Claude Cormier Biography: Agronomy [3 of 8] 

Cormier’s father said Claude should become an agronomist. He didn’t envision Claude being a farmer but instead working with science. Cormier enrolled at the University of Guelph and was interested in genetics. He wanted to invent a new flower. After a year he had to get out. Following his father’s death from cancer at age 44, Claude and his brother kept the farm, which proved to be overwhelming. Ultimately, his mother sold off the farm equipment and the livestock but kept the property.