Gnter Jochum, Producer, St François Xavier, MB Gunter operates the family business, Blue Diamond Farms Ltd. in St. Francois Xavier with his wife Crystal and one of his four daughters.  His family has been farming in Canada since 1980 when they moved from Germany.  Over the years the farm has engaged in various enterprises including hogs, U-pick strawberries, and special crops such as sunflowers, peas and perennial rye grass.  Gunter’s passion is grain farming and Blue Diamond Farms is currently focused on producing canola, wheat, oats, and soybeans.  Gunter is keen to engage in activities that strengthen the agriculture industry to ensure the sustainability of farming for future generations.  Each year Blue Diamond Farms participates in Manitoba Open Farm Day.  They have also hosted the University of Manitoba’s faculty of agriculture, providing students with the opportunity to tour a grain farm.  Gunter is also active on the board of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association as a voice for Western Canadian farmers.