Farming has always been in the DNA of Natalie Kellogg who’s been a full-time farmer on her family’s fourth-generation Welovale Farms near Port Hope for the past 13 years.
A graduate of the animal sciences program at the University of Guelph’s agricultural college in 2008, the 35-year-old returned to her farming roots after graduation to the family’s 160-acre farm north of Port Hope and has been knee-deep in the business of farming ever since.
“I really enjoy working with the livestock, they’re just my babies,” said Kellogg with the farm milking between 25-30 cows a day, all registered Holsteins, although she added a few of the jersey variety last spring. “It’s more than working on a farm — it’s a livelihood and how I’ve been brought up. I can’t see myself anywhere else but on the farm. I enjoy working outside in the fresh air and trying to do my part in helping to feed some of the city people and whoever.”
She and her dad share the workload on the farm on a daily basis; she handles the dairy side of the operation, while her father David is more involved in the crops side of the farm.
In addition to the work of farming, Kellogg also prides herself on her work to educate others on farming, specifically dairy farming. This year represents her second year serving as a director on the Port Hope Fall Fair board and has served as an associate director for many years before that.
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