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Steinbach-Area Farmers Prepare For Manitoba Outstanding Young Farmers Awards

 
The nominees for the Manitoba Outstanding Young Farmers Award are busy preparing for this year's event.
 
The gathering will be held March 3 - 5 at the Elkhorn Resort in Onanole, MB.
 
Brent and Kirsty Oswald, who operate Cottonwood Holsteins near Steinbach, are up for the award this year.
 
Brent had some thoughts on receiving the nod.
 
“There's never a better honour than to be recognized by your peers,” he said. “It's always nice when the best of your abilities gets recognized by other people in the industry.”
 
Source : Steinbachonline

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Think Florida is just for oranges and vacationers? Think again. Welcome to Troyer Bros, where the soil is rich, the potatoes are world-class and the farmers are faster than you’d ever expect. In this episode of Farmer-First Focus Friday, we’re hanging out with Anthony Troyer. By day, Anthony is a dedicated Florida farmer managing massive potato rows. But when the work is done, he swaps the tractor cab for a cockpit, hitting the NHRA drag strip to chase down the win light. ?? Whether he's navigating the fields in his Fendt equipment or tearing up the blacktop, Anthony knows that precision and horsepower are the keys to success.