Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate my fellow islander, Mr. Barry Cudmore, on his induction into the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame on October 27.
This honour follows decades of his being a positive force in Island agriculture. Barry assisted farmers in dealing with pressures from the public on environmental issues. He served as president of the P.E.I. Federation of Agriculture in both 1995 and 1996. He initiated a highly publicized pork giveaway in 1998 to show consumers how little the pork producers were getting for their pork even though retailers were charging high prices for the same product. He has also won swine productivity awards numerous times since 1987.
Mr. Cudmore has also been active on the international stage. He is a founding member of Farmers Helping Farmers, an organization which has undertaken development projects in Kenya and Tanzania.
Again, congratulations to Barry and his family