Condon Holsteins in Kintore, Ontario, is a family farm, operated solely by Trevor and Isobel Morris. They are milking 40 purebred Holstein cows in a new robot barn built in 2013.

Whatcom Acres Farm is a family-run operation near Abbotsford, British Columbia. Harvey and Brigitte Gietema are the owners, but most of their six children are involved in some capacity.

Age: 56 Location: Guelph, Ontario at the Ontario Veterinary College of the University of Guelph

Coming up short on heifer space, Jack and Jane Danen determined it was time to build a new barn at their farm in Tavistock, Ontario.

It wasn’t an easy start for Amanda O’Connell and her soon-to-be husband, Jason. (They married in 2008.) The young couple was talking about starting farming and had considered dairy sheep or beef cattle as options, but the family dairy farm drew them back to cows.

Age: 28 Location: Chilliwack, British Columbia

Brian and Amber Craswell had a decision to make, a huge decision. Dairy farmers for many years, their 62-cow tiestall facility had outlived its usefulness. They had no room to expand, and the facility was labour-intensive.

Age: 56 Location: Surrey, British Columbia History of your dairy, in a nutshell: Nicomekl Farms Ltd. is a second-generation farm established in 1957 and now operated by David and Sandy Janssens.

It is beautiful country where Kevin and April Werkema live and work. Located north of Woodstock near Embro, Ontario, the farm is situated on top of a hill with a stunning vista just across the road as the land dips into the picturesque Braemar Valley. This farm is home to Werkholm Holsteins, a growing operation.