Welcome to Nielsen Family Farms

Thank you for taking time to visit us!

We are located at Sundre, Alberta-gateway to the west country. We are a family run farming operation specializing in export timothy hay, breeding purebred Simmental cattle and cowbred performance Quarter horses. Our focus at Nielsen Farms has always been and continues to be quality, not quantity.
Our cattle herd consists of red factor genetics with a Fleckvieh influence, representing the diversity of the Simmental breed. Our bulls are marketed annually at the Mountainview Select Sale in Olds, Alberta. Females are for sale by private treaty. The horse program is small, yet powerfull with some of the most popular cutting,reining and cowhorse bloodlines available today. Our horses carry the bloodlines of Doc O Lena, Doc's Hickory, Doc's Prescription, Sonitas Last, Travalena, Genuine Peppy, Peptoboonsmal and Dual Banditos Gold to name a few.

Svend came to Canada on the International Agricultural Exchange and had the good fortune to work at Lionel and Elma Bird's farm at Cremona. After learning the language and ways of farming in Alberta, Svend emmigrated from Denmark in 1975. He farmed in the Cremona/Carstairs area and purchased our home place in 1980.
From here we continue to operate an intensively managed farm using the latest technology and information tools available to the agriculture industry. Check out our links page to access some useful industry sites!

Agriculture has been our way of life for 25 years. We believe in the survival of the family farm. Optimism and a love for what we do will continue to guide us through some very challenging times in our agriculture industry. Please browse our site. If we can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to visiting with you - it's the best part of our business!

Updated:2/27/2008