Wilbert Arce knows that his work as a programmer analyst makes a difference, both to farmers and to his organization. He sees the agricultural industry as the ideal place to develop useful, innovative IT solutions.

It was no accident that Julie Simard became the operations manager of the Saint-Romuald mill and distribution centre. Her enthusiasm, strategic thinking, and ability to build relationships of trust with employees got her where she is today.

Alexandre Lebel became a poultry nutritionist for Sollio Agriculture because he wanted to play in the big leagues. He wanted to work on strategy, make important decisions, and tackle challenges. In fact, the daily challenges of the job are what keep him motivated every day.

Veronica Honores has been on Sollio Agriculture’s finance team since 2021. She believes that the values of our cooperative are very similar to the ones her parents taught her growing up in Peru, including kindness and the importance of working together.

Ferme des Étangs has seen a lot of changes in recent years, but dairy farmer Samuel Grégoire has managed to keep his herd’s performance highly consistent through it all. With the help of his Uniag Cooperative agri-advisor, Kim Lamoureux, he’s keeping his eyes on the prize: profitability and work‑life balance.

“Samuel runs a tight ship,” says Kim. “He stays in control, sees things coming, and is always prepared.”

Dairy farmer Alexandre Bernier can’t say enough good things about Jessica Dallaire. He considers the Nutrinor Coopérative agronomist and ruminant agri-advisor part of the family, saying her support was one of the main reasons his farm was so successful in transitioning to robotic milking.

Diligence. That’s what drives the team at Ferme 7 Terres in Saint-Sévère, Mauricie. And as the dairy farm’s co-owner, Philippe Lacerte expects no less from Mathieu Champagne, his ruminant agri-advisor at Novago Coopérative.

“I come to this farm often, and every time, I see somebody cleaning!” Mathieu says with a laugh.

At Ferme Janoel, agri-advisor Samuel Pelletier and dairy farmer Keven Malenfant are working together to get the farm up to 2 kg of butterfat per cow per day—without adding stalls. They’re sure they can do it, and they know attention to detail is key.

Ferme Janoel is a tie-stall dairy farm in Saint-Arsène in the Bas-Saint-Laurent. Keven Malenfant took it over from his father in 2013, with a modest quota of 42 kg. Many investments later, he’s proud to let the numbers speak for themselves:

• 140 kg quota

Camille Beauchemin and Dany Courchesne have only been working together at Ferme N.C.L. for a few months, but they were teammates long before that—on a dek hockey team. Now, they’re aiming for a new kind of goal: top herd performance.

Dany took up the farming lifestyle in 2017, after his father, Normand, decided to hang up his skates—or at least slow down. Today, Dany owns 50% of the company’s shares and is in charge of dairy, while his father tends to the fields.

“What I like most about Marie‑Pier is that you can tell she’s working for us, for our farm.” That’s what farmer Alexandre Vermette has to say about Marie‑Pier Coulombe, his Agiska Coopérative crop agri‑advisor. What they’ve built is much more than a simple business relationship—it’s a real partnership.