River Road Farming Co. Ltd.Farming & Agricultural Services in Milk River, Alberta

Hutterite Colony Mixed Farm near Milk River, Southern Alberta

A colony farm in the far south of Alberta

Southern Alberta's border country, the open prairie around Milk River and the County of Warner, is home to a string of Hutterite colonies, and River Road Farming Co. Ltd. is one of them. According to the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online, River Road Hutterite Colony was founded in 1985 as a daughter colony of Rock Lake Colony near Coaldale and belongs to the Lehrerleut branch of the Hutterian Brethren. The colony's mailing address is Box 180, Milk River, Alberta, and its farm business operates under the name River Road Farming Co. Ltd.

A mixed farm

The directory lists the business as a mixed farming operation offering agricultural services. Mixed farming means the colony combines grain and forage crops with livestock rather than depending on a single product, a model that is common among Hutterite colonies in Alberta and helps spread risk across weather and market swings. The colony has not published a product list, so ask directly about what is available.

About Hutterite colonies

Hutterite colonies are communal farming communities where members live and work together and share their resources. Colonies in southern Alberta are known for well-run agricultural enterprises that employ modern machinery and practices while keeping a strong community and faith focus. The Lehrerleut are one of three Hutterite groups, along with the Dariusleut and the Schmiedeleut, and they are especially numerous in southern Alberta.

The setting

Milk River sits on the river of the same name, close to the Montana border and near the Writing-on-Stone area. The surrounding country is dry-belt prairie with wide skies, where wheat, barley, canola and other crops are grown on dryland and irrigated fields, and where cattle graze on native grass. Winters are cold and windy, summers hot and dry, and the combination shapes how local farms are run.

Contacting the colony

• Address: Box 180, Milk River, Alberta T0K 1M0
• Manager listed in a public encyclopedia entry: Steve Entz (2024)
• Phone: 403-344-2083 (as provided in this directory profile)

For enquiries about farm products, agricultural services or business with the colony, call the number above.