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Ferme Montcalm ET FRÈRES

Owners: Maurice, Julie, Marc, Roselyne, Frédéric, Jérémie and Nicolas.

95 Rang du Cinq, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, QC

DESCRIPTION

The Montcalms have been on the family farm since 1922. There are currently 7 shareholders on the ​farm, Maurice, Julie, Marc, Roselyne, as well as 3 members of the fourth generation, namely ​Frédéric, Jérémie and Nicolas.

The company is in dairy production and has 240 kg of quota. There are approximately 160 lactating ​cows, 25 dry cows and 130 breeding animals. The farm was robotized in 2021 for the sake of ​efficiency, but also to improve the comfort of the animals as well as to improve the quality of life of ​the shareholders.

The company has 280 acres of crops, where practically everything needed to feed the herd is ​grown, as well as a few vegetables for Norterra.

A small maple bush is located on one of the lots for the enjoyment of the family.

Hazel Hill Farm

Owners: Stacey and Mike Rember

1718 Upper Concession Ormstown, QC

DESCRIPTION

Hazel Hill Farm is a 7th generation farm that was founded in 1829 by the Rember family. Michael ​Rember and Stacey Beatty began a small flock of 6 ewes in 2005 and has grown into a 400 head ​flock consisting of purebred Suffolk, North country Cheviot, Rideau Arcott and Commercial ewes. ​They currently farm the original farm (Remburn Inc) as well as renting an additional 250 acres to ​cultivate corn, corn silage, soybeans and hay to provide feed for the sheep. They also share a passion ​for the working border collie. The dogs are used at home and in competitions throughout Ontario ​and Northeastern US.

Homestead Lodge

Owners: Ashley Cameron

2860 Ch. de la Rivere Outardes, Ormstown, QC

DESCRIPTION

Homestead lodge Holsteins is a 7 th generation dairy farm established in 1829 by the Cameron ​family from Scotland. The farm originally bred Ayrshires, however purchased their first purebred ​Holstein in the 1980’s and is now 100% Holstein. The farm suffered a tragic barn fire in March ​1993. Only 5 cows were lost, and the barn was rebuilt within the same year.

In 2017 the farm moved to robotic milking, building a new free stall robotic milking facility with 2 ​A4 Lely robots. The focus of the new facility is cow comfort, efficiency, and productivity. The herd ​currently consists of approximately 100 milking Holstein cows producing 175 kg of butterfat per ​day. The farm cultivates 250 acres of soybeans, corn silage and alfalfa and rents 50 acres of hay ​land.

Ranch Covey Hill

Owners:

400 Rte 202, Havelock, QC

DESCRIPTION

Covey Hill Ranch was established in 2017, when Emmanuel retired from the construction industry. ​We are a purebred Black Angus operation that run about 90 calving cows. We focus on raising the ​highest quality genetics possible, with an important focus on maternal qualities, carcass traits, ​soundness, and phenotype. We heavily utilize embryos transfers in order to progress rapidly and ​effectively.

We hold an annual bull and select female sale alongside our partners Mac Angus Farms, the third ​week of February. We also enjoy showing at the Canadian Angus Gold Shows across the country.

Alongside our cattle operation, we also tap 21,000 trees in our sugar bush and sell maple syrup and ​maple production at the farm.

BOUTIQUE BON BOEUF

Owners: Chantal Agnew

122 rang Duncan St-Chrysostome, QC

DESCRIPTION

We raise 55 Angus cross cattle. Of the cows that we calve every year, a select portion of the ​female calves are raised as replacements, some are sold as baby beef and the rest are fattened as ​beef.

We have been using artificial insemination from the beginning, as did my father as of the 80’s. ​This allows us to choose the sire for every cow and ensure the genetic quality of the herd. We can ​select for certain traits such as docility, maternal milk and weight gain, as well as for meat ​tenderness.

The cattle have access to the outdoors at all times. From mid-spring to fall, the cows and their ​calves (baby beef) graze in pasture, and are fed quality forages and corn silage that we grow ​ourselves. The feeder cattle are fed a ration of quality forages and corn silage and are not ​supplemented with grain. The feed for all the animals does not contain any GMOs nor ​antibiotics.

Anglo Acres has been in the family for two generations. I bought the farm from my parents. We ​were conscious from the beginning of the importance of diversifying, so the idea of a farm store ​made sense. In 2015, Boutique Bon Boeuf was officially opened.

Tullochgorum farm

Owners: Steve & Loraine Lalonde

2890 Tullochgorum, Ormstown QC

DESCRIPTION

Steven Lalonde purchased this 80-acre farm and poultry operation from his father in 1985. In 1991, ​he and his wife, Loraine Lamb, formed a partnership, naming the farm for the road on which it is ​situated.

Looking to maximize profits per acre and make good use of a ready supply of chicken manure as ​fertilizer, the couple converted their acreage to organic production in the year 2000. A further 200 ​acres of rented land would be converted to organic production over the next several years.

The idea for growing organic popcorn began when Steve’s brother gave him a few cobs of white ​popcorn from his garden, and over time has evolved into a sideline business for the farm, occupying ​up to 15 acres per year in total, depending on demand. Presently, they grow three different varieties ​of popcorn; a white and a red variety, which are marketed under the labels “White Lightning” and ​“Midnight Special, and a yellow “mushroom pop” variety which is ideal for making caramel ​popcorn. Although the popcorn is available for purchase at the farm, most is sold through ​distributors, either in 650g stand-up pouches, designed by Loraine, or in bulk bags or re-usable ​pails.

Érablière des Roy

Owners: Yvon Roy et Céline Leduc

766 Chem. Saint-Henri, Sainte-Marthe, QC

DESCRIPTION

Céline and Yvon took over as the 3rd generation of Érablière des Roy in 1997, located in Ste-​Marthe, on the south side of Mont Rigaud.

The business specializes in producing maple syrup, with 20,000 taps. They also process the ​syrup into a large range of value added products throughout the year, always with the highest ​standards of quality.

In 2000 they were award 1st place in provincial, national and international competitions for their ​maple products, earing them the title of Grand Maître Sucrier International.

Due to their excellent presentation of maple products, they were awarded the prize for Excellence ​Collection, handed out by Citadelle cooperative, producers of maple syrup.

They sell their products in their boutique onsite as well as at different farmers markets in the ​region. They also offer the service of maple taffy on snow for schools and businesses. Their syrup ​and maple products are also purchased by numerous businesses, such as restaurants, residences, ​bakeries and boutiques.

Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol

Partners: there are 10 coop members as equal partners

1035 Chem. Saint-Dominique, Les Cèdres, QC

DESCRIPTION

Tourne-Sol cooperative farm is a diversified farm on 12 acres which produces certified organic ​vegetables and seeds for local families and gardeners across the country. The farm’s ​vegetables are distributed solely through weekly baskets to 700+ local families and ​Community Supported Agriculture has been the primary focus of the farm since its founding ​in 2005. Tourne-Sol’s seed entreprise produces, packs and ships a wide range of organic ​vegetable, flower and herb seeds to farmers and gardeners across the country and keeps the ​farm crew busy year round. Tourne-Sol is a workers cooperative recognized as a leader in the ​field for sound management and a strong focus on working conditions and quality of life for ​the farm’s staff.

Serres Gabriel & Fils

Owners:

Les Serres Gabriel & Fils has been in the business of greenhouse and field vegetables since 1992. ​Situated in Pincourt, QC they grow annual and perennial flowers as well as greenhouse cucumbers, ​peppers, beans and tomatoes. Favoring natural processes, they use organic methods for insect ​control in the greenhouses, avoiding the use of pesticides. They also grow field vegetables such as ​sweet corn. They have a kiosque onsite open from may until October, where they sell their ​vegetables as well as preserves, honey, dairy products and fresh bread.

QUinn Farm

Owners: Stephanie Maynard & Philippe Quinn

2495 Boul Perrot, Notre-Dame-de-l’Ile-Perrot, QC

DESCRIPTION

Quinn Farm is an agritourism farm that welcomes 100,000 guests annually for pick your own ​strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, sweet corn, cherry tomatoes, hot peppers, peas & beans, ​apples, pumpkins and Christmas trees. They also do Maple Syrup interpretation in the spring and ​offer an East Egg Hunt and Trick or Treating at Halloween. They also have a farm shop where they ​sell their fruits and vegetables as well as products made on the farm (preserves, baked goods and ​meals). The farm shop also sells a selection of local products to compliment Quinn Farm products. ​They farm 250 acres and sell everything directly to consumers or process it directly on the farm. ​The farm was established in 1982, it had not been farmed in many years when purchased and was ​slowly built up to what it is today. With a strong focus on integrated pest management, the farm ​has greatly reduce pesticide use over the last 15 years.

Revenues are broken up as follows:

23% Admission fees

11% Crops retail

19% Crops U-pick

20% Quinn Farm value added products

22% Local products

ELLIOTT FARM - Presentation Friday night

Owners: Matthew Elliott

It was in 1829 that the first Elliots immigrated from Jedburgh, Scotland and settled in Howick, QC.

In 1874, the Elliot family purchased the neighbouring farm to where they originally settled, which ​eventually became the home farm over the years.

While milking Ayrshires, a dairy cattle breed that originates from Scotland, was part of the Elliots ​agricultural activities for many years, it was in the mid 1960’s that Ross Elliot, the fourth generation ​farmer, started into egg production.

Ross was a graduate of Macdonald College Diploma of Agriculture class of 1955. While he milked ​cows and produced eggs simultaneously for a period of time, it was in 1966 that Ross decided to get ​rid of the cows and build a hen house to house 3000 laying hens, to continue his agricultural ​endeavour that was egg production.

Gregory is the fifth generation of Elliot’s to farm in Howick. He graduated from Macdonald College ​in 1979 with a Diploma in Agriculture. Later, in 1987, he bought and took over the farm from his ​father Ross. He maintained and grew the farm to what it is today.

Matthew, the sixth generation, graduated with a Diploma in Farm Management and Technology ​from Macdonald College in 2019. In the fall of 2019, we broke ground on our new laying hen barn ​project. It was completed and housed the first birds in March of 2020. The new facility can house ​approximately 22,000 hens.

To this day, the farm has around 15,000 hens and crops nearly 400 acres of corn, IP soybeans and ​wheat.

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