(April 10, 2026 – St. Jacobs, ON) – Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (COYF) Program is pleased to announce Drew and Heather Spoelstra of Binbrook, ON, as the Ontario regional winners for 2026. The announcement followed the regional competition held April 7–9 in St. Jacobs, Ontario. Drew and Heather will move on to represent Ontario at [...]
The regional awards event in St. Jacobs will determine Ontario's Outstanding Young Farmer to represent at the Canadian Outstanding Young Farmer competition in British Columbia for 2026. 2026 Ontario Outstanding Young Farmer Awards Banquet Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | Cellar 52, St. Jacobs, Ontario Cocktails: 4:30 p.m. | Banquet: 5:30 p.m. | Presentations & Awards [...]
(Toronto, ON Dec 1, 2025) Ryan and Romy Schill of Circle R Livestock Ltd & Revolution Wool Company located at Wallenstein, ON and Pierre Luc Barré & Virginie Bourque of La Ferme Yves Barré Inc located at St. Damase QC were chosen as National Winners from six regional farms at Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer (OYF) [...]
(April 3, 2025 – Guelph, ON) Ryan & Romy Schill of Circle R Livestock Ltd. / Revolution Wool Company located at Wallenstein, were named Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2025. The Regional event was held at the Gathering House, Thatcher Farms, on April 1 with sponsors and alumni in attendance. The Schill’s will go on [...]
(Lethbridge- November 6, 2024) – The Alberta Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) Region is preparing to host Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers’ National Event which will take place at the Sandman Signature Hotel Lethbridge, AB from Nov 27- Dec 1, 2024. Alberta’s OYF regional chair, Jinel Ference states, “Ag business is comparable to the peaks and valleys [...]
(Guelph, ON – Aug 26, 2024) –Partners, DJ Wassenaar and Matt Bergman, of Haybury Farms Inc located at Jarvis, ON were named Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2024 at their regional event held near Guelph on Aug 22, 2024. Matt grew up on a dairy farm and started farming for himself at the age of [...]
(Laval- November 9, 2023) – The Quebec Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) Region is preparing to host Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers’ National Event which will take place at the Sheraton Hotel in Laval QC from Nov 23-26,2023. Quebec OYF regional chair, Johanne Cameron states, “The crop of National Finalists 2023 proudly demonstrate that they have the [...]
(Guelph ON- Aug 21, 2023) – Hog and cash crop producers, Stewart Skinner & Jessica Kelly, of Imani Farms Ltd at Listowel, ON, were named Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2023 at the Ontario Region’s Recognition Event held Aug 17 at Thatcher Farms in Rockwood, ON. Stewart & Jessica met at the Ontario Pork Congress. [...]
(Saskatoon, SK- October 21, 2022) – The Saskatchewan Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) Region is preparing to host Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers’ National Event which will take place at the Delta Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon, SK from Nov 23-27,2022. Saskatchewan OYF regional chair, Derek Axten states, “We hope you will enjoy the event as we share [...]
Saskatoon (Dec 5, 2021) Raymond & Tracey Bredenhof, R&T Poultry & Bredenhof Hops, of Abbotsford, BC and Jenny Butcher & Wes Kuntz, Little Brown Cow Dairy, of Brantford, ON were chosen as National Winners from seven regional farmers at Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer (OYF) Program’s national event held virtually and in Saskatoon, SK December 1-3, [...]
