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HAGENLEA BEEF, BRODHAGEN FAMILY FARM

Harrowsmith: Tell us about your farm. What do you grow or raise?

My family’s century farm is located about 20 minutes northwest of Stratford, Ontario. We own 150 acres and a farm with my uncle down the road (my dad’s homestead, where he grew up), with a combined total of 250 acres. We raise beef cattle and grow crops, including mixed grain, corn, hay and pasture fields. The crops we grow on our farm feed

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