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Lauchie and Jolene MacEachern and their three children, Ewan, 10, Allister, eight, and Adriana, five, at their dairy farm at Debert, N.S.

Canada’s OYF: Nominees from Atlantic Canada

For Lauchie and Jolene MacEachern, fine-tuning management improves production

By Lee Hart November 30, 2017

For the MacEachern family keeping their dairy cows, of course well fed, but also equally important — comfortable — is helping improve the efficiency and productivity of their central Nova Scotia dairy farm. Since they’ve have been owners of the Folly River Farm near Debert, N.S. for the past five years, Lauchie and Jolene MacEachern […] Read more

Gary and Marie Baars and their children built their diversified dairy operation from scratch.

Dairy Cattle, Features

Canada’s OYF: Nominees from British Columbia

Gary and Marie Baars started with a dream,  then realized it through hard work

By Geoff Geddes November 29, 2017

Wanted: Energetic, inexperienced couple to work long days with few days off and no assurance of success. Interested? If not, you’re not alone, and you’re definitely not Gary and Marie Baars. The 2017 Outstanding Young Farmer Award winners from Chilliwack, B.C. didn’t let long odds and a shortage of experience hold them back, and now […] Read more

Marc and Hinke Therrien and their three children, Annelies, four, Emilie, three, and Natalie, one, didn’t hesitate to learn the turkey business.

Features, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Canada’s OYF: The nominees from Alberta

This award is a feather in the cap of these new turkey farmers

By Geoff Geddes November 28, 2017

She was new to turkeys and he was new to farming. What could possibly go wrong? As it turns out, not much, which is why Marc and Hinke Therrien of Redwater, Alta., are proud winners as Alberta regional nominees for the Outstanding Young Farmer (OYF) Award. “I’m not a farm kid; I grew up in […] Read more

Vegetable producers Francois Handfield and Veronique Bouchard with their children: Philomène, eight, and Éméric, 10.

Crops, Features, Fruit/Vegetables

Canada’s OYF: Quebec nominees

Francois Handfield and Veronique Bouchard embrace organic farming 

By Lee Hart November 27, 2017

They were two non-farmers who started out with $500, a wheelbarrow and a dream. Less than 10 years later, Francois Handfield and Veronique Bouchard have a thriving organic market garden, community shared agriculture business supplying produce to about 4,000 people, they employ up to 20 seasonal workers, and gross about $800,000 annually. A lot of […] Read more

Derek and Tannis Axten with their children Kate, 13, and Brock, 11, know if they look after the soil it will produce.

Crops, Features

Canada’s OYF: Nominees from Saskatchewan

Derek and Tannis Axten focus on encouraging soil biology

By Geoff Geddes November 24, 2017

Daring to be different may enrich your spirit, but it can also leave you cash poor. If you’re Derek and Tannis Axten, however, you wind up having your fungicide-free cake and eating it too. While the 2017 Outstanding Young Farmer (OYF) Award winners for Saskatchewan began their farming career on a well-trodden path, the route […] Read more

Jennifer and Andrew Lovell, fruit and vegetable producers from Keswick Ridge, N.B., at left, and Dominic Drapeau and Célia Neault, dairy producers from Ste-Françoise-de-Lotbinière, Que., were named Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2016. These two farm families were chosen from seven regional farm couples across Canada. The 2017 national competition will be held in Penticton, B.C. later this month.

Features, News

2017 young farmers to be showcased

Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers will  gather in Penticton later this month

By Lee Hart November 14, 2017

Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) will be gathering in Penticton, B.C., later this month to select two farm nominees from seven regional finalists to be named national winners for 2017. About 150 OYF alumni and guests will be gathering at the Lakeside Resort convention centre from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3 for the 37th annual […] Read more

Canada’s 2016 Outstanding Young Farmers with sponsors, from left, Komie Hossini, Bayer CropScience; Teresa Garside, John Deere;

Features, News

Eastern farmers honoured by OYF win

Tough decision to select only two winners from a field of outstanding nominees

By Lee Hart January 12, 2017

Two eastern Canadian farm couples have been named Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (CYOF) for 2016. Andrew and Jennifer Lovell of Keswick Ridge, NB and Dominic Drapeau and Célia Neault of Ste-Françoise-de-Lotbinière, Que., were named to receive the national honours at the CYOF annual awards program held in Niagara Falls, Ont. in early December. The two […] Read more

Atlantic region Outstanding Young Farmer nominees Andrew and Jennifer Lovell and their children Robert, 11, and Elise, four.

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, News

Outstanding Young Farmers Atlantic: Andrew and Jennifer Lovell

Marketing is key for Andrew and Jennifer Lovell’s orchard operation

By Angela Lovell December 2, 2016

Andrew and Jennifer Lovell have a flair for marketing, and it’s helped them diversify and grow their first generation farm at Keswick Bridge, N.B. And it also helped them achieve the title of 2016 Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) for the Atlantic Region. The Lovells own and operate River View Orchards, which includes a U-pick operation for apples, […] Read more

Quebec OYF regional nominees Dominic Drapeau and Celia Neault and their four children – Kelly and Mavrick, 10-year-old twins, Alicia, nine and Liam, seven.

Dairy Cattle, News

Outstanding Young Farmers Quebec: Dominic Drapeau and Celia Neault

Dominic Drapeau and Celia Neault are part of a four-generation family farm

By Lee Hart December 1, 2016

Relying on the knowledge and advice of an expert team, strong family support, a well-planned goal, and a lot of hard work has helped a young southern Quebec couple build one of the most progressive and productive dairy farms in the province. Dominic Drapeau and Celia Neault say it is a combination of these and […] Read more

Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmer nominees, Adrian and Jodi Roelands and their children Mia, 8, Arie, 6, Eva, 4, Theo, 3, and Ila.

Crops, News

Outstanding Young Farmers Ontario: Adrian and Jodi Roelands

Learning to delegate is crucial to success for Adrian and Jodi Roelands

By Shirley Byers December 1, 2016

Adrian and Jodi Roelands, Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2016, established Roelands Plant Farms Inc., a propagation greenhouse, in 2013. Since then, they’ve doubled their capacity and were set to triple it by the end of October 2016. On their farm near Forest, in southwestern Ontario, the couple custom grow premium cucumber, tomato and pepper seedlings […] Read more

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