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2012 Articles
02/05/2012

AMULREE, ON – When Ryan Bergman was searching for a name for his new farming enterprise, he, his girlfriend and a close friend chuckled over the concept of Loco Fields.

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02/04/2012

CAP-SANTÉ, QC– If you were looking for the ideal definition of successful new farmers, the search would likely end at the Holstein breeding operation – Ferme Jacobs Inc.

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01/03/2012

SEAFOAM, NOVA SCOTIA – Dave and Suzy Belt weren’t raised in farming communities but that didn’t stop the enterprising couple from forging ahead to establish a unique agricultural commercial business eight years ago.

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02/02/2012

A focus on agricultural entertainment and education has led to success for young farmers Phil Quinn, 29, and Steph Maynard, 29, of Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, a suburban community just west of the Island of Montreal.

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02/01/2012

DARTMOUTH, N.S. – Growing up in Chicago, Illinois, Jean Snow would hardly have seen herself becoming a leading urban market gardener in Eastern Canada in later years. Yet that’s exactly what happened.

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