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Dr. Ernest Mercier, OC (1 March 1914 – 4 March 2002) was a reputed agronomist in Quebec, Canada. Born on a family farm in Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, he went on to do graduate studies in Cornell University and founded the Artificial Insemination Center of Quebec. After many years as the superintendent at a federal research farm, he was promoted deputy minister of agriculture of Quebec, a position which he held for 6 years. Retiring from his government work, he became a private consultant and collaborated with the Canadian International Development Agency and the Canadian delegation at the Food and Agriculture Organization on projects that took him around the world.

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  • Ernest Mercier (agronome) (fr)
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  • Dr. Ernest Mercier, OC (1 March 1914 – 4 March 2002) was a reputed agronomist in Quebec, Canada. Born on a family farm in Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, he went on to do graduate studies in Cornell University and founded the Artificial Insemination Center of Quebec. After many years as the superintendent at a federal research farm, he was promoted deputy minister of agriculture of Quebec, a position which he held for 6 years. Retiring from his government work, he became a private consultant and collaborated with the Canadian International Development Agency and the Canadian delegation at the Food and Agriculture Organization on projects that took him around the world. (en)
  • Docteur Ernest Mercier, (1er mars 1914 – 4 mars 2002) détenteur de l’Ordre du Canada, était un agronome réputé du Québec et le sous-ministre de l’Agriculture du Québec au cours de la Révolution tranquille. Né sur la ferme familiale de Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, il a obtenu un doctorat en agronomie à l’Université Cornell aux États-Unis. De retour au Québec en 1947, il a été le fondateur du Centre d'insémination artificielle du Québec. Après plusieurs années comme gestionnaire de la ferme expérimentale fédérale de Lennoxville. Il a été promu sous-ministre de l’agriculture du Québec, fonction qu’il a exercée près de 6 ans. À la suite de sa retraite du gouvernement, il a collaboré avec l’Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI) et avec la branche canadienne de Organisation des Natio (fr)
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  • Ernest Mercier (en)
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  • Ernest Mercier (en)
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  • Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (en)
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  • Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Canada (en)
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