Other inductees of the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2012:
- Wilf Chegwin of Shoal Lake, Man., who died in 2010, was one of the first people in Manitoba to import Simmental cattle from France. He served as director for the Canadian and Manitoba Simmental associations and showed Simmental and Limousin cattle at shows from Toronto to Calgary.
- Edward Hudek, raised on a farm near Hafford, Sask., worked for the Manitoba agriculture department from 1956-81. He served as chief agricultural engineer, deputy minister and special adviser to the minister. He was also chair of the Farm Machinery Board, chair and manager of the Manitoba Water Services Board and chair of the Milk Control Board.
- Herb Lapp, who was born in Alameda, Sask., and died in 2006, was an agricultural engineer who worked for the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration and became a professor of agricultural engineering at the University of Manitoba. His research included experiments in field tillage, seeding methods and alternate energy sources. He co-ordinated a project to deter-mine the feasibility of producing energy from the anaerobic digestion of animal manure. This research gained international recognition and led to the production and use of ethanol as a fuel in North America.
- Hayden Tolton grew up on the family farm near Otterburne, Man. He started his career as an ag rep in Holland with the Manitoba agriculture department, eventually becoming research director with the Manitoba Crop Insurance Corp. His main focus was to improve the accuracy and dependability of crop production and management records as the base for establishing insurance premiums. This data bank became the main source of reliable, multiyear crop production and management information. His methodology is still used today.
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