Current Winners
Congratulations to this years’ OYF Manitoba award winners!
Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers’ program is an annual competition to recognize farmers that exemplify excellence in their profession and promote the tremendous contribution of agriculture. Every year this event brings recognition to outstanding farm couples in Canada between 18 and 39 years of age who have exemplified excellence in their profession while fostering better urban-rural relations.
Read about this years’ award winners below.
2017 Regional Event Winners
Brent & Kirsty Oswald
Past Winners
* Indicates National Winners
2017 Brent & Kirsty Oswald
2016 Jason & Laura Kehler
2015 Cori & Mark Pawluk – Birtle
2014 * Myron & Jillian Krahn – Carman
2013 Tyler & Dorelle Fulton – Birtle
2012 Dustin Williams & Laura McDougald Williams – Souris
2011 Andrew & Tanis DeRuyck – Mariapolis
2010 Jan & Tracy Bassa – LaBroquerie
2009 * Grant & Colleen Dyck – Niverville
2008 Jay & Angela Fox – Eddystone
2007 Rod & Kristi Guilford – Rock Lake
2006 Albert & Michelle Rimke – Oak Lake
2005 Stacy & Laruel Meisner – Moosehorn
2004 Todd & Julie Racher – Elgin
2003 Lyndon & Laurelly Beswitherick – Austin
2002 Randy & Deanna Wondraek – Russell
2001 Al & Sandy Froese – Winkler
2000 Frank & Luella Fehr – Grunthal
1999 Danny & Anita Penner – Letellier
1998 Tom & Cindy Kieper – Russell
1997 * Melvin & Elaine Penner – Altona
1996 John & Donnalyn Preun – Selkirk
1995 * David & Lori Faurshau – Portage la Prairie
1994 Dean & Deah Buchanan – Crystal City
1993 James & Brenda Burke – Kakabeka Falls, NW Ontario
1992 Lorne & Chris Hamblin – Morris
1991 Curtis & Gloria Sims – Macgregor
1990 Brian & Sandy Belluz – Thunder Bay, NW Ontario
1989 * Don & Diane Guilford – Clearwater
1988 * David & Judith Jefferies – Portage la Prairie
1987 Leo & Bernice Demers – Haywood
1986 Larry & Beryl Maguire – Virden
1985 Harry & Barbara Lepp – Elm Creek
1984 Earl & Helen-Ann Geddes – La Salle
1983 Herman & Dianne van den Ham – Brandon
1982 John & Helen Schellenberg – Steinbach
1981 Wilfred & Karen McKay – Alexander
1980 * Glen & Marilyn Gurr – Alexander