Every farm has a story and no two are alike. Its origins, how it operates and who has a hand in its success are unique. This is the story of Mike and Wanda Stretch and Chain Lakes Farms, located in central Alberta. Where do the Stretches farm? The farm is located 13 kilometres east of […] Read more

Meet your farming neighbours: Mike and Wanda Stretch
The Stretch family farms 4,200 acres near Ponoka, Alta.

Meet your farming neighbours: Len and Diana Desharnais
The Desharnais family farms in the Peace River area of northern Alberta
Every farm has its own story. No two farms (or farmers) are exactly alike. Everyone starts off farming in their own way and every farm has its own combination of family and hired staff who make decisions and keep things running. Yet, even after considering all of the details, farmers are more alike than they […] Read more

Running a small-plot crop research business
Stephanie Kernaleguen’s off-farm job is on the farm, running SM AG Research
Life is busy for Stephanie Kernaleguen and her husband Marc, who are raising a family, running a business and are fourth-generation farmers on the family farm near St. Brieux, Sask. Kernaleguen graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a degree in Ag Business. After working in ag research jobs, she says, “I saw an area […] Read more