It’s time again to recognize the best and the brightest in local agriculture.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Tommy Cooper Award, recognizing an individual from Grey or Bruce County for his or her outstanding contribution to farming and farm life.
The award is presented annually by Bayshore Broadcasting and the Owen Sound Sun Times.
Tommy Cooper was a 39-year veteran of local agriculture work, serving as a provincial government farm extension worker in Grey County.
Cooper is widely credited for helping area farmers adapt to new scientific and mechanical innovations.
He was also instrumental in founding the Grey Bruce Livestock Co-operative, and worked with many commodity organizations.
Nomination forms are available at our radio stations, at the Federation of Agriculture office in Hanover and at the Grey Agricultural Services Centre in Markdale.
The deadline to have your nomination form back to Bayshore Broadcasting is 5 PM on Friday, March 26th.
You can either drop off the nomination at our radio station or fax them in to 519-371-4242.
The Tommy Cooper award will be handed out at the Elmwood Community Centre on Friday April 16th 2010 at 6:30 PM.