Mialta Farming Co. Ltd.Ranched And Farms in Vulcan, Alberta

Grain, Livestock & Egg Producer in Vulcan County, Alberta

Mialta at a glance

• What: Mialta Farming Co. Ltd., the farming company of the Mialta Hutterite Colony
• Where: northeast of Vulcan, in Vulcan County, southern Alberta
• Since: 1989, formed as a branch of Brant Colony
• Tradition: Lehrerleut Hutterite
• Known for: "Quality Grain & Livestock from the Heart of Vulcan County"
• Contact: Eli (Elias) Mandel, secretary-treasurer, 403-485-6845

The farm

Vulcan County is some of Alberta's best grain country, and Mialta's tagline puts grain first. A Hutterite Marketplace profile describes the colony as a grain, oilseed and livestock operation. Alongside crops, the colony operates a feed mill in Vulcan, and its directory profile lists mixed farming, grains and fresh produce.

Animals and eggs

Livestock is a long-standing part of the colony. A farm-supply company's reference list names Mialta Colony as running a 320-sow farrow-to-finish hog operation. Eggs are part of its history too: Mialta Colony was named Egg Farmers of Alberta's Producer of the Year in 2007. Its directory profile also lists poultry, chicken layers, eggs and dairy.

Beyond the barns

The directory profile lists additional shop work: manufacturing, custom cabinets, welding and fabrication, and agricultural services. Ask the colony what is currently available.

Reaching Mialta

Mailing address: Box 607, Vulcan, Alberta T0L 2B0. Phone 403-485-6845. Because this is a working farm, it is best to phone ahead before visiting.