Lambton Soil and Crop Improvement Association

November 2021 Upcoming intake for LEADS and CAP projects

From the Lambton Soil and Crop Improvement Association, please be aware of the following events coming up in October and November 2021.

Brian Schoonjans of Plympton-Wyoming is LSCIA’s Outstanding Farmer for 2020

Congratulations to Brian Schoonjans for being Lambton Soil & Crop Improvement Association’s Outstanding Farmer for 2020! Brian was born and raised in Plympton-Wyoming on a farrow to finish pig farm. He studied Agriculture at Ridgetown from 1990-1992. After Ridgetown, he

Lambton SCIA 2019 Outstanding Farmer of the Year Award Presented to David Williams

Lambton SCIA Outstanding Farmer of the Year Award was presented to David Williams of Dawn‐Euphemia January 2019. The award was presented (from left to right) by Clark Aitken of Parkland Farms, Bob Bailey, MPP Sarnia‐Lambton, Monte McNaughton, MPP for Lambton‐Kent‐Middlesex,

Belan Farms Wins ‘Outstanding Farmer of Year’ 2018 for its Work on Soil Improvement

Belan Farms, a 1,200-acre cash crop operation in Dawn-Euphemia that’s operated by three generations of the Belan family, has won the 2018 Outstanding Farmer Award from the Lambton Soil and Crop Improvement Association.

Lambton SCIA Outstanding Farmer of the Year Award 2017 to Carolyn and George Cornelissen

Lambton SCIA Outstanding Farmer of the Year Award was presented to Carolyn and George Cornelissen by Clark Aitken of Parkland Farms (left) and Steve Arnold, SCRCA (right) Share:

Allan Butler Receives 2016 Outstanding Farmer of the Year Award

A farmer from the southern part of Lambton County has been honoured as Outstanding Farmer of the Year by the Lambton Soil and Crop Improvement Association. Allan Butler, a third-generation farmer, was given the honour at the association’s annual meeting

Harry and Shirley Buurma presented with 2015 Outstanding Farmer Award

Shirley and Harry Buurma are this year’s recipients of the Lambton County Outstanding Farmer of the Year Award. The annual award, which is hosted jointly by the Lambton County Soil and Crop Improvement Association, Parkland Farms and the St. Clair

Warwick Farmer Presented with Life-time Conservation Achievement Award

Warwick farmer George Cornelisson has been singled out for a life-time achievement award from the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA). OSCIA provincial director Chad Anderson noted that in recognition of the OSCIA’s 75th anniversary, the organization’s executive decided

Don and Irene VanGorkum named 2014 Outstanding Farmer of the Year

Brooke-Alvinston farmers Don and Irene VanGorkum were chosen as recipients of the 2014 Outstanding Farmer of the Year Award in recognition of the long commitment to implementing conservation practices on their farm. Making the presentation at the annual meeting of