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Looking for excellence in Agriculture? The Outstanding Young Farmers Program (OYF) gives everyone an opportunity to nominate young farmers who are worthy of the recognition. See Nominations for more details.
Now accepting nominations for
2011
Congratulations to MB 2010 National winners:
(please see National Page and Website for more details)
Jan & Tracy Bassa from La Borquerie,
Having come from 3 generations of dairy farmers it
was not a matter of if Jan would farm but where he would. In 1989
Jan spent the summer as an exchange student on a dairy farm in
southern Manitoba he could not believe the amount of open space
this country had to offer, he knew he would be back. In 1991Jan
along with his parents and brother immigrated to Canada after
purchasing a 70 cow dairy which was accompanied by 480 acres of
land. LaBass Holsteins Ltd. Located in La Broquerie came into
being in 1993 with Jan and his brother kees becoming the primary
shareholders.
Jan & Tracy believe that one of the keys that
have allowed for the successful growth on the farm is their strong
base of employees, their motto “our employees work with us not
for us” is what they feel fosters strong work relationships.
The Outstanding Young Farmers Program was founded in 1979 by the Canadian Junior Champer/Jay-cees and is open to farmers or couples who derive at least two-thirds of their income from farming. |