Anton Borst: Halarda Farms

Anton Borst: Halarda Farms

Author: Progressive Dairy editors January 13, 2026 Duration: 30:53

Join host Matti McBride as she chats with Anton Borst, owner of Halarda Farms in Elm Creek, Manitoba. Learn about the dairy, current succession plans, why Halarda Farms invests in technology and opts to be a trial farm for emerging technologies, as well as future plans for the dairy. 

Here is the episode breakdown:

  • 0:50 – Introduction to Halarda Farms
  • 1:40 – Using a parlor and robots
  • 3:00 – History of Halarda Farms
  • 4:30 – Succession planning
  • 6:30 – Slow, steady growth
  • 8:00 – Investing in technology
  • 10:00 – Managing employees and technology
  • 12:00 – Employee buy-in
  • 14:30 – Experiences with being a trial dairy
  • 17:00 – Current technologies being trialed 
  • 18:30 – Goals at Halarda
  • 20:50 – The life of a cow at Halarda
  • 24:30 – Future plans
  • 27:00 – Rapid-fire questions

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