Conservation award
Bob Bradley of Brandon has been named to the Soil Conservation Council of Canada hall of fame.
A long-time extension soil specialist in Manitoba, Bradley championed conservation farming for 40 years.
He is the 16th person inducted into the Hall of Fame since the award was established in 1990.
Bradley was born and raised on a farm near Hazelcliffe, Sask., and received a bachelor of science degree in agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan in 1962, majoring in soil science.
After graduation, he served as a soils specialist and extension agrologist with Manitoba Agriculture in Brandon, served a two-year stint as a soil management specialist for the Tanzania-Canada Wheat Program in East Africa and later returned to Canada as an agricultural representative with Manitoba Agriculture in Minnedosa.
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He served 14 years as a soil conservationist with the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration in Brandon before retiring in 1998.
During his professional career, Bradley focused on soil and crop management, soil conservation and cropping systems that enhanced soil quality.
After retiring from government service, he served as executive secretary of the Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association until 2002. He and his wife Faye live in Brandon.
Jersey Canada awards
Jersey Canada has awarded certificates of appreciation to Lakeland College of Vermilion, Alta., and Robert Logan of Innisfree, Alta.
The awards are given periodically to individuals or organizations that have helped the association reach its objectives.
Logan bought his first Jersey cow in 1975 and has been a member of Jersey Canada since 1980.
He has been an active leader in the Jersey Cattle Association of Alberta and has served on a variety of committees including the Northlands Farmfair dairy committee in Edmonton and Lakeland College’s dairy advisory committee.
Through these affiliations, he co-ordinated the donation of Jersey cattle to Lakeland College from numerous Alberta Jersey herds and from the Jersey herd at Ridgetown College in Ontario.
Lakeland was eventually designated as the lead college in Alberta for dairy work. It has worked with the Alberta Jersey Association and Jersey Canada to share information on how Jerseys and other breeds can be successfully managed within the same facilities.
The Jersey Cattle Association of Alberta nominated Lakeland College and Logan for the awards.
New O & T Farms head
Harley House been named vice-president and chief marketing officer for O & T Farms and Oleet Processing Ltd.
House grew up on a family farm near Moose Jaw, Sask., and received a bachelor of commerce degree at the University of Saskatchewan.
He was recently vice-president of canola marketing for Brett-Young Seeds in Winnipeg.
O & T Farms and its subsidiary company Oleet Processing Ltd. operate feed, egg and poultry production facilities in the Regina area.
