On February 9th, Guy and Lucie Baillargeon were presented the Royal Bank 2000 Farm Family of the Year Award. This husband and wife team, along with their children, has been using minimum till practices for the last 20 years and has been direct seeding for four years.
Their marginal land has been seeded into forages and their low areas have been left in the natural habitat state. They have spread straw and fed livestock on their knolls as a means of increasing soil organic matter.
The Baillargeons are innovative in all aspects of their farm operation. In 1987, they started Baillargeon Chemical Sales and expanded into high clearance custom spraying.
In 1997, the family was awarded the North Battleford and Area Farm Family Award.
Congratulations to Guy and Lucie Baillargeon, proud examples of excellence in farm stewardship.