Guy Lafond

Guy Lafond was a research scientist for over 30 years with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the Indian Head Research Farm in Saskatchewan. He was instrumental in establishing the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation (IHARF) in the early 1990s and had a major impact on cropping practices and soil conservation.

Early life and education Lafond grew up in St. Jean Baptiste, Manitoba, and obtained his bachelor's and master’s degrees from the University of Manitoba.

Career Lafond began his career with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in 1985, where he provided strong leadership and conducted research aimed at soil conservation and sustainable agriculture practices. His career started during the no-till farming revolution, which he had closely tracked ever since. His areas of research at the Indian Head Research Farm included agronomy of no-till, cropping systems, precision farming, cereal, oilseed and pulse production, soil, fertilizer, and land management.

Awards and achievements

Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Associate Award of Outstanding contribution to the development of zero-till and direct seeding The Weed Science Society of America Award of Excellence Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association Award of Merit Canadian Society of Agronomy Distinguished Agrologist Fellow of the Canadian Society of Agronomy Diamond jubilee recipient Honoured posthumously (March 2014) for his lifetime achievement and leadership in no-till development and agronomy research with an induction into the Canadian Conservation Hall of Fame in Ottawa