SFWA congratulates long-time member Jack Dawes who is to be inducted into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame in fall 2022. Jack is recognized for his respected work an agricultural broadcast journalist – especially his radio broadcasts on CJGX Yorkton in the 1980s and ’90s – his genuine interest in learning about the sector, and his storytelling abilities. Apart from his successful broadcast career, Jack was general manager of the Prairie Oat Growers Association from 2003 to 2011 and was key in establishing the Saskatchewan Oat Development Commission and Manitoba Oat Growers Association.
