The 72nd Annual Rural Urban Dinner and Awards takes place tonight. 
This year’s class of inductees include Robert Kerr, who operates Kerr Farms and Wolfe Creek Organics on Indian Creek Road, as Agriculturist of the Year.
Veritas Farm Business Management has been named the Agriculture Inoovator for business, while Joseph Grootenboer as Agriculture Innovator. Grootenboer owns and operates River Bell, a Dresden based company that grows and provides fresh vegetables in the ‘weekly box’ distribution method direct to consumers.
And this year’s Friend of Agriculture honour goes to Ron Faubert, president of the Kent Federation of Agriculture.
Also on tap is special guest speaker Dylan Sher, who created the Before the Plate documentary.
The Rural Urban Awards are presented by the Agriculture Committee of the Chatham-Kent Chamber of Commerce.
