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Honorary Life Awards
Presented to the following in recognition of their valuable service to
the seed industry in Alberta
Barry Mehr
Edmonton, Alberta
Effective December 1, 2004, Barry was appointed to the position of
Deputy Minister of Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (AAFRD).
Previously, Barry was Deputy Minister of Alberta Innovation and
Science for one year. Before that, Barry served four years with
Alberta Economic Development (AED), the first two as Assistant
Deputy Minister of Investment and Trade and the latter two as Deputy
Minister.
Prior to his employment with AED, Barry served 23 years with AAFRD,
which included 17 years as Assistant Deputy Minister in the trade
and investment sector, and the production and marketing sector. He
also has a background in the private sector, having been engaged in
the food industry in various management capacities with Swift
Canadian Co. Ltd. Barry graduated from the University of Toronto,
with a BA (Food Chemistry).
Barry and his wife Judy enjoy spending time with their six children
and nine grandchildren. He also enjoys participatory sports and
coaching, hiking in the mountains, and other outdoor activities.
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Ken Wulff
Camrose, Alberta
Ken was born and raised in the Morinville area on a small mixed
farm. In 2004, the family farm received the award for 100 years of
farming in the Sturgeon County. The land is now owned and farmed by
his sister and her husband, Ken and Jeannine Krywko. His career in
the Agriculture Business started at the Morinville Seed Cleaning
Cooperative in 1985 as a plant operator. He became the Assistant
Manager in 1988 and played a big part in the construction of a
second cleaning line designed for Peas and Export Oats. In 1994 Ken
was approached by Alberta Wheat Pool to fill a position in the Seed
Business procuring Oats for the Export Market as well as working
with Seed Growers doing Seed Production Contracting in the central
Alberta Territory. In 1997, the position moved to Camrose with the
realignment of Territories. In 1998, with the merger of Manitoba
Pool and Alberta Pool, Ken was offered the position of Manager
Operations and Logistics overseeing Agricore Seed Cleaning Plants in
Grande Prairie, Camrose and a Treating Facility in Rivers, Manitoba.
In addition to the plants he managed the seed labs in Grande Prairie
and Camrose. In 2000, another company restructure moved his position
to the Head Office in Calgary. In 2001, Agricore and UGG announced a
merger and this brought Ken back to Camrose where he currently
resides and continues to work for Agricore United as Manager of
Plant Operations.
In 1988, Ken married Kathy, a Registered Nurse, who is employed as a
surgical unit at the hospital in Camrose. They have two lovely
daughters, Jenessa (15) and Tara (12) who are both actively involved
in dance.
Throughout his career, Ken has had the opportunity to attend many
workshops and courses which include Commodity Marketing, Crop
Protection, Seed Tech workshops at Olds College, Canada Labor Code
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