Farmers from Wymark, Sask., are Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2025.
“It’s a very prestigious award to win and we’re grateful for the opportunity to have this experience,” Brady Funk told Farms.com.
Brady and his wife Lindsay own and operate Braylin Acres in Lucky Lake while also farming with Lindsay’s family in Wymark.
With a plan to bring irrigation to the farm in place, the Funks had to decide what kind of irrigation they wanted.
A scripture passage provided inspiration for what their farm would become.
“Genesis 2:6 says springs came up from beneath to water the surface of the earth,” Brady said. “I toured different farms and did some deeper investigations but ultimately made the decision to implement sub-surface drip irrigation instead of a traditional pivot.”
“I know it may seem odd that a multimillion-dollar project would come down to a bible verse, but I believe it to be complicitly true to the core.”