OCTOBER 2024 9 CAAR AWARDS The CAAR Awards highlight the achievements and dedication of CAAR members who serve their community and the ag retail industry. Please help CAAR celebrate excellence and champion people and businesses by submitting a nomination for this years CAAR Awards. Awards will be presented at the CAAR Gala Banquet on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in Regina, Saskatchewan. Nominations for the awards close on October 31, 2024. Agronomist of the Year Introduced in 2012, the Agronomist of the Year Award recognizes an agronomist from a CAAR member location who consistently exceeds expectations through dedication to their field and their agronomic knowledge. Agronomists are a key touch-point with the grower community that help every farmer grow the best crop that they can with the resources they have. If you know an agronomist who works for a CAAR retailer that demonstrates significant knowledge of agronomic practices applicable to their local region and is dedicated to excellent customer service, be sure to nominate them for the 2024 Agronomist of the Year Award at www.surveymonkey.com/r/CAAR2024AOTY Agronomist of the Year Award Recipients 2011 Wendy Schatz-Leeds Sharpe’s Soil Services 2012 Chris Nordal Paterson Grain 2013 Dan Owen Hudye Soil Services 2014 Duane Briand Parkland Fertilizers 2015 Troy Laforge Rack Petroleum 2016 Laurie Manshreck Paterson Grain 2017 Barry Mankewich GJ Chemical 2018 Taralea Simpson Shur-Gro Farm Services 2019 Greg Hodgins Holmes Agro 2020 Wendy McDonald 360 Ag Consulting 2022 Rahul Patel Pioneer Cooperative Unlimited Retailer of the Year Established in 2008, the Retailer of the Year Award recognizes one CAAR member location that went above and beyond to serve its customers. Despite challenges, some retail locations stand above the crowd and demonstrate excellent customer service and implement innovative business practices, as well as new technology to improve operations. They also demonstrate exceptional leadership in their local community. If you would like to recognize your own retail location or another retail location for the 2024 Retailer of the Year Award, please nominate them at www.surveymonkey.com/r/ CAAR2024ROTY Retailer of the Year Award Recipients 2007 Cavalier Agrow Ltd. 2008 B & B Ag Services 2009 DynAgra Corp. 2010 Sharpe’s Soil Services CAAR AWARDS ATKWORK888 - stock.adobe.com Some of the attendees at last year’s CAAR’s Choice Awards Banquet held in Edmonton.
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