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Farmer Profile: Nicole Stewardson from Stewardson Dairy Inc

Nicole Stewardson from Stewardson Dairy Inc, Nicole is a passionate Dairy Farmer, Cash Cropper and Chicken Farmer from Beautiful Lambton Shores Ontario.

This year, United Way Sarnia-Lambton were unable to hold their event and auction, so the LFA stepped up to double their previous year’s support for the 2020 drive.

Value-Added Agriculture – With over 2,000 farms operating more than 500,000 acres of crop, agri-business represents Sarnia-Lambton’s second largest economic sector.

Drone enthusiast heads up Lambton County Federation of agriculture. Gary Martin brings some diverse talents to the role.

Farmers and rural landowners impacted by changes to private railway crossings

Changes and improvements to private crossings will be determined based on guidelines and decisions made by the railway company operating the rail line on that property and Transport Canada. By not complying with the guidelines, farmers and landowners’ risk restricted access to their crossing, making it challenging to utilize both sides of their land.

Mike Belan’s commitment to soil health, environmental stewardship, and progressive thinking made Belan a deserving recipient of the Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario (IFAO) 2020 Innovative Farmer of the Year award.

Lambton County farmers are fully behind proposed legislation to discourage protestors from trespassing
on their property. But some told Agriculture Minister Ernie Hardeman they want Bill 156 to go even further.

Lambton County cash crop farmer Mike Belan remembers as a kid the horror stories of how the tough financial times of the 1980s led to his family having to sell much of their farm machinery and some of their 3,000-acre

2019 Lambton County Agricultural Hall of Fame Presentation

Margaret MacNeil and her daughter, Barbara, accept the plaque which marked the induction of the late Leonard McNeil into the Lambton Federation of Agriculture Hall of Fame.