Welcome To A. Sparrow Farms

Born in 1927, Alan Sparrow lived in the Minnesota District just south of Vanscoy, Saskatchewan. Losing his father at an early age left him to farm with his mother and six brothers. To keep money coming during the winter months, Alan took up work with Crane Ltd., a plumbing and heating company. In 1956 he married school teacher, Nancy Weedon, from the Prince Albert district.

In 1959 they moved to what is now the main farmyard for A. Sparrow Farms Ltd. It started off as a dry, blowing, summer fallow field with not a tree in sight. It was here that they raised their four sons, Norman, Morley, Vernon and Cameron. They formed a farming partnership with Alan's older brother Merle until 1974 when Alan and Nancy made the decision to break away and start their own farm.

The Charolais breed has deep roots on the farm. Alan purchased his first Charolais bull in 1962 to use on his own commercial herd comprised primarily of Hereford influence. Liking what he was raising, he took Charolais breeding one step further and was one of the first to import Full French bulls direct from France in 1964.

From that point on, the Charolais business was part of Sparrow Farms. The first breeding stock sale was held in 1968 at the Saskatoon Auction Mart. These sales have continued every year since, however the location changed in 1984 to the farm where it remains to this day.

A. Sparrow Farms Ltd. was officially formed with Alan and his three sons Morley, Vernon and Cameron and their families in 1998. Norman the oldest son is a commercial pilot.

and as they say... the rest is history.