OYF Alberta / NWT would like to thank Nominees: Sponsors, alumni, guest and tour host! We are proud to announce Michael & Alison Davie of North Paddock Farms as Alberta's 2026 Honorees and Representatives for the National Event in Vancouver, November 25th to 29th, 2026.

Please help us welcome our new Alberta / NWT OYF 2027 Coordinator: Crystal Rieck! You can find out more about Crystal on our FB page here: facebook.com/share/p/18yu9dj…

One last look at the Alberta / NWT 2026 event in Kirriemuir! youtu.be/_Brqmf_bRq0

Thank you to all: Alumni, sponsors and guest for this year's event! We'd especially would like to thank the unsung heroes: Cooks, drivers, servers, production team, spouses, vendors and everyone else! If you were involved in any way making this year's event happen: Thank You!

OYF Alberta / NWT would like to thank the 2026 nominees, attendees, sponsors, volunteers, vendors and the Special Areas #4 communities of Altario, Consort and Kirriemuir for making the 2026 event so successful! We're so excited to see you at next year's event!

Please join the whole Alberta / NWT OYF community in thanking our outgoing event co-leads for the many past years: Jinel Ference & Natasha Pospisil. Thank you Jinel and Natasha for all your generosity over the years.

On our way to the best party of the week! See you tomorrow! youtube.com/watch?v=wVqk9Jui…

Almost there... See you in Kirriemuir!

The team is hard at work getting ready for the big party! See you there on the 17th!

What could this be? Type your guess in the comments... :D

Our third and final Judge for 2026 will be Hinke Therrien! Hinke, originally from the Netherlands, is a dedicated Canadian poultry producer, community leader, and advocate for agriculture. You can read more about Hinke on our Facebook page here: facebook.com/share/p/1E7jcco…

Kirsten and her husband are the third generation to operate Poplar Bluff Stock Farm; They raise purebred Charolais seedstock, balanced with a small herd of commercial Simmental/Angus cows. Read more about Kristen here: facebook.com/share/p/1NNTjei…

We invite you to the concluding event of 2026! Friday, 10am, Derryn Shrosbree, CEO of Farmstrong Financial will present a one hour session: Farm Continuity Planning. Use this link to register for the free session: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS… Coffee & refreshments will be provided.

We are very proud to introduce our first judge for this year's event: Jeremy Siddall! You can find out more about Jeremy on our Facebook post here: facebook.com/share/p/185obLX…

We would like to thank and acknowledge our long term partner: 840 CFCW, this year's Alberta / NWT media sponsor!

Our thanks goes out to this year's Bronze Sponsors!

We are excited to introduce the last but not least OYF Alberta / NWT 2026 Nominees: Shaun and Mallory Kaiser - The Goat Patch Read more about them on our Facebook page here: facebook.com/share/p/18sJ7qn…

We are excited to introduce the last but not least OYF Alberta / NWT 2026 Nominees: Shaun and Mallory Kaiser - The Goat Patch Read more about there journey on our Facebook page here: facebook.com/share/p/14ZsoDD…

We're happy to announce & thank the OYF Alberta / NWT 2026's silver sponsors: - Alberta Grains - Adama Agricultural Solutions - Agri-Energy Partners - KWS Seeds Canada - Olds College of Agriculture & Technology - Pivotal LLP - Skyway Grain Systems Thank you for your support!

📷 Our next OYT 2026 Nominee is: James Johnson – Johnson Fresh Farms ! Johnson Fresh Farms grow a variety of specialty crops and vegetables using overhead pivot and drip irrigation and are most known for our famous Johnson Taber Corn. Read more here: facebook.com/share/p/1Hd2EQC…