Editing Colin Thatcher (section)

==Early life==
Colin Thatcher was born in [[Toronto]], Ontario, on August 25, 1938.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZwbwAAAAMAAJ&q=Wilbert+Colin+Thatcher++1938 | title=Guide Parlementaire Canadien | year=1979 | publisher=P.G. Normandin }}</ref> His father, Saskatchewan-born [[Ross Thatcher]], was working for [[Canada Packers]], a predecessor of Maple Leaf Foods, at the time of his birth. He moved to Saskatchewan when his father returned home to run the family business. His father subsequently entered politics and became [[Premier of Saskatchewan]] from 1964 to 1971.

Thatcher began studying agriculture at the [[University of Saskatchewan]]. After one year, he transferred to [[Iowa State University]]. He graduated from Iowa State with [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] and [[Master of Science|M.S.]] degrees in agriculture, and returned to Saskatchewan to work on his father's ranch in [[Moose Jaw]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}