Lambton County Plowing match draws more competitors than usual

Lambton County Plowmen

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Lambton County Warden Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott has another title to add to his name - winner of the Lambton Plowing Match Political competition. Marriott, above, put his skills to work during the annual event Saturday against four other politicians including Plympton-Wyoming Mayor Gary Atkinson, below, who placed third behind St. Clair Mayor Jeff Agar. Farmers young and old were showing their skills on Black Ash Road in both modern and antique tractors.

Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott may not have a municipal election contest this year, but he did face some of his political colleagues at the Lambton County Plowing Match, and Marriott, who is also Lambton’s Warden, handily handled the competition.

Marriott won the annual plowing contest between politicians over St. Clair Township Mayor Jeff Agar, Plympton-Wyoming Mayor, Gary Atkinson, St. Clair Deputy Mayor-Elect Steve Arnold and Brooke-Alvinston Councillor Don McCabe.

While the political contests always attracts attention, there was a lot of action on the fields of Kevin and Pam Dobbin’s farm on Black Ash Road in Enniskillen Township Saturday.

“Today is great,” said Albert Tuinstra, president of the Lambton County Plowmen’s Association.

“I am surprised at how many came out for this.”

Tuinstra was expecting 25 to 30 plowers for Saturday’s event, but they got 40.

“That is better than normal, said Tuinstra, as there were 35 participants in 2025 and 32 in 2024.

“A lot of people look forward to this every year,” said Tuinstra, even though he admitted plowing is not that common anymore with most farmers opting for no-till methods.