It’s the collaboration and access to useful data that entices Daryl Wilkie to participate in the Atlantic Grains Council and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Yield Enhancement Network (YEN). On their grain and cranberry farm in Alberton, the Wilkie family have...

Shearing requires technique and strength, and helps keep flocks clean, healthy and cool. Amber Petersen’s shearing skills are in high demand, and can take her as far as Iceland and New Zealand. She often competes in shearing competitions that help hone her skills and...

A hardy breed whose size allows for better handling made Belted Galloways the right cattle to incorporate into the grain operation at Barnyard Organics in Freetown. With the goal to enhance soil health that will eventually pay off in crop yields, Sally Bernard uses...

Growing up on the family farm, a potato and beef operation in Borden-Carleton, inspired Jessica Larsen to pursue a world of possibilities in agricultural careers. Currently a student at Dalhousie Agricultural Campus, Jessica visited Saint Lucia to share about...

Mark Craig is the first recipient of the PEI Federation of Agriculture’s Excellence in Farm Safety Award. Mark is recognized for creating a safe working environment on his family farm, and for his forward thinking and consideration for the everyday safety of the...

The Van Breugel kids- Femke, Mike, Luke and Nynke - are quick to put on their coveralls and head out to the barn after school at Meadow Hill Farms. With their parents Wouter and Antje, the whole family moved to Milton from Groningen, Netherlands two years ago to dairy...