k irk ▁Research ▁Institute ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Agricult ural ▁Green house ▁Gas ▁Research ▁Centre ▁ ▁history ▁of ▁Ag Res earch ▁in ▁Wa ik ato ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁ ▁Category : C rown ▁Research ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : A gr icult ural ▁research ▁Category : S cience ▁and ▁technology ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand <0x0A> </s> ▁Joseph - N or bert ▁Pro ven cher ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁– ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁cl erg yman ▁and ▁mission ary ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁province ▁of ▁Man it oba . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Saint ▁Bon if ace ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Franco - Man it ob an ▁community . ▁ ▁Life ▁Pro ven cher ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁N ico let , ▁Quebec ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁to ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁and ▁É lis abeth ▁Pr oul x ▁Pro ven cher . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁far mers . ▁Pro ven cher ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁N ico let ▁College ▁Class ique ▁and ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Sem inary . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁For ▁several ▁years ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁cur ate ▁in ▁various ▁par ishes . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁he ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁pri ests ▁were ▁sent ▁by ▁Joseph - Oct ave ▁Pl ess is ,