News Release Archive
AGRICULTURE/MARKETING--STAFF CHANGES
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Agriculture and Marketing Minister Wayne Gaudet has
announced a number of staff changes to the field services
section of the extension services branch.
Dean Manning will be the agricultural representative for
Annapolis County. Mr. Manning, originally from Falmouth,
Hants County, is a graduate of the Nova Scotia Agricultural
College and has extensive 4-H background. In 1990, Mr.
Manning worked as an assistant ag rep for Kings County, then
Halifax-East Hants and for the past three years as ag rep
for Lunenburg/Queens out of the Bridgewater office.
Jeff Wentzell, former 4-H representative for Western Nova
Scotia, will be transferred to Bridgewater as acting
agricultural representative. Mr. Wentzell, from Lunenburg
County, is also a graduate of the Nova Scotia Agricultural
College and was an active 4-H member. Mr. Wentzell began his
career with the department in 1990 as 4-H representative for
eastern Nova Scotia.
Both of these appointments are effective Oct. 30, 1995.
Susan Simpson, acting 4-H Specialist in western Nova Scotia,
will be the acting agricultural representative for
Inverness/Victoria working out of the Mabou office. Ms.
Simpson, from Cumberland County and has been actively
involved in 4-H. She graduated from the Nova Scotia
Agricultural College in 1992 and subsequently worked for the
Cumberland Soil and Crop Association as a research assistant
before joining the department earlier this year.
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Contact: Jim Goit 902-895-6596
trp Oct. 26, 1995