Conlee Dairy Farm

On November 27, the Norwell LEAF class went to Conlee Farms outside of Listowel. Here we met Ralph and Alanna Coneybeare. Conlee Farms have 700 acres and have been farming five years with their new barn. We went to their dairy barn, saw their milking cows, and their milking robot. Some key points about the trip was how there is a lot of variety in agriculture. They had an electrical fire in their barn in 2013. They have had to recover from this loss and come back from it and not give up. One thing the LEAF class can take from this trip is that even a major set back like a barn fire you can still come back from it and be successful. My favorite thing about the trip was seeing how four people can run a big farm with cows and broilers. The LEAF class would like to thank Ralph and Alanna for taking time out of their busy schedule to show us your farm. Thanks for teaching us how you run your farm and I’m sure all students have all taken something valuable away from this trip.