Outstanding young farmer winners offer ewe-nique perspective on sheep industry

Outstanding young farmer winners offer ewe-nique perspective on sheep industry

Romy and Ryan Schill have turned their passion for sheep farming into two thriving businesses

In an era when many young people choose to move away from the farm to pursue other career opportunities, Romy and Ryan Schill chose to embrace farming. The duo purchased their 100-acre Wallenstein-area farm 17 years ago and have since grown their small sheep operation into a large-scale meat, breed stock, and wool-producing operation.



Jessica Kelly and Stewart Skinner hold their Ontario Outstanding Young Farmers award with their children Bryce, 7 and Mae, 3

Imani Farms producers named Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers

Nominees separated by one point

Stewart Skinner and Jessica Kelly of Imani Farms in Listowel are Ontario’s 2023 Outstanding Young Farmers. The two faced off against friends and mentors Jennifer and Derek VanDieten, of Van Dieten Dairy Farms in Seaforth in the tightest judging result of the competition. A single point separated the winners. The two farming couples shared their […] Read more