Plowing Match 24: Five to vie for Queen of the Furrow crown

At this year’s Huron County Plowing Match, five young women will vie for the title of Huron County Queen of the Furrow, following in the footsteps of recent queens like Maranda Klaver, Luanne McGregor and, most recently, Rachel Gras, who will turn over her crown that night.

 

BROOKLYN HENDRIKS
Twenty-two-year-old Brooklyn Hendriks of RR3, Lucknow is the daughter of Casey and Cathy Hendriks. 
She has most recently worked at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital and her hopes for the future are to carry on the family farm.

 

GRACE HOGGARTH
Eighteen-year-old Grace Hoggarth is the daughter of Karen and Chris Hoggarth.
She currently works for Roberts Farm Equipment in the Bobcat parts department and hopes to continue working in the agricultural industry in the future.

 

QUEENIE PENTLAND
Queenie Pentland is the 18-year-old daughter of Paul and Rosemary Pentland. She was homeschooled and lives on her family farm near Nile where she helps raise speckle park cattle.
Queenie enjoys gardening and helping her big sister with their flower business.

 

AMBER SIERTSEMA
Amber Siertsema, 24, is the daughter of Ken and Dianne Siertsema of Blyth. 
She works at Bootlegger in Goderich right now and hopes to continue working with the community in the future.

 

MACKENZIE TERPSTRA
Twenty-two-year-old Mackenzie Terpstra is the daughter of Jason and Michelle Terpstra of Brussels.
She grew up on her family’s hog farm just outside of Brussels and has just finished four years of studies at the University of Guelph and will be returning in the fall for a fifth year.
Her goals for the future are to find a fulfilling role in the agricultural industry and discover new ways to get involved in her community.