FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF DALHOUSIE’S FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE Learn To Do BY DOING THE HISTORY OF 4-H page 6 CASE IH PARTERSHIP page 21 Technology in the CLASSROOM page 23 GROWING A Healthy Business page 27 VOLUME 42, NO. 2, 2015 FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE VOLUME 42, NO. 2, 2015 CONTENTS MESSAGES . .2 From the Editor . 3. From the Dean . .4 From the Alumni Assocation . .5 IN MEMORY . .5 COVER STORY .................6 History of 4-H . .6 6 Breagh Ross . .8 Ellen Crane . .9 Sarah Morse . .10 EVENTS AND REUNIONS .......12 A Barley Tradition . .12 Celebrating Convocation . 15. Honourary Doctorate . .17 Dean’s Receptions . .18 Aggie Night . .18 Class of ‘75 Reunion . 19. New Barley Pin . .19 Founders Day 2015 . 20. DONOR RELATIONS ...........21 Case IH Partnership . 21. The Power of Technology in the Classroom . .23 Langille Brothers Scholarship . 24. 12 27 Annual Giving Report . .25 AROUND AND ABOUT..........27 Atlantic Grown Organics . .27 16 Milferns Holsteins . .29 Pure Holsteins Limited . .31 van Dyk’s Blueberry Juice . 33. Home Away From Home . .36 RESEARCH ...................37 ATHLETICS ...................38 UPCOMING EVENTS ...........39 Letter from the Editor It’s finally summer on the Agricultural thus far . We also feature two new Campus and the snowy winter we alumni who were heavily involved had here in the Maritimes seems in 4-H, as well as a current Masters like a distant memory, well, sort student . of… I remember looking at all of the snow left on my lawn just in May, Since we continue to receive great wondering if it would disappear by feedback on our family farming July . Glad to say it did! features, we’re also pleased to include several more of these profiles With summer comes a new edition of in this edition . We’re continuing the Agricola News . I’m very pleased to love this series and enjoying to provide you with your copy . As travelling the Maritimes meeting you may have already noticed, this edition looks a bit different . Now that alumni and touring their family the Agricola News is in full colour, we operations . thought it was time to also freshen- Despite the Maritime winter up our look . We’re still including the I mentioned, we hosted several great same great content, we just made a events throughout the winter and few changes . I hope you like it and into spring . Many have turned into find the magazine easy to read! annual events . Our event attendance Last fall we conducted focus groups continues to grow and we love seeing with alumni across the Maritimes . new faces as well as re-occurring Published twice yearly by Dalhousie’s These sessions resulted in lots of ones! Check out our Faculty of Agriculture great feedback related to campus Up-Coming Events list on page 39 and alumni programming, yet one of to see where you can catch us next . EDITOR Alisha Johnson the biggest comments we heard was But be sure to check our website related to the Agricola News . Every regularly or watch for an invitation to single person who participated in our CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: an invite in your area, as you never sessions indicated they look forward Emma Geldart know when something new may to the Agricola News and most, read it Judy Smith pop up . cover to cover! We were very pleased Cathrine Yuill Mary-Eleanor Power with this response and are making I really hope you enjoy this edition, Jenna Forsyth extra efforts to provide you with a please send us any comments, great magazine . we always love to hear from you! CONTACT INFORMATION The theme of this issue is 4-H - a very Regards, familiar program to many alumni and Dalhousie University, families . 4-H has certainly been the Faculty of Agriculture stepping-stone into agriculture for P O. Box 550 many students and alumni . Earlier Truro, Nova Scotia this year we shared a story on our B2N 5E3 new partnership with the Nova Scotia PHONE: 902 .893 6022. 4-H Council . You’ll read more about Alisha Johnson EMAIL: agalumni@dal ca. this initiative in this edition, including Alisha john. son@dal ca. what this partnership has entailed 902 893. 6022. Mailed under Canada Post Publications Mail Sales Agreement No . 40063668 AGRICOLA NEWS 3 SUMMER 2015 MESSAGES Dean’s Message Dr. David Gray Dean, Faculty of Agriculture Principal, Dalhousie Agricultural Campus I chose my career path in of Agriculture and NSAC lives and their future career equipment and in the Marine Biology as I grew up before that . aspirations . technical and management in Cornwall surrounded by understanding of precision So you can imagine my I truly appreciate the sense a thriving fishing industry agriculture . This is will be pleasure upon learning of community on this tight- which collapsed in the 80s . of significant benefit to our of our newly formed knit campus; the sense of I saw firsthand the impact students going forward and partnership with 4-H Nova family among our students, that had on local families we are working to integrate Scotia earlier this year . staff and faculty that is and communities and these opportunities into a An organization whose very much echoed in the decided I needed to be part wide variety of our courses members pledge their agricultural industry as a of the solution . I wanted to for the coming years . heads to clearer thinking, whole . This was especially try to ensure that no other their hearts to greater evident when our friends So with summer now community would suffer loyalty, their hands to larger and partners at CASE IH in full-swing and we’re the fate of the Cornish service and their health to Equipment committed to prepared for the season fishermen . better living for their club, heightening agricultural upon us - whether it be I became passionate their community, their educational experiences on in education, on the farm country and their world . our campus by providing or in the field, I hope we about something I was access to the latest farm can all take inspiration Our fundamental belief equipment technology . from our friends at 4-H exposed to at an early systems are the same . CASE IH has agreed to meet and dedicate our heads Perhaps that is why so many age - much like the 4-H the Faculty of Agriculture’s to clearer thinking, our of our most successful technical training and hearts to greater loyalty, our movement does for our students and alumni are farming operational needs hands to larger service and young people today. also former 4-H members . over the next five years our health to better living Just take a look at Breagh with an option to renew for for our communities, our I am also a staunch believer Ross and Sarah Morse, an additional five years . country and our world . that the best way to learn featured in this issue, two is “to do” and throughout of more than our nearly This is an opportunity to my career have consistently 200 graduates who crossed provide hands-on-learning championed this . It is the stage this year during for our students, both exactly what has long been Convocation . 4-H has had in practical operations the case at the Faculty a profound impact on their of state-of-the-art farm AGRICOLA NEWS 4 SUMMER 2015 AGRICOLA NEWS SUMMER 2015 MESSAGES MESSAGES IN MEMORY The Agricultural Campus and the Alumni Association Alumni acknowledge the passing of the following alumni . We Associaton extend our deepest sympathy to family and friends . Message Mr . Leander Archibald . 1947 Chair Mr . Donald Fancy . 1958 Jean Lynds Mr . Bernard Grumley . 1956 Mr . Victor Holmes . 1947 Mr . John Martin . 1942 Mr . Charles Nowlan . 1947 Happy summer Aggies! Harris’ message captured Agricultural Campus to our so many experiences and community . If you have an Mr . Angus Smith . 1952 We know there is no one memories of campus life idea for an alumni event happier to see spring and Mr . Floyd Smith . 1951 that any alumni could near you - please contact summer arrive than our Mr . Brian Thorne . 1968 relate to – in a world where Alisha at the Alumni office alumni farmers who are busy change is normal it is nice – we are always looking for Dr . Alan Langille . 1958 working in the fields doing to know that some things new ideas to engage alumni . what they do best…providing stay the same – and the for others . Good luck with Some more good news… . aggie experience appears your cropping and hope the last year’s special feature to be one of them! Well harsh winter has not created highlighting alumni family done Harris! too many challenges . farms, as part of the International Year of Family This spring was a special Dean Gray continues to Farming was so popular we Make a time on the Agricultural be out and about meeting are going to continue to Campus, as we welcomed alumni . He hosted Dean’s Memorial Gift bring you more stories on 193 new graduates to our Receptions in Gander, Newfoundland in February alumni and their successes alumni family . Convocation Honour a classmate or friend (between snowstorms) and in agriculture . was highlighted by with a gift to the AC . Your at the Farm Mechanization the presentation of a The Barley ring continues thoughtful gift will be used to Show in Moncton in March . Honourary Doctorate to to be a very proud and support student scholarships As always, we appreciate Dr . Temple Grandin . Dr . recognized symbol for AC or bursaries, to improve you coming out to these Grandin has been named alumni .