Nominations still open for Cypress farm family

By ANNA SMITH Local Journalism Initiative on December 6, 2025.

Cypress County is still taking nominations for Farm Family of the year through to Dec. 12.

The BMO Bank of Montreal Farm Family Awards are given annually to southern Alberta farm families that the community feels best represent the value of family farms both within rural communities and on a grander stage, both in the fields of agriculture and community involvement.

Eligible nominees must be active in primary agriculture, have agriculture as the main source of income and have members residing on the farm. This does not include agribusiness.

It is also noted that this program focuses more so on the quality of life as a family unit, not necessarily the business of farming.

Those with a nominee in mind are encouraged to visit cypress.ab.ca to download the nomination form.