Ferme Lorka

PERSEVERANCE + PASSION = SUCCESS

Lorraine Lemay & Carl Marquis
Éliane study in Faculty of Medecine at St-Hyacinthe,
Catherine study in TPA at ITA St-Hyacinthe & Justine
Guillaume make fixed price

Ferme Lorka

It's into 1983 that the farm was acquired from abroad Carl had 19 years and 21 year old Lorraine.
Both was graduated in zootechnology at ITA La Pocatière.
The farm counted at this time:

125 acres
27 Head, including 23 cows
with 5 500 kg milk average /cow
Quota : 13 kg/day
The barn was desuated without equipments and tools
The old barn

In 2007, the LORKA farm develop much. It counts 200 Holstein head today with an average of 10 000 kg
for a quota of 66.5 kg/day. The surface is now 280 acres and 100 more acres into wooded.

The herd classification is : 3 EX • 24 VG • 30 GP • 3 G

LORKA Awards

2004 Agricultural Business of the year in Lotbinière

2003 Winner of "Jeunes Agricultuers Élite du Canada", Québec section

2002 2^ndposition at the Médaille de Bronze de l'Ordre du mérite Agricole, QC

2007

Médaillé d'argent de l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole 2007

Air view of Lorka Farm

"Maple Sugar House" built by Lorraine & Carl Marquis.
A sweet plaesure for the Family

Dad is so proud!

To go fishing... a great pleasure for Lorraine & Carl...