Agricultural Wall of Fame to induct 10 people in September.
Stirling – Eight people from three counties – Hastings, Prince Edward, and Lennox & Addington – will be joining Codrington-area farmers Howard and Cathy McCann when the Quinte Agricultural Wall of Fame holds its 11th annual induction ceremony Sept. 18, honouring those who have made outstanding contributions to agriculture and the food industry.
The others include:
● Roy W. Sills served as president of the County Vegetable Grower's Marketing Board, was a director of the Ontario Hog Producer's Marketing Board, and a past president and director of the Foxboro District Cooperative.
● Bruce Caughey farmed on Amherst Island, established a 3rd Concession Milk Haulers Association, was secretary-treasurer of the Amherst Island School Area for more than 30 years, the first Chairperson of the L & A County Board of Education, the commissioner of the local telephone system, and a Loyal Orange Lodge and Maple Leaf Masonic Lodge member.
● George and Sandra Emlaw, seventh generation United Empire Loyalists, have been dairy farmers in Prince Edward County since 1962. Mr. Emlaw was an early adapter of haylage, a milking parlour and slurry manure storage. He was a founding member of Prince Edward DHI in 1982, a Federation of Agriculture member, a local committee chairperson for the Canadian Food Grain Bank, and president of the Black River Cheese Factory. Mrs. Emlaw taught school, and is active with the Milford Fair and the UCW.
● Carl and Catherine Clayton established Hay Bay Farms at Napanee in the 1960s. They pioneered artificial Insemination in the pork industry, as well as the development of pregnancy diagnosis and other scientific advancements to benefit the Canadian industry. They sold breeding stock throughout Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. Mr. Clayton was a long-time director of Ontario Pork and the local council.
● Ron and Janet Hamilton farmed for more than 50 years. Over 25 years he served as councillor, deputy reeve, and reeve of Sidney Township, was chairperson of the Hastings/ Prince Edward Health Unit, a director of the Ontario Jersey Cattle Club, and involved in 4-H. She was president of the A and B fairs of the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies, a director of the Hastings County Milk Committee, and a 4-H leader.
The induction ceremony will take place Sunday, Sept.18 at 2 .pm. at Farmtown Park in Stirling.
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