Members and guests were welcomed by President Dave Vandenbroek to the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Swine Breeders Association. In 2016, members registered 132,418 purebred swine. Breeds registered were Yorkshire, Landrace, Duroc, Berkshire, Large Black and Tamworth. Genesus Inc., located in Manitoba, registered the most purebred swine.
The recipient of the Warren Stein Memorial Scholarship for 2016 was Karen DeBruyn. Karen just completed her fourth year of the animal science degree program at the University of Guelph and is from Oxford County in Ontario.
President Dave presented John Gough, Novastar Genetics with the Award of Merit for 2016. While John is now enjoying the retired life, his many contributions to the swine industry are not forgotten and were highlighted by Dave. In 1977, when John graduated from the University of Guelph with a B.Sc. in agriculture, he took over the mixed family farm from his father and with his wife Enid and two sons Michael and Mark, started his own farrow to finish operation with purebred Yorkshire sows. John participated in many provincial, regional and national associations in support of purebred swine breeders.
Source: CSBA