Growing Up on the Farm, a look into local agriculture, presented by Grenville Mutual Insurance and James Purcell Insurance Brokers…also fueled by KUBOTA. Today we are profiling Greaveston Farms and Holsteins in North Augusta.
Ron Greaves is the second generation on the family farm after his father purchased the land back in 1946. It’s a robotic dairy farm that crops around 850 acres of land and milks 135 cows. Ron works alongside his 45-year-old son and 21-year-old grandson on the farm and says farming is a great way to develop a strong work ethic right from a young age. Owning and operating a family farm comes with its challenges, and Ron says the biggest one is the weather. When the weather’s bad, it puts everything behind, and when it’s good, there’s only a small window of time to get things done. Ron adds that farmers are sort of a decreasing breed, so the ones that are left in the area are aggressive and look towards future goals.
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Story by Harper Cotie