McKinven and Beerwort had to choose. Either get creative, or get out. That’s when they got creative.

Lookout Holsteins and Jerseys ‘start from scratch’

Like a growing number of Canadian operations, Quebec’s Lookout finds success by heading in a direction all it’s own

Reading Time: 6 minutes Wrong turns are part of steering any business to success, as are some unexpectedly bumpy roads. There is no such thing as a perfect roadmap, with the upshot that many young farmers suffer indecision along the way, and some even abandon their course at times. All the same, the story of Lookout Holsteins and Jerseys […] Read more

Man and woman standing at a counter.

Two steps forward

Alberta’s Rhonda and and Brian Headon knew the farm needed diversification. Now, each heads their own very different farm enterprise

Reading Time: 9 minutes It’s the classic Western Canadian love story. Boy and girl meet at a hockey game. Years later, they meet again at Alberta’s Ukrainian Pysanka Festival in Vegreville. They fall in love, they marry, they move back to his family’s farm, and they start a family. Also, like so many farming couples, Brian Headon and Rhonda […] Read more