Wellington County Plowing match returns to Centre Wellington Aug. 16

ELORA

The Wellington County Plowing Match will take place on Aug. 16 at Webfoot Farm.

The event is hosted by the Morris Day family at their farm just south of Elora on Wellington Road 7.

Plowing competitions will kick off at 10am, with over 14 classes for both horse and tractor participants.

Event enthusiasts may be familiar with this year’s site, as Webfoot Farm and Hatchery hosted the International Plowing Match in 2000.

Sometime between 1pm and 2pm at this year’s match on Aug. 16, Keith Clyne and family, of Maple Lane Farms near Harriston, will receive the local 2012 BMO Farm Family designation.

The family is one of 30 in the province being recognized for its outstanding contributions to the Ontario agricultural sector.

“The Wellington County Plowmen’s Association is proud to recognize the Clyne Family of Maple Lane Farms as our 2012 Farm Family honouree,” said Leslie Darrington, the Ontario Plowmen’s Association director representing Wellington County.

“We believe that through these awards we will be able to showcase how the values and hard work of the farm family enhance our quality of life.”  

The Clynes, who hosted the Wellington County Plowing Match just last year (the event was also held at the same location in 1939), will now qualify to be named as one of the top 10 Ontario Farm Families, which will be honoured at the 2012 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo next month in Roseville, Ontario.

BMO officials say the awards program was created to promote a renewed urban-rural relationship and to recognize outstanding Ontario farm families.

The program specifically focuses on recognizing the contribution these families make to the enhancement of quality of life in their agricultural communities.

Each local Ontario Plowmen’s Association branch has selected a BMO Farm Family Award recipient who take an innovative approach to growing their business while also demonstrating a commitment to traditional values.

August 10, 2012