On the farm
Finding the balance
#FarmLife & #MomLife
Kristy-Layne & Richard raise kids and cows on their Manitoba farm. Operating a dairy farm is time consuming work. They milk three times a day, 365 days a year – no exceptions.
Add to that raising four kids who are involved in sports, 4-H and other extra-curricular activities, and these young parents are as busy as it gets.
Learn more about their story and how they balance the needs of a growing family while managing the well-being of their herd, the success of their farm, and their desire to produce the highest quality milk possible.
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Hold on to your hat
As Norbert says, winter gives the land some time to rest.
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Milestones
On Jamie’s Manitoba dairy farm, building a new barn was a milestone that helped set up his farm and family for a brighter future.
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Love of the land
Sean’s family has been farming the same land for over a century. Over that time, each generation – Sean being the sixth – has done what they can to leave the farm and the land in the best possible condition for the next the generation.
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Stories from a fourth-generation dairy farm
For the Philippots, dairy farming runs in the family and has for over 100 years, spanning four generations.
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It’s all about the cows
From the beginning, Lanna was taught that the cows are here for a reason. Always respect them. Treat them well because the cows are here for you.
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Noreydo Dairy Farm
Alongside his seven siblings, Norbert Rey was raised on a family farm in St. Claude, Manitoba. His father had been raised in an orphanage since the age of 9 and working on a dairy farm for room and board before moving to St. Claude where he met and settled with Norbert’s mother. “I had an […]
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Local dairy farmer returns to
Manitoba to an industry he lovesGrowing up on a dairy farm in Landmark, Manitoba, Matt Plett had everything he wanted before him—fresh air, family, and a farm.
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“I owe it to my grandmother”
A stone’s throw from Holland, Man., you’ll find Marianne Parvais on her quaint 200-herd dairy farm.
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Finding the balance
Kristy-Layne & Richard raise kids and cows on their Manitoba farm. Operating a dairy farm is time consuming work.
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Looking to the sun to see the future
“As farmers we are in tune with the land so it’s natural to implement sustainable operating systems when and where we can.”