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Driving through Smoky Lake, Alberta you may not realize the local ‘Field of Dreams’. After all, there isn’t a corn crop or ball diamond, but instead some big ideas. For Robert and Angela Semeniuk, their field of dreams is their research plot. “This is one field where...
For Mark and Sally Benard, their farm is not just about a business opportunity, but a big picture philosophy. “Both need to be an equal priority when in organic production,” says Sally from their Prince Edward Island farm located between Summerside and Charlottetown....
The statistics suggest one story. Young farmers tell another. The latest Census of Agriculture found the number of young farmers continues to plunge – with the percentage of farm operators under age 35 down nearly 60 per cent in the last two decades (8.2% in 2011...
40 cows, 40 acres and 40 000 broilers. That was what Peter and Nicole Tuytel of Elmbridge Farms in Chilliwack, British Columbia started with in 1996. The problem with this small farm was the fact the Tuytel’s didn’t see any land near by coming up for sale, the dairy...
Having a return customer walk through the doors of VG Meats is what the Van Groningen’s hope for on a daily basis. Having that customer return means they need to continue to focus on producing a superior beef product that has been years in the making. Meet Cory and...
LAKE SHUSWAP, B.C. – Back in February 2008 Kristen and Bruce Jordan were relative newcomers to the agricultural community with high hopes for their new venture in the province’s fertile Central Saanich region. With five fulltime staff, they were growing apple trees...
