Growing Up on the Farm: DJ Cook of Otter Creek Farms

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Growing Up on the Farm, a look into local agriculture, presented by Hartington Equipment also fueled by KUBOTA.

We are profiling Otter Creek Farms.

DJ Cook grew up in a farming family in Lindsay, Ont.

He began Otter Creek Farms in Harrowsmith in 2012 and started raising beef cattle.

The farm specializes in raising Wagu, a marbleized beef originating from Japan.

Click to listen to our conversation with DJ.

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