2007 Honorary member

Jean-Guy Lagacé was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, on October 10, 1938. After primary school, he becomes his father's right hand man on the farm.
Participation at agricultural fairs was always an integral part of the activities at Ferme Lagacé. Here, he poses proudly with a cow shown at Expo-Québec.

He was Director, then President of the Saint Hyacinthe Ayrshire Club for many years. Afterwards, he was named Director, then President of the Quebec Ayrshire Society in 1982. The following year, he was named Director of the Ayrshire Breeders' Association of Canada. He is on the Board of the Saint-Hyacinthe County Agricultural Society. When elected to the Presidency, he automatically became Vice-President of the Saint-Hyacinthe Regional Agricultural Society. The following year he was President of the Saint-Hyacinthe Exhibition. He was a member of the Board until 2001.

Because of his experience in breeding dairy cattle, he was approached to sit on the CIAQ' Board of Directors and that of Boviteq from 1993 to 1999. In 1987, Ferme Lagacé & Fils was the host of the CIAQ's guests to celebrate the 10 millionth first insemination in Quebec. Continuity is assured at Ferme Lagacé. Decisions are made together, after discussion. Talking about continuity, we are now on the 5th generation of Lagacé, specialized in breeding Ayrshire dairy cattle; Elphège, Jean-Paul, Jean-Guy, Richard, Mathieu and Rémy.

Besides being an excellent breeder devoted to the Ayrshire breed, Jean-Guy is first and foremost a father and grandfather that we adore more than anything. We are very proud of the road he has traveled and he has fully deserved these honors, on the personal as well as the social level.

Simon was born in 1952 on the Marylande farm in Ste-Elizabeth de Warwick. He studied at the ITA in Saint-Hyacinthe and, afterwards, started to work at Meunerie Ducharme. Simon still works for them today.

Let's go back to Simon's younger years, those years when he let the charming Francine, daughter of Madeleine and Yvan Lussier, conquer him. She captured his heart and they were married in 1974. They have one son, Jean-François who is studying at the University of Calgary. 

His involvement with the Bois-Francs Ayrshire Club began as secretary in 1976 for a period of approximately 15 years. Simon was the one who orchestrated the very first Club Sale in 1978 and he stills helps out at every sale reading the pedigrees. He can be proud of having contributed to the sale of over 2000 Ayrshire head during these sales. Since 1976, Simon has always been present at the Club meetings and he is a great source of information. Thank you Simon for letting us profit from your great expertise.

We cannot omit that Simon, loyal to the breed, started his show career by leading animals for many exhibitors. He also had the task of preparing the animals. Simon is certainly not intimidated by commitments because he's been involved a great deal in the Judging Schools. Simon has also judged many local and regional exhibitions. He has constantly graduated since, going from Expo Quebec in 1991, to being invited to show his great judging talents at the Quebec Spring Show in 1998 and finally the most prestigious judging honor, the Royal in 1994.

Although Simon is very involved in his work and with the Ayrshire breed, he knows how to save time for what he likes: Hockey. He is an unconditional admirer of his favorite goal tender, his son Jean-François. In his spare time, he likes to referee the Ducharme league and being the official announcer at the famous Warwick Atomes Yum Yum tournament.

For this burning enthusiasm that drives you in every task you undertake, we are proud to make you Honorary Member of Ayrshire Canada . Thank you for your great generosity and your important loyalty to the Ayrshire breed.