Dale Cowan named 2015 CCA Award of Excellence winner!

Dale Cowan, 2015 CCA
Award of Excellence winner

The Ontario Certified Crop Advisor Association congratulates Dale Cowan on being honoured by his peers with the CCA Award of Excellence at the annual CCA Conference and Annual Meeting in London, Ontario last week.

Dale has been involved in agriculture for over 35 years and is currently employed by AGRIS Co-operative and Wanstead Farmers Co-operative as a senior agronomist and sales manager. Previously, he was the owner/president of Agri-Food Laboratories for 18 years and continued with the company for an additional two years as the manager of the transition team

The CCA Award of Excellence recognizes a certified crop advisor (CCA) who delivers exceptional customer service, is highly innovative, has shown strong leadership and has contributed substantially to the exchange of ideas and the transfer of agronomic knowledge within the agriculture industry.

In his current role, Dale works directly with growers as well as collaborating with 14 other CCAs in his sales team. Combined, Dale reviews recommendations across thousands of acres. The growers contacted as references for this award valued Dale’s strong technological knowledge and his ability to communicate. They noted his innovative spirit and enthusiasm for new technology is what sets him apart.

Dale has been very involved with the CCA program. He was a board director from 2002 to 2010 which included serving as board chair in 2005 and 2006. Dale received his CCA designation in 1997, among the first group in Ontario to be certified.

Congratulations Dale!

Information for this post originated from the CCA (Jan. 15) news release. To read full news release click here.