McKillop Brothers
5th generation farmers
What has the egg farming profession offered to you and your family?
“It is thrilling to be professional egg farmers, working with our family and watching as a young hen lays its first egg. By caring for the hens, we are rewarded with one of nature’s most perfect gifts – a safe, nutritious and high quality egg. We feel blessed that our profession allows us to work as a family and teaches our children the value of working hard, caring for the hens and doing something that benefits others – providing safe and nutritious food for our family and yours.”
What is the farmer’s role in using technology on the farm?
“The role of the farmer has always been to be the steward of the land or the caregiver of the animals. The technology is there as a tool that can help the farmer but it doesn’t replace the farmer you always need somone individually out there looking and checking to make sure the animals are healthy and have everything they need. Technology is fallible, you need to have both together it can’t be separated.”
