Krista Young of Elmwood named Bruce County Queen of the Furrow

Krista Young of Elmwood is the new Bruce County Queen of the Furrow, winning the title, Friday afternoon, at the Bruce County Plowing Match. She will represent Bruce County at the 2017 International Plowing Match in Walton.

First runner-up was Laura Fullerton of Paisley; also competing, were Hillary Kempers of Paisley and Dakota Collins of Ripley. 

The weather was sunny and warm, with a chilly breeze - perfect for the event held at the farm of Mike Pinkerton, just east of Tiverton on Bruce County Road 15.

"It was a very successful plowing match," said John Gillespie, treasurer of the Bruce County Plowmen's Association, which organizes the match every year. "There were 12 horse plowers and 33 tractor plowers. The competition was excellent with many good lands plowed."

The match included a cover crop and soil health demonstration, hosted by Tori Waugh of the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority, with Jim Boak of Salford Farm Equipment as the key speaker.  The demonstration was supported by Stoltz Farm Equipment, Roberts Farm Equipment, J&H Sales and Service, Huron Tractor, P&H Amberley, Sprucedale Agromart, Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority, Steve Ferris Farms, Barry Ribey and John Gillespie. 

The beef barbecue lunch was popular again this year, and the association was pleased to welcome back Tom Evans who just won the Canadian Plowing Championship in the reversible plow class and will represent Canada at the 2017 world plowing championship in Kenya in December, 2017.

 

Results for the plowing competitions:
 

SPECIAL CLASSES
 

Mayors, Members of Council, Members of Parliament

• Winner - Arran-Elderslie mayor Paul Eagleson; also competing, were Huron-Kinloss mayor and Bruce County Warden Mitch Twolan, Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb, and Brockton mayor David Inglis

 

Ambassadors

• Winner - Melissa Pennington; also competing, were Serena Lamont, Shannon Little, Erika Bryson, Sabrina Ruetz

 

Horse Plowing Specials

• Best Plow Team, Scott Thomas
• Best Dressed Plow Team, Dan Gorrill
• Best Dressed Teamster, Dan Gorrill

 

Class 1  Horse Plow Under 18
Brendan Gilbert		Bruce
Class 2 Horse Plow
Scott Thomas		Bruce
Elwyn McGuire		Bruce
Doug Thompson		Bruce
John De Kroon		Perth
Class 3 Horse Sulky Plow
Dan Gorrill		Victoria
Don Roi		Bruce
Muricia Miller		Grey
Ben Bluhm		Grey
Julie Nellis		Grey
Ezra Miller		Grey
Brian MacDonald		Huron
Class 4 Under 15 Open
Lucas Townsand		Huron
Meghan Cameron		Grey
Alex Cameron		Grey
Class 5  Bruce County Under 15
Branden Stein		Bruce
Noah Lotton		Bruce
Curis Lotton		Bruce
Landon Young		Bruce
Class 6 Bruce County Open Tractor Plows
Trent Ferris		Bruce
Austin Borth		Bruce
Collin McCullough		Bruce
Josh Bumstead		Bruce
Class 7  2 Furrow IPM Competitors
Paul Robinson		Bruce
Valeri Monk		Bruce
Natalie Cameron		Grey
Jonathan Hugill		Huron
Brent Bannerman		Perth
Class 8  Tractor Open 3 Furrow Plows
George Townsend		Huron
Les Young		Bruce
Matthew Magwood		Bruce
Harold Leudke		Bruce
Class 12A Antique Trail Plows
Harold Walker		Elgin
Keith Robinson		Simcoe
Graeme Dougherty		Brant
Joey Parkinson		Wellington
Tom Thede		Bruce
Scott McLeod		Bruce
Alvin Cameron		Bruce
Class 12B  Antique Mounted Plows
Don Nunnikhoven		Wellington
Paul Hodgson		Middlesex
Doug MacRobbie		Wellington
Rick Cameron		Bruce
Class 11 Rollover Plows
Tom Evans	Bruce
MacKenzie Reinhart	Bruce