Tickets valued at $300
By Denise Faguy, Farms.com
Have you always wanted to attend the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Royal Winter Fair? Here is your chance, Farms.com is giving away one pair of tickets to one lucky Ontag twitter follower. The 2016 inductees include the late James Bartlett, Robert Switzer and John Willmott.
To enter the contest, if you already follow Farms.com Ontag on twitter, retweet one of our tweets between October 25, 2016 and November 3, 2016 before midnight. If you are not already an Ontag follower, to enter begin to follow the handle @OntAg by the same dates.
Winners will be randomly drawn by representatives of Farms.com from all eligible entries and will be announced November 4 at 3:00 pm. One prize will be awarded. The prize will include 2 tickets to Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame. The 2016 ceremony will be held at the Liberty Grand, Exhibition Place in Toronto on Sunday, November 6th starting at 6:00 pm. (Transportation, accommodation and all other costs are the responsibility of the contest winner.)
Farms.com is a proud supporter of the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame, and helped to develop its new website. “We are passionate about agriculture and we are pleased to be able to honour the visionary agriculture leaders who have helped to shape Canadian ag and who are joining the Hall of Fame in 2016,” says Farms.com President and chief executive officer Graham Dyer.
“Canadian agriculture depends on leaders and visionaries to keep pushing our sector forward,” says President Herb McLane, Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame Association. “This year’s three inductees all channeled their passion, whether for horticulture, beef cattle or industry organizations, into advances and opportunities to make agriculture matter even more. They dreamed big, advocated tirelessly and have left indelible marks on the Canadian agricultural landscape. We are proud to welcome them into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame.”
- The late James Bartlett made tremendous gains for the Canadian horticultural industry through his leadership and vision.
- Robert (Bob) Switzer, Angus breed champion, helped create several strong brands for the industry that is keeping Angus the number one breed in Canada.
- John Willmott served Canadian agriculture for decades to bring about changes and advances for countless organizations, most notably he helped the Canadian Western Agribition grow into the premiere event that it is today.
Tickets to the event are $150 each (tables of 10 may be purchased) and can be purchased at http://www.cahfa.com/en-us/ceremony.
To learn more, visit the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame Website at http://www.cahfa.com. Use the hashtag #agleadership to promote the event on twitter.