Diversification has been key to the success of Jordan and Alex McKay’s family farm at Port Perry, Ontario and is a big reason the brothers have been named as Ontario and Canada’s 2018 Outstanding Young Farmers (OFY). The McKays and Craig and Jinel Ference of Double F Farms in Manitoba were chosen as National Winners […] Read more
Brothers Jordan and Alex McKay embrace change and diversification
Their farm in the Port Perry area has grown significantly in fruits and vegetables
Polycrops help dry wet soils
With both extremely wet and dry conditions happening in the same growing season, it is not a stretch to call 2011 a strange year in Manitoba, but it has helped prove the effectiveness of perennial and annual forage seed blends known as “polycrops” in dealing with extremes of weather. “One thing that became very clear […] Read more
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