Remembering Dr. Al Loyns

Dr. R.M.A (Al) Loyns, retired professor in the Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics, passed away on February 15, 2025.Al came to teach at the University of Manitoba in 1969 after completing his PhD at the University of California in Berkely. At that time his Department was called Agricultural Economics and Farm Management. He focused on marketing as an instructor.A colleague from those days, Dr. Barry Prentice, noted he was he was very dedicated to his students and in making sur