BMO Ontario Farm Family Awards to Honour Ten Families at the 2016 International Plowing Match
HARRISTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Sept. 21, 2016) - BMO Bank of Montreal and the Ontario Plowmen's Association will honour ten farm families at the annual BMO Ontario Farm Family Awards during the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in Minto, Ontario on Saturday, September 24, 2016.
The BMO Ontario Farm Family Awards recognize the outstanding contributions made by farmers across the province by bringing the community together to celebrate both these exceptional families and the vital urban-rural relationship. The winning families will be treated to a day of Plowing Match events, a plaque presentation, luncheon and family photograph session.
Who: | Julie Barker-Merz, Senior Vice President, South Western Ontario Division, BMO Bank of Montreal |
Cathy Lasby, Executive Director, Ontario Plowmen's Association | |
What: | 2016 BMO Ontario Farm Family Award Ceremony |
When: | BMO Ontario Farm Family meet-and-greet, 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. |
Plaque presentation on main stage, 11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | |
BMO Ontario Farm Family Lunch, 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | |
Family pictures from 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | |
Where: | 9000 Gillespe Lane, Minto (Town of Harriston, ON) |
Edge Mutual Insurance Company Main Stage |
2016 BMO Ontario Farm Family Award Recipients
Farm Name | Family Name | Farm Location |
Belluz Farms | Belluz Family | Slate River, ON |
Beslea Farms Ltd. | Brown Family | Yarker, ON |
Connell Farms Inc. | Connell Family | Palmerston, ON |
Cronin Family Farms | Cronin Family | Bluevale, ON |
Jeffshaven Farms | Jeffs Family | Campbellford, ON |
MacKellar Farms | MacKellar Family | Alvinston, ON |
McMaze Farm | McDonald Family | St. Andrews West, ON |
McGregor's Produce | McGregor Family | Braeside, ON |
Larenwood Farms Ltd. | McLaren Family | Drumbo, ON |
Ronbeth Holsteins | Warner Family | Hastings, ON |
"The BMO Ontario Farm Family Awards are a great way to recognize and honour the outstanding commitment these families have made to the communities in which they live and work," said Julie Barker-Merz, Senior Vice-president, South Western Ontario Division, BMO Bank of Montreal. "BMO has long-supported the Canadian agricultural community, and we congratulate the ten families on all of their hard work and achievements."