Potato growers honour co-founder

Ivan Noonan was recently presented with a certificate of appreciation as a founding co-chairman of the United Potato Growers of Canada.
He received the recognition from Ray Keenan, the organization's chairman, in Charlottetown.
Before his retirement, Noonan was the general manager of the P.E.I. Potato Board for 14 years, from 1994-2008, and then served as general manager of Food Trust P.E.I., before he fully retired this year from Mid-Isle Farms.
Noonan was a driving force behind many initiatives that have been beneficial for the Island's potato industry.
One of these was the formation of the United Potato Growers of Canada in 2006, similar to an organization that exists in the U.S. At the time, growers were experiencing lower levels of profitability.
Noonan and Garry Sloik in Western Canada became the driving forces behind the creation of the organization, founded on the principles of matching supply with demand.