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Industry Person of the Year Thomas L. Lyon Namedby World Daily Expo
World Daily Expo will honor Thomas L. Lyon general manager of 21st Century Genetics Cooperative Shawano as the 1985 Industry Person of the Year. He will receive the award at a reception and banquet in Madison on October 1. Lyon, an Iowa native and dairy industry leader, has long guided Cedar Valley Dairy near Atalissa and helped build the nation’s largest member owned artificial insemination cooperative through a merger of Midwest Breeders Cooperative and Minnesota Valley Breeders Cooperative. He has led as president of the National Association of Animal Breeders and U S Genes and serves Dairy Shrine members alongside Wisconsin June Dairy Month chairman duties in 1982.
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Thomas L. Lyon
21St Century Genetics Cooperative
Shawano
World Daily Expo
Mr. Lyon
Madison
Midwest Breeders Cooperative
Minnesota Valley Breeders Cooperative
National Association of Animal Breeders
U.S. Genes
United States
Dairy Shrine
Wisconsin
Lyon
Uw-Madison
Council of Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching
Wisconsin 4-H Foundation
Valley Bank of
Valley Bancorporation
Sacred Heart Parish
Chamber of Commerce