WestGen is pleased to announce the appointment of its new President, Richard Boonstoppel. Richard grew up on his family’s dairy farm first in the Netherlands and then in New Brunswick. He and his wife have owned their own dairy farm for 25 years. Selling the first one in NB and moving with their [...]
Mason Farms is located near Oak Point just off of Highway 6 in Manitoba. This farm goes back three generations when Darcy’s grandparents, Nelson and Anna Mason, started farming in 1947. Darcy’s parents, Ken and Sylvia, took over the farm in 1967. Darcy grew up on the farm helping his parents on the day-to-day aspects [...]
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WestGen President, Eric Iversen It is with a profound sadness that we announce the passing of our President, Eric Iversen, after a brief but, brave fight against an aggressive cancer. Eric’s tenure as a board member has helped steer WestGen through a period of enormous growth and change. With his boundless energetic [...]
Laingspring Farm has been operating in southeastern Manitoba for over a century. A new corporation was established in 2013 when the latest generation of Laings added their 2 sons into their partnership. Currently farm runs a semi-free flow barn with 4 DeLaval Robots. On average the milking herd consists [...]
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2021 Virtual Annual General Meeting. Listen to Jim Ostrom of Milksource, World Dairy Expo's 2020 "Dairymen of the Year", share his thoughts.
The “I” family at John Tamis’ Lindrian herd has been generating noteworthy females for decades including Lindrian Izabel Inquirer GP-83 5* who managed to produce over 100,000 kg in one lactation! We fast-forward through 6 generations since Izabel to the present-day cow, Lindrian Iana Impression EX-90-5-yr-old, the focus of this story. Read on to [...]
Classes: Youth 4-H Class (Must be 4-H members current project) 1st Lactation 2nd Lactation 3rd + Lactation 4000kg + Fat & Protein Rules & Regulations: Open to all dairy breeds All animals must be registered with respectable breed association There are no classification or production requirements to enter Cows that have been shown in an [...]
Come see us at the Abbotsford Tradex today between 9am-4:30pm at the Pacific Agriculture Show! Times: Thursday - Saturday 9am-4:30pm Admission: $15 – Adults $10- Seniors & 4H Kids 14 & Under FREE Parking: FREE Phone: 604.291.1553 Email: info@agricultureshow.net Website: http://www.agricultureshow.net/
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