McCain honours hard work at banquet

by | Jan 27, 2026

2025 Grower Awards presented

McCain Foods in Florenceville-Bristol held its annual Grower Awards banquet late last fall. The awards are given each year to recognize the top growers for their hard work over the past year. A total of 20 growers were selected from the Grand Falls and Florenceville-Bristol region, with awards given in four categories.

This year’s Grower Awards categories and recipients were:

Champion Growers

Greenfield Farms Ltd. (Florenceville-Bristol)
Eagle Farm 2006 Ltd.  (Grand Falls)

Storage – Late Season

Reid Culberson & Sons Ltd. (Florenceville-Bristol)
Robert Metherell Farms Ltd. (Florenceville-Bristol)
Riverview Farms (Florenceville-Bristol)
Toner Produce Ltd. (Grand Falls)
Pray Farms Ltd. (Grand Falls)
Desjardins Farms (Grand Falls)

Storage – Early Season

Crandlemire Farms Inc. (Florenceville-Bristol)
Linton Enterprise (Florenceville-Bristol)
R.H. McLean Farm Inc. (Florenceville-Bristol)
Ferme F. C. Daigle Inc. (Grand Falls)
Bernard and Gerard Levesque (Grand Falls)
Northwest Potato Farms (Grand Falls)

Field Direct

Ralph B. Culberson & Sons Ltd. (Florenceville-Bristol)
Eugene Antworth Ltd. (Florenceville-Bristol)
L. F. Oakes & Sons Ltd. (Florenceville-Bristol)
Valley Farms Ltd. (Grand Falls)
Dube Farms Ltd. (Grand Falls)
BMG Farming (Grand Falls)

Farm representatives from the Grand Falls recipients of the 2025 McCain Grower awards (L to R): Luc Gervais, Tom Toner, Mike Dube, Paul Godbout, Michel Levesque, Lise Levesque, Chris Pray, Denis Desjardins, Rene Desjardins, Jean Theriault, Fabien Daigle, Toby Daigle, Helene Levesque, Francine Ouellette, Nikko Cormier, Charles Desjardins, Andrew Desjardins, Jeremy Kilfoil, Lise Desjardins, Dan Metheringham, Mathieu Godbout, Gilles Godbout, Alex Rideout, Josee Bernard, Rudy Michaud. (Photo courtesy of McCain Foods)

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