It’s Fiona Macauley and Jillian Edwards from Norfolk Hearing Clinic – Growing Up On The Farm; local families building the future of agriculture – one generation at a time…fueled by Kubota.
Today we are looking at Procyk Farms… presented by Townsend Butchers.
A fourth-generation farmer says carrying on a family farm is about more than growing crops. It means continuing a family legacy while finding new ways to improve for the future.
The latest episode of the Growing Up on the Farm podcast features Kyle Procyk of Procyk Farms (1994) Ltd. in Wilsonville. The family operates about 1,500 acres of fresh produce, growing zucchini, sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers and cabbage.
Procyk and his cousins represent the farm’s fourth generation. He began helping on the farm as a child by making produce boxes before learning every part of the operation. As a teenager and young adult, he spent several years travelling with his father, Michael, to the Ontario Food Terminal in Toronto before returning to work full-time at the family farm.
After earning business and sports business degrees, Procyk realized farming was where he wanted to build his future.
He said today’s farming industry has changed dramatically, with GPS-guided equipment, computerized grading systems and automation making operations more efficient.
Procyk credits previous generations for building the business while adding that each generation has a responsibility to introduce new ideas that keep the farm productive and sustainable for the future as it continues helping feed Canadians.
The full conversation is featured in the latest Growing Up on the Farm podcast below:
