Growing Up On the Farm

Growing Up On the Farm

From sunrise chores to sunset rides, growing up on the farm isn’t just a way of life

It’s the foundation of resilience, hard work, and family tradition.

“Growing Up On the Farm” celebrates the people raised among fields, fences, and four-wheel drives 

where lessons come from dirt roads and dreams are built with calloused hands.

For 50 years, Kubota has been part of that story. 

Supplying the tools that helped shape generations, and powering the legacy that continues to grow 

one season, one family, one future at a time.

Join us as we share the stories, snapshots, and spirit of farm life 

past, present, and proudly fueled by Kubota.

Building Legacy for 50 Years

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Quattrocchi's Specialty Foods

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  Growing Up on the Farm, a look into local agriculture, presented by KUBOTA. We are profiling Ripplebrook Farm.

  Ripplebrook Farm in Lennox and Addington County has been family-run since 1951. What started with a few cows is now a busy dairy farm producing 9,000 litres of milk every day. Kevin MacLean, the third generation to run the farm, returned after studying at the University of Guelph and took over in 1998.

  Ripplebrook milks 135 cows three times a day, every day of the year. Kevin says better nutrition, genetics, and crop management have helped increase production over the past 70 years.

  The farm is also home to seven quarter horses, which Kevin’s daughter Adrianna rides and shows across North America. His stepson Taylor helps run the farm too, and the fifth generation — Kevin’s grandkids — are already showing interest.

  Kevin says the key to farming is hard work and passing on knowledge.

  You can listen to our full interview here:

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  Growing Up on the Farm, a look into local agriculture, presented by Hartington Equipment... also fuled by KUBOTA.

  Christine Paul married into a farm family.

  She and her husband Ken operate Fruition Berry Farm north of Kingston for the last 20 years.

  Find out how this self-described city girl ended up running a successful farming operation.

  Click to listen to our conversation with Christine.

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  Growing Up on the Farm: Brodie Shannon of Sun Harvest Greenhouses
  
  Growing Up on the Farm, a look into local agriculture, presented by Hartington Equipment also fueled by KUBOTA.

  Brodie Shannon and his brother, Kieran, have been helping their parents operate Sun Harvest Greenhouses in Glenburnie.

  The operation grows vegetables year-round.

  Sun Harvest has been in business for nearly 25 years.

  Click to listen to our conversation with Brodie.

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  Growing Up on the Farm, a look into local agriculture, presented by Hartington Equipment also fueled by KUBOTA. 

  Growing Up on the Farm, a look into local agriculture, presented by Hartington Equipment also fueled by KUBOTA. 

  We are profiling Otter Creek Farms.

  DJ Cook grew up in a farming family in Lindsay, Ont.

  He began Otter Creek Farms in Harrowsmith in 2012 and started raising beef cattle.

  The farm specializes in raising Wagu, a marbleized beef originating from Japan.

  Click to listen to our conversation with DJ.