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When Kim Schrijver wanted to start his own dairy operation, he created a business plan and barn layout as part of his application to Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s (DFO) New Entrant Quota Assistance Program.

Maintaining a position in the top 20 in any field is not something that comes about by accident. It takes hard work and dedication, but that is something not in short supply at Dual Lane Farms, where Bill Kloepfer and his four sons live and work.

Airport Dairy Ltd., located east of Fort Macleod in southern Alberta, is a family farm run by Harvey and Bernita Van Hierden.

Hendriks Dairies Ltd. is a family-run operation in Huron County, near Brucefield, Ontario. Tyler Hendriks is the third generation of his family to operate a dairy farm.

After combining his herd with half of his father’s herd, Tyler Hendriks outgrew the tiestall facility and built a new freestall barn.

Put $50,000 into their existing tiestall barn to keep it running for another year, completely redo the facility or build a new robot barn.