Three more Albertans were inducted into the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame Oct. 1.
This year’s inductees are Howard Haney, Philip Thomas and Dr. Ian Morrison (posthumously).
As director of Fletcher’s Fine Foods Ltd., Haney contributed to the transfer of shares from the Alberta Pork Producers’ Development Corp. to individual producers during a time of turbulence in the pork processing industry.
Thomas is a combination educator, extension worker, radio commentator, supervisor, author, researcher, consultant, and adviser. As an author, his works include the Canola Growers Manual and the landmark Alberta Rapeseed Home Study Course.
Morrison, who passed away in 2006, was a steward of the land whose work on herbicide resistant weeds resulted in savings in herbicide and application costs. He was dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics at the University of Alberta.
To date, 123 men and women have been named to the Alberta Hall of Fame. The awards are presented every two years.
