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Innovative sheep producers develop technology tools to improve management and profitability. With a goal of continuous improvement of their high performance breeding flock, sheep producers John and Eadie Steele of Norwood, Ontario have developed and invested in new...
Unique healthy apple snacks to be produced in new Ontario processing facility. Martin’s Family Fruit Farm of Waterloo, Ontario has grown to become one of the larger growers, packers, and shippers of apples in Canada over the past 40 years. They grow their own apples...
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....
Justin Beck has one big tip for beginning farmers: If you want to succeed on the family farm, get away from it. “I would definitely suggest that you go work someplace else for a bit,” says the 26-year-old. “First, it’s going to help you decide whether farming is...
When the Keddy family first began succession planning, their advisor had a grim warning. “We sat down with our accountant who told us there was a study that found only 1 in 12 first-generation farms are successfully transferred,” says Philip Keddy, who with parents...
A lifetime in farming brings perspective. Two veteran farmers, Jean-Guy Vincent and Garry Meier, share theirs – one has some advice for young people entering farming while the other offers some thoughts for those passing on their operations. After 41 years in the hog...
