Braden and Misty reside on their family grain farm near Oakburn, MB with their children Adilynn and Clayton, operating a multi-generational grain & oilseed farm.
Farming has been a central part of both their lives, each growing up on family farms in nearby communities they learned the value of hard work, resilience, and dedication. Misty pursued her career as an X-ray/Lab technologist while Braden earned his Agribusiness degree from the University of Manitoba. After completing their education, they returned home with a shared vision of working with his parents expanding and strengthening the family farm. They married in 2016 and began laying the foundation for the next chapter of their family’s farming legacy.
The farming operation wasn’t the only thing expanding with the birth of their first child in 2017. While growing the business they recognized the importance of diversifying the operation and in 2019 they launched their equipment assembly business, offering supplemental income and employment opportunities for the farm. With Covid in full swing and the arrival of their second child in 2020, the growing business and family were equally flourishing. After adapting to the increased pace of life, their pursuit to grow and expand the business once again found them opening a Pioneer seed agency, reflecting their commitment to innovation, diversification, and supporting fellow farmers in their community.
Community involvement remains vital to them. They volunteer their time to local clubs, organizations, and initiatives, believing that strong rural communities are essential to strong farms.
They are grateful for the opportunities agriculture has given them and feel privileged to contribute to a farm that has been built through generations of dedication. Their goal is to continue growing the operation with integrity, dedication, and passion ensuring it remains strong for the sixth generation and beyond.
In today’s episode, I am grateful for the opportunity to sit down with Misty & Braden Drul, the 2026 winners for the Outstanding Young Farmers program in Manitoba! To start the episode, they share a bit about their current operation and their own backgrounds in agriculture.
They then walk us through their experience of the process of the Manitoba OYF competition, starting from the nomination and application process, to the Manitoba competition, to the work they are doing to prepare for the National Competition, which will be held in November in BC.
We wish them the very best of luck at Nationals and will be cheering for them this fall!
Nominations for the 2027 Manitoba Outstanding Young Farmers Competition are open until October 30th, 2026. For more information, check out the Manitoba OYF website at https://oyfcanada.com/language/en/regions/manitoba/
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