Charlottetown, PEI (March 6,2020)– After a weekend of interviews and presentations, the Atlantic alumni welcomed Phillip and Katie Keddy of Lakeville, NS as Atlantic’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2020. The event was held in Prince Edward Island, February 21st in conjunction with the International Potato Expo and Farm Credit’s Regional Ignite Event. As partners in [...]
Fredericton, NB (Dec 8,2019) – Justin & Laura Rogers of Brae, PEI and Simon Michaud and Mylène Bourque of Kamouraska, QC were chosen as National Winners from seven regional farmers at Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer(OYF) Program’s national event held last week in Fredericton, NB Justin & Laura Rogers are 7th generation farmers who operate Picturesque [...]
Moncton, NB (March 13, 2019)– Alumni gathered to celebrate Justin & Laura Rogers of Picturesque Farms from Coleman, PEI as Atlantic’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2019. The announcement was made at the Atlantic regional event held in conjunction with The Atlantic Farm Mechanization Show March 8-10. As owners of Picturesque Farms, Justin & Laura Rogers [...]
Truro, NS (Apr 21,2018)–Atlantic hospitality and comradery were on full display in Truro NS on April 12-14 as fifth generation potato farmers, Robert Anderson & Jill Ebbett of East Glassville, NB were named Atlantic’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2018. Robert assumed management responsibilities of the farm in 2000 after returning from a year at college. [...]
Churchbridge, SK (March 23, 2017) – Lauchie and Jolene MacEachern of have been selected as the Atlantic region’s Outstanding Young Farmers for their achievements on their Holstein operation, Folly River Farms Ltd. The event in Moncton, N.B., on March 10 recognized their accomplishment of becoming dairy farmers through a unique succession plan. Folly River Farms Ltd. [...]
Niagara Falls, ON (Dec. 7, 2016) - Andrew & Jennifer Lovell of Keswick Ridge, NB and Dominic Drapeau & Célia Neault of Ste-Françoise-de-Lotbinière, QC have been named Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2016. These two farm families were chosen from seven regional farm couples across Canada at OYF’s national event last week in Niagara Falls, [...]
Charlottetown, PEI (March 1, 2016) – First generation market garden farmers Andrew and Jennifer Lovell of Keswick Ridge, NB were chosen as the 2016 Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) for the Atlantic region at a recent awards event in Charlottetown, PEI. The Lovells will go on to represent the Atlantic region at the national OYF event [...]
