Melvern Simmentals is owned by Bill and Richard Armstrong. The Armstrongs began farming in Melvern Square (Spa Springs) when Bill’s father George bought the farm in 1950. At that time the family milked cows for cream. Bill took over the farm in 1971 and switched to the beef industry with 30 Hereford Shorthorn cross cows. He started breeding Simmentals to add more growth, registering the […]
Margaree Harbour Resources Ltd is a family farm that is owned and operated by Brendan and Gerard MacKinnon. It is located in Margaree Harbour on the western coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The farm is a cow/calf operation which has around 100 head of commercial beef cattle. The cow herd is a mainly Simmental based herd and uses 3 bulls. A Simmental bull […]
Steve and Sue Darragh were born and raised on farms and have been around cattle all their lives. They started Orchard Hill Farm in 1988, building their first barn with many dreams and challenges ahead. As out-of-the-box thinkers, they were open to new ideas and wanted to try different breeds to see which performed the best. After trying different breeds in a crossbreeding program, they […]
Dean and Catherine operate Manning Family Farm along with their daughter and son, Caylene and Andrew, in Falmouth, NS. The farm is a mixed farm operation consisting of 80 head beef cow/calf along with greenhouses and market garden vegetables. Both Dean and Catherine are B.Sc. graduates from NSAC, while Caylene is a Registered Dietitian with her B.Sc. in Applied Human Nutrition, and Andrew is finishing […]
Bidalosy Farms Limited is located along the shore of the Cobequid Bay in rural Old Barns, Nova Scotia. Origins of the farm can be traced back to 1876, with Andrew McCurdy being the 6th generation owner/operator. This family operation has 400 head of dairy and beef livestock, with the cattle being born and raised in open, spacious barns and farm fields. The animal feed requirements […]
Darryl has been farming his entire life. Along with his four children, he ran an efficient and productive Dairy Farm for over 40 years, breeding many excellent purebred Holstein cows. After retiring from the dairy industry seven years ago, Darryl immediately brought this same attitude to his new adventure, Crossgrove Beef Farm. Darryl thought he would build a barn to raise a couple of beef […]
In 1957, Donald bought three small farms located at Beaver Meadow, Antigonish County, and started farming at a larger scale with a team of horses. In 1958, he remodeled a 40’ x 80’ horse barn with three floors for broiler chickens. That same year, Donald went to Hillman’s Disposal Farm Sale in Bridgewater and bought a Nova National purebred Hereford bull that originally came from […]
K.B. Kinsman & Son Farm Limited is owned by Keith, Michael and Diane Kinsman. The Kinsman’s have been producing beef for 40 years. They started out with a few head, growing more each year and are currently housing about 400 head in their feedlot, at 1774 Hwy 358 in Port Williams, NS. They farm approximately 400 acres, growing their own feed to supply the feedlot. […]
Rocky Knoll Farm Limited is a multi-generation farm, owned and operated by the Withrow Family, in Center Rawdon, Hants County. In the mid-to-late 60’s the farm switched from a vegetable, dairy and swine operation to a beef and vegetable farm, raising mostly purebred Herefords and Black Angus, as well as vegetables for their farm market business. As industry demands changed, so did the operation. A […]
This 1240-acre mixed farm is currently owned and operated by Brian and his wife Joan along with their family, Mark & Isabelle and Beth. Their century farm is in Truemanville, Cumberland County, and has been in the family since 1817. Currently, the Truemans have beef cattle, grow forage and grain, lowbush blueberries and manage an 800-acre woodlot. Brian has been a long time supporter of […]