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/dr-d-murray-brown/) - Many years before global climate change was generally acknowledged, Dr. Murray Brown began his research on the effects of climate change on Ontario cropping systems. This research fostered the development of several innovative approaches with cropping to ensure long term sustainability. While Murray was at the Ontario Research Foundation from 1953-65, he developed the Corn
- [Leonard Harman](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/leonard-harman/) - A native of York County, Leonard Harman’s name has been associated with the co-operative movement in Ontario for more than sixty years. A ceaseless advocate of the political and economic well-being of farmers he was well known as a practical educator and an astute businessman. While attending Aurora High School and working on the family
- [James R. Henderson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/james-r-henderson/) - In 1911, James R. Henderson, with his father, was co-founder of the Strathaven herd of Holstein-Friesian cattle at Kingston, Ontario. This herd has had an enormous effect in the improvement of dairy cattle, particularly in Eastern Ontario. A member of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada for half a century, Mr. Henderson was a director for
- [Deborah Whale](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/deborah-whale/) - Deborah Whale is a trailblazer and a passionate advocate for the Ontario agricultural sector. Her contributions and commitment in the boardroom and at the podium have made immeasurable improvements in the industry, especially in the animal health sector pertaining to disease control, prevention and emergency preparedness. She was Director and often Chair of over twenty
- [Michael P. Cook](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/michael-p-cook/) - Michael P. Cook of Aultsville in Stormont County was one of the founders and the first president of the Holstein- Friesian Association of Canada. Born in 1824, he was a successful farmer on his 200 acres, and was an avid reader of the farm journals of his day. A person of rare perception and willingness
- [Kenneth G. McKinnon](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/kenneth-g-mckinnon/) - A native of Bruce County, Ken McKinnon tirelessly served the dairy industry in Canada for thirty years. His personal conviction that order and stability benefited all sectors of the industry from producers to consumers and that supply management and orderly marketing led to increased efficiency, improved milk quality and the elimination of waste, marked him
- [Stewart G. Bennett](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/stewart-g-bennett/) - Stewart Bennett, of Scotsdale Farm, Georgetown, was for 40 years a leading breeder of Shorthorn cattle. From the original nucleus imported from Scotland in 1940,the herd grew in size and stature until cattle were exported to eight countries on four continents The herd was also a consistent prize winner at North American Shows. His second
- [John Alden McLean](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-alden-mclean/) - Alden McLean was born and raised on the family farm near Muirkirk in Kent County. Throughout his sixty-five years of active involvement with numerous farm organizations, he demonstrated a deep belief that co-operation and organization were key to a healthy agricultural industry and the betterment of rural life in Ontario. His leadership surfaced initially as
- [Sir Adam Beck](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/sir-adam-beck/) - Sir Adam Beck, born in Baden, Ontario in 1857, was a man of immense energy, persuasive skills and long perseverance. He made important contributions in the fields of rural electric power, rural health, and in the breeding of horses. As the first and a long time chairman of the On1ario Hydro Commission, he pioneered the
- [George I. Christie](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/george-i-christie/) - Dr. George Christie was born in Winchester, Dundas County, and he graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) in Guelph in 1902 before migrating to the United States for post-graduate training and an outstanding career in the public service. He acquired a B.S.A. degree in Iowa in 1903 and his D.Sc from the same university
- [Wesley Gardiner Thompson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/wesley-gardiner-thompson/) - Tommy Thompson was an innovator. Some of Ontario’s greatest crop handling techniques and mechanisms were developed and implemented under his watchful eye. The “continuous flow” poured concrete silo, shellers and dryers for commercial corn and the “electric eye” sorting machine owe their place in Ontario agriculture to him. The legacy of Mr. Thompson’s keen and
- [Edward Wallace](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/edward-wallace/) - Ed Wallace was born and raised in Nepean Township, Carleton County. In 1923 he was a member of the second class of graduates from Kemptville Agricultural School and in 1929, he entered into partnership with his brother Isaac, to form “Wallace Brothers of Bells Corners”. For many years the brothers raised dairy cattle, first milking
- [Bruce E. Christie](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/bruce-e-christie/) - Bruce Christie had a 43-year career with Shur-Gain, which is the Animal Nutrition business of Maple Leaf Foods. As Marketing Manager, Bruce was responsible for the introduction of many innovative livestock, poultry and pet products. He also played a leadership role in the development of Maple Leaf’s Signature Pork program in the late 1990s and
- [Thomas Edgar Brady](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/thomas-edgar-brady/) - Ed Brady was a native of Perth, Lanark County. He had a lifelong belief that cooperative techniques could do more than improve standards of living. They could foster learning, personal development and bridge the gap of understanding between urban and rural Ontario. Active in the resurgence of the cooperative movement in Eastern Ontario during the
- [MacKenzie Robertson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/mackenzie-robertson/) - Mackenzie Robertson was a native of St. Vincent Township in Grey County. Educated in Meaford Schools, he obtained an Associate Diploma from the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) in Guelph in 1898. Upon graduation he entered the dairy industry. After serving creameries in the St. Marys area at the turn of the century “Mack” attended and
- [William (Bill) Lyall Campbell](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-bill-lyall-campbell/) - Bill Campbell graduated from the University of Guelph OAC ’55 with his BSc Ag followed by a Masters degree in 1957 and an MBA from McMaster in 1971. He established Fairlawn Sod Nursery Ltd. in 1958, which gradually spread across Ontario, Quebec, Ohio, and Florida, ultimately encompassing 7000 acres of sod and becoming, for a
- [Erland Lee](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/erland-lee/) - Of United Empire Loyalist stock, Erland Lee had a reputation as a good farmer, with a keen interest in the welfare of his fellow man. On the Lee farm he raised Jersey cattle, was one of the first to grow grapes commercially, and he shipped carloads of Rode Island Greening apples from his orchards to
- [John Anderson Dalrymple](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-anderson-dalrymple/) - John Dalrymple’s 35-year career of outstanding service to Ontario’s agriculture and food industry began in 1935 with his graduation from Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, with a Bachelor of Animal Science degree. After teaching “short courses” from his home farm in Smithville, Ontario, he became Assistant Agricultural Representative for Manitoulin, and later Prince Edward County. From
- [Douglas H. Hart](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/douglas-h-hart/) - “Doug” Hart was born and raised in Oxford County, and was a 1922 graduate from the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), Guelph, Ontario in Animal Husbandry. A member of the 1921 Judging Team at Chicago International Livestock Show, he was the top beef cattle judge. He established Hartholm Farm at Woodstock in 1927 and developed an
- [John Charles Steckley](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-charles-steckley/) - After graduating from the Ontario Agricultural College with a B.Sc. (Agr) in 1911, John Steckley became the Agricultural Representative in York County. Here he began to organize a series of winter short courses to encourage young farmers to keep abreast of advanced agricultural innovations and best practices. For the next eleven years, Steckley honed his
- [Hon. Adam Fergusson](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/hon-adam-fergusson/) - Truly one of the unsung heroes of Canadian history, it is the agricultural accomplishments of Adam Fergusson that made him a national figure. Building on education and experience obtained in his native Scotland, he laid the foundations for much of the organization and practical aspects of agriculture as we know it today in Ontario. Adam
- [Charles W. Huffman](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/charles-w-huffman/) - An Essex County native, Charlie Huffman worked his entire life for the betterment of agriculture and the quality of rural life in Ontario. As a vegetable grower in the Harrow area and an ardent believer in co-operation, Mr. Huffman was a leader in the organization and administration of the Harrow Potato Growers and Harrow Farmers
- [Arthur Loughton](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/arthur-loughton/) - Arthur Loughton moved from the UK to take up a research position at the Vineland Research Station in 1967. His research focused on a variety of vegetable crops including rhubarb, asparagus, cole crops, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and greenhouse crops. He was responsible for the introduction of the seedless English cucumber to the greenhouse industry. He
- [Bruce F. Bradley](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/bruce-f-bradley/) - Bruce Bradley was born and educated in Toledo, Ohio. studying agriculture at the University of for two years before immigrating to Canada. In 1912 where he developed 1,655 acres of low, marshy land in Dover Township, Kent County. He successfully overcame the hazards of seasonal flooding and became an authority on drainage, flood control, water
- [Vera A. Maguire](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/vera-a-maguire/) - Vera Maguire was the personal embodiment of the rural traditions of open door and open heart. After her marriage to Wilbert Maguire, a beekeeper, she embraced apiculture and made her mark on the industry through writing her “Hello Folks” column in the Beekeepers Journal, and later editing a recipe book featuring the use of honey.
- [William Atcheson Stewart](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-atcheson-stewart/) - Born and raised in Middlesex County, Bill Stewart was a fearless politician and leader who took many political risks in the interest of what he considered good for the agricultural industry. First elected as a Member of the Provincial Parliament in 1957, Mr. Stewart represented the constituency of Middlesex North until his retirement in 1975.
- [William J. Bell](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-j-bell/) - A native of Dufferin County, ”W. J." Bell graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College in 1915 and joined the Ontario Department of Agriculture as an extension worker. His efforts in organizing Farmers’ Institutes and demonstrating improved livestock and cropping programs were recognized by the Department of Agriculture in 1917 when he was appointed the first
- [James J. Morrison](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/james-j-morrison/) - James J. Morrison was born on a farm south of Arthur in 1861. He ultimately became known as the “father of the Ontario Farm Movement” and hailed as a thinker ahead of his time. He spent the early part of his career as Secretary-Treasurer of The Dominion Grange and the Canadian Council of Agriculture before
- [Gordon Clifford Leitch](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/gordon-clifford-leitch/) - As a very young man, Gordon Leitch headed west from Ridgetown, Ontario to gain experience in the grain business, working for the Manitoba Wheat Pool as a salesman. After twelve years at the Wheat Pool, he was promoted as manager of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Wheat Pool (CWP) and became aware of what
- [Harold Wesley Martin Smith](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/harold-wesley-martin-smith/) - Ontario’s tender fruit industry owes much to the leadership of Harold Smith. His foresight into consumer acceptance of a red peach led him from experimenting with, to planting one of the first commercial orchards of Ontario’s most popular peach, the Red Haven. Harold Smith’s work with cherries revolutionized the industry. In addition to being a
- [Hector C. Arnold](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/hector-c-arnold/) - More than any other man, Hector Arnold of Campbellford, Ontario, marshalled the cheese-milk producers of Ontario into a strong coherent group and championed a unique and successful marketing system for its product. Born in Seymour Township, Northumberland County, on the farm of his Scottish father, Hector Arnold made an early mark as a professional dairyman.
- [Osborne L. Sager](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/osborne-l-sager/) - Osborne Sager of Brant County was a teacher by example. As a young man he emerged as a leader in the Brant County Junior Farmers’ organization. After graduating with a degree in agriculture from the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, in 1925 he went on to develop his expertise in dairy cattle, particularly the Holstein-Friesian breed.
- [Karl Abeles](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/karl-abeles-2/) - A refugee from Nazi oppression, Karl Abeles transplanted his love for agriculture to his adopted country and through his efforts created a new awareness of the value of improved pastures. Mr. Abeles was born in Hlas, Czechoslovakia, graduated from the Agricultural College of Kaaden, and farmed 2,000 acres with his father in his native Bohemia.
- [Elliot Irwin McLoughry](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/elliot-irwin-mcloughry/) - Devoted to improving agricultural products, the mark of Elliot McLoughry, raised on a farm in Grey County, can be seen in every facet of the industry. His expertise was in translating the scientific advancements of the classroom and laboratory to practical applications on the farm. During the 1920’s he introduced the first agricultural “short courses”,
- [Harvey John Graham](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/harvey-john-graham/) - Harvey Graham owns Breezy Acres Farms with his wife and son. From 1959 to 1983, it was a dairy and cash crop farm which then morphed into the beef cattle business it is today. Harvey is known for his solid commitment to the agriculture industry locally, provincially and nationally, and in particular he has made
- [Rev. Wm. A. Young](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/rev-wm-a-young/) - A minister of the Presbyterian Church and graduate of the Ontario Agricultural College, “Padre” Young had a profound influence on thousands of Ontario rural young people. He was counsellor, guide and inspiration to students, to Junior Farmers and to Women’s Institutes. After service in World War II, he was made first chaplain of the Ontario
- [William Harvey Beaty](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-harvey-beaty/) - William Beaty was the founder and chairman of Cold Springs Farm Ltd., an enterprise that he started in 1949 in Thamesford on 100 acres. By 1994, it had grown to include 60 farms and nearly 9000 acres for producing hogs, turkeys, chickens, beef cattle and crops, along with a feed mill, grain elevators, processing plant,
- [John J.E. McCague](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-j-e-mccague/) - In 1928, Jack McCague terminated a successful career as an Agricultural Representative to become manager of Stevenson Farms, Alliston, and proceeded to develop outstanding herds of Holsteins, Shorthorns, Yorkshires and Silver fox. Five years later he purchased the property, changed the name to Glenafton Farms and, during the next 25 years, developed one of the
- [Franklin S. F. Ryan](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/franklin-s-f-ryan/) - Born near Arnprior, Ontario, Frank Ryan was best known in Eastern Ontario for his daily radio program “The Farmer’s Notebook”, heard on station CFRA, Ottawa. Mr. Ryan founded station CFRA and, through his program, was able to keep in contact with farmers and to keep farm families up to date with what was happening in
- [Frederick William Stone](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/frederick-william-stone/) - Frederick W. Stone emigrated from England to Canada in 1831 and settled on a 200-acre farm on the Puslinch Plains just south of Guelph, Ontario. His farm was later expanded to 583 acres and he became one of the first Canadians to import purebred livestock from Great Britain. While he imported Shorthorn and Hereford cattle,
- [Robert (Bob) Holtby](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/robert-bob-holtby/) - “Bob” Holtby, of Port Perry, Ontario, became a member of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada in 1910 and in 1924, after he had served eight years as a Director and was in line for the Presidency, was persuaded to become a fieldman for the Association. A pioneer in the field of breed extension, his methods
- [David A. Jones](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/david-a-jones/) - Recognized as the founder of the commercial beekeeping industry in Canada, David A. Jones was producing 70,000 pounds of honey from modern hives in 1880. By 1884, he had 1,000 colonies in several outyards around Beeton in Simcoe County. He was the first person to import bee- breeding stock from the Mediterranean area and to
- [Adelaide H. Hoodless](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/adelaide-h-hoodless/) - Born near St. George in Brant County, Adelaide Hoodless was motivated to her advocate role when her youngest son died in infancy after drinking impure milk. She organized household science classes at the YMCA in Hamilton and persuaded the Province of Ontario to undertake a province- wide program. She influenced Lord Strathcona to assist in
- [Kenneth Porteous](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/kenneth-porteous/) - Ken Porteous has been at the front lines of many agricultural activities from the early 1970s to the present. He began his farming career on Lingwood Farms and became an elite dairy breeder. He collaborated with the University of Guelph in the first successful dairy embryo transfer ever completed. Ken was a member of the
- [Johnston M. Fraser](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/johnston-m-fraser/) - “Jack” Fraser was a master breeder of Holstein-Friesian cattle. Founded in 1928, his Spring Farm herd at Streetsville had a world-wide reputation for quality that had a profound influence on the breed. He exhibited Holsteins for half a century, winning more Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor awards at the Canadian National Exhibition than did any
- [Marie Elizabeth Pick](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/marie-elizabeth-pick/) - Marie Pick, along with her husband Otto, baby son Thomas and Marie’s sister Ludmilla arrived in Canada in 1938 from Czechoslovakia. In 1947, Otto and Marie established Otto Pick, Agricultural Service to promote advanced pasturing systems based on seed mixtures involving varying maturing legumes and grasses, such as Brome grass and Orchard grass; 2 species
- [Fred W. Bray](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/fred-w-bray/) - Fred Bray had a boyhood hobby of poultry raising that became his life's work when he graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph In 1926 and returned home to St. Catherines to develop Canada's largest poultry hatchery business. By the 1930's Bray Hatcheries, with head office in Hamilton, were located from Manitoba to Nova Scotia
- [John Maaskant](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/john-maaskant/) - John Maaskant began his farming career at the age of sixteen, and since then he has been extensively involved in many agricultural organizations, acknowledged for his strategic leadership and consensus building skills. John was first elected to the Chicken Farmers of Ontario Board in 1989. By 1991 he was the First Vice Chair, and from
- [William C. Ruthven](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-c-ruthven/) - Bill Ruthven was an innovator with interests in a wide range of agricultural commodities. His parents were early settlers in the Alliston area of Simcoe County. In 1913, he was among the first to import silver-black foxes from P.E.I. to start a fur breeding business. When such furs dropped from fashion, he operated a large
- [Charles McInnis](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/charles-mcinnis/) - Charles McInnis had a dream that farmers could have greater power in the marketplace and he became a tireless and dedicated advocate of that idea. He became one of the executives of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture in 1937, a board member of the Ontario Concentrated Milk Producers’ League in 1938 and the founding President
- [Joseph H. Patrick](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/joseph-h-patrick/) - Joseph Patrick of Ilderton, Middlesex County, was a leading Ontario stockman and importer, breeder and exporter of purebred sheep and cattle at his well-known Fairfield Stock Farm. In 1900/01 he shipped a complete trainload of 600 purebred Lincoln ewes to Oregon and in 1922 organized one of the first shipments of Holsteins to Japan. In
- [Herbert H. Hannam](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/herbert-h-hannam/) - Herb Hannam left a farm home in Grey County to teach school and to finance his education at the Ontario Agricultural College, graduating in 1926. He became livestock editor of the Canadian Countryman and in 1928 editorial secretary for the United Farmers of Ontario. He later served as its secretary. Moving on to become secretary
- [William Johnston](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/william-johnston/) - William Johnston was the founder of the Ontario Agricultural College, coming to it as rector and acting principal in its first, troubled year. His father had come from Scotland to teach near Coburg and young William was himself teaching by the age of 15. He was aiming for the Presbyterian mission fields when he was
- [Ethel Chapman](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/ethel-chapman/) - Born in Halton County, Ethel Chapman began her career as a teacher in Richmond School. She graduated from Macdonald Institute in 1912 and took a position with the Women’s Institute Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture for 15 years. In 1927 she became editor, Homes Section, of Farmers Magazine, and in 1952, editor of
- [Stewart A. Brown](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/stewart-a-brown/) - Stewart A. Brown was one of Canada’s foremost beef cattlemen. A breeder, exhibitor, judge and exporter, he left an indelible mark on the industry. He was director of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair 1946 -64 and a director of the Ontario Stockyards Board for over 20 years. He was first president of the Ontario Beef
- [James Garner](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/james-garner/) - A native of Grey County, James Garner graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College in 1923 and entered the Extension Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture serving in Victoria, Grey and Rainy River before going to Kent County in 1929. There his interest in marketing initiated a number of commodity marketing associations. He fostered increased
- [Andrew Wesley Magwood](https://www.oahf.on.ca/inductee/andrew-wesley-magwood/) - Wes Magwood had a province-wide influence on agriculture but his greatest work was among his fellow Grey County farmers. He was secretary of their Federation of Agriculture for 12 years, co-ordinating more than 100 farm forums and was twice president of the Hanover, Bentinck and Brant Agricultural Society. He was president of the Hanover Milk