19-20 Larry Weatherby

Larry Weatherby has been a cow/calf and feeder operator for more than 35 years. He currently has 160 cows and finishes more than 200 head per year. Larry farms with his wife Marsh and their four children, their mixed farm includes cattle, sheep, forage and low-bush blueberries. Larry was first elected to the Board of the Nova Scotia Cattle Producers in 2011 and has just started his third term, he has been Chair since 2014. Larry is a former Board member of the Maritime Beef Council and is a past member of the NS Federation of Agriculture Council of Leaders as well as a founding committee member of the NS Elite Beef Expo. When not working on the farm, Larry is an active member of the Salmon River Fire Brigade and is currently the Treasurer. He is the Governance Chair for the Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency.

By Tayla Fraser September 3, 2019