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Proactive communication with non farming neighbours is helping the Loewith family develop their Summitholm herd in Ontario, Canada


rothers Carl and Dave Loewith farm in partnership with Carl’s son Ben and have recently built cow numbers in the Summitholm herd


up to 470 cows plus 360 followers. The family fi rst moved to Summitholm in 1947 after Dave and Carl’s parents moved to Canada from Europe in 1938.


Starting out with no money and no agricultural experience they worked on a number of farms before they purchased 94 acres and 15 cows in 1947. The family have worked hard to build the herd up and currently have 10 Excellent, 80 Very Good and 270 Good Plus cows in the herd averaging 12,500kg at 3.8%bf and 3.25%p.


Located close to a large urban population of 600,000 and just 15 minutes from the city of Hamilton and an hours drive from Toronto, working closely with the local community is almost second nature to the Loewith family.


“Although we are in the country we are close to large built up areas and we are the only livestock operation on our road. This means we have to engage with the local community and ensure they understand how we operate and why we do things the way we do. “One way we try to keep the neighbours on side is by employing their


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