Henry & Nan Gardiner (seated) and their family.
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Henry & Nan Gardiner (seated) and their family. |
Henry Gardiner wins 2004 Vision Award
Henry Gardiner of Gardiner Angus Ranch, Ashland, Kan., won the 2004 Beef Industry Vision Award sponsored by Ford Motor Co. and the National Cattlemen’s Foundation (NCF). Gardiner was presented the award during the Grand Finale Evening Event Jan. 31 during the Cattle Industry Annual Convention and Trade Show.
“It’s called the Vision Award because the individuals nominated have the ability to see down the road for our industry,” says NCF Chairman Bob Josserand. “This talent has taken these people a long way in our industry, and [they] provide others with great examples of true innovation and creativity.”
The Vision Award recognizes beef industry leaders who take innovative steps to make their operations more profitable and efficient. Nominees for the 2004 award were evaluated primarily on the basis of effective use of available production technology, impact on the cost of production, ingenuity in implementation, successful and innovative marketing, benefit and impact on the beef industry, and optimum resource management.
Gardiner’s vision of developing superior-quality breeding stock has helped his customers reach their profit potentials. He has advance the vision for the entire beef industry through acceptance of technology and other methods of bringing a better quality product to the consumer. His vision for Gardiner Angus Ranch has been to improve the beef business, not just the bottom line.
Other finalists for the award were Painted Hills Natural Beef of Fossil, Ore., and Erick Jensen of Wolfe’s Neck Natural Beef, Freeport, Maine.