Peterborough County
Agricultural Wall of Fame
Applications and Inductee Gallery
An outstanding individual or group who has excelled in the Agriculture / Agri-food Industry in Peterborough County
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To recognize those who have made an outstanding contribution to the agricultural industry
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Ross and Lois purchased their Indian River farm in 1967. Sugarvalley Maple became home to a maple syrup business, a maple supply company, a milking Holstein herd, a purebred Hereford herd, and cash crops. The maple syrup business grew from
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Francis Walsh excelled in many facets of agriculture, from 4-H to support of farm organizations to innovative beef herd management. He did this while expanding his farm operation and bringing family members into the business. Francis was a keen 4-H
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Don farmed in Harrow, Ontario and with his twin brother David, purchased a 600-acre farm in Smith Township in 1967. Caza Berry Farm grew to be the largest U-pick berry farm in Eastern Ontario. In 1987, Don, Bernadette and their
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Edgar Cornish, a purebred Hereford breeder in Otonabee township has been actively involved in many local, regional and provincial organizations and committees. Edgar was a 4-H member and beef club leader. In the 1990’s Edgar chaired the school agriculture awareness committee which
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Isaac Garbutt moved from Yorkshire, England to Canada with his bride Mary Clark in 1832. They travelled to Smith Township in 1835, from the Brighton area of Northumberland County with two small children by foot and oxcart with a cow, a
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Clarence and Betty Glenn developed a highly regarded registered Holstein herd while contributing to the agricultural industry and their local community. In 1956, Glen Isle Farms Ltd. was established with the purchase of the McFee farm in Keene, Ontario. Clarence
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Julian Suurd spent his whole life promoting agriculture not only on his own farm with his family but also through his agri-business ventures. He spent countless hours reading, researching and educating himself on crop production, on drought stricken and flooded
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Norman McConkey was a very active, committed and innovative contributor to agriculture and agri-business in Peterborough County. He owned Lifloc Dairy Farms in Otonabee Township. He was one of the first farmers in the county to acquire a hay baler,
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R. H. (Dick) Graham was hired as the first Livestock Specialist for the Ontario Department of Agriculture in 1931. He had a province-wide role in livestock improvement at a time of profound change. He helped design, promote and deliver many
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George A. Gillespie (1872 -1956) was born in Otonabee Township near the village of Villiers, and apprenticed at age 15 as a cheesemaker, starting his lifelong journey with the dairy industry of Peterborough County. He worked for Fleetwood Cheese Factory
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