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 2012

Congratulations to MB 2011 National winners:

(please see National Page and Website for more details)

Andrew & Tanis DeRuyck,

Andrew and Tanis operate a grain farm located 7 miles south of Mariapolis, Manitoba, covering 1120 acres, 906 of which are cultivated.

Andrew Received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Manitoba. He started his farming career in 1998. Tanis received her Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness with honors in 1998.

Andrew and Tanis were married in 1999 and have two children. Though their initial farming operation was beef and grain, they have experienced many changes over the past 12 years; in 2007, they transitioned to strictly crops and now operate as DeRuyck Consulting Incorporated. In 2009, they purchased an additional section of land. They have also custom-developed a business and farm management business.

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.