Grain Corn
Discover how grain corn is grown in Ontario — who grows it, where it’s grown, how it’s planted and cared for from seed to harvest.
360 Grain Corn
Have you ever driven by a field of corn, and wondered how exactly it got there?? Welcome to VanQuaethem Farms, an Ontario grain farm! In this video, the family will guide you through each of the stages of planting, caring for and harvesting corn. You'll see all of the hard work it takes to get corn from seed to harvest. Visit FarmFood360.ca to tour other types of farms and food processing facilities.
The Equipment & Care Behind Healthy Crops
What is all of that big farm equipment used for?! Why do farmers use things like herbicides anyways? In this video, Curtis and Joe explain how different farm equipment and products, such as herbicides and insecticides, are used strategically to grow and protect the corn crop, ensuring that there is good in every grain. Visit FarmFood360.ca to tour other types of farms and food processing facilities.
Road Safety Around Farm Equipment
It's no fun to be stuck behind slow moving farm equipment. But where are they going and why are they on the road? In this video, you'll learn how farmers need to get from farm to farm to do their jobs, as well as how to safely share the road. Visit FarmFood360.ca to tour other types of farms and food processing facilities.
Modern Farming & The Use of Technology
Take a moment to picture a farmer planting crops - does your vision include tractors that can nearly drive themselves?? In this video, you will go behind the scenes on a modern grain farm, learning about the logistics, planning and the mind blowing technology that is used on a daily basis by these Ontario farmers. Visit FarmFood360.ca to tour other types of farms and food processing facilities.
Life of a Grain Farming Family
In this video, you'll meet Curtis, Joe, Sherry, Brian & Kelly - a proud grain farming family in Ontario. They'll share with you the history of their family farm, as well as the challenges and triumphs of working side by side to feed the world, all while raising their families. Visit FarmFood360.ca to tour other types of farms and food processing facilities.
GRAIN CORN QUICK FACTS
- There are 28,000 grain farmers in Ontario!
- Barley, corn, oats, soybeans and wheat is grown on 6 million acres of farmland across Ontario. This is roughly the same size as 15 million hockey rinks.
- Did you know 90% of corn fields you see across Ontario are growing and harvesting grain corn? Sweet corn, popcorn and grain corn are all types of corn we eat but most of the corn in Ontario is grain corn!
- Ontario is Canada’s leading province growing 62% of Canadian grain corn.
- One acre of corn will make 156,000 bowls of corn flakes.
- Modern technology like GPS systems, sensors, drones and satellite imagery can be used to plant, care for and harvest grains.
- Grain corn is used to make over 2,500 items in the grocery store including cornmeal, cereal, shampoo and toothpaste.
- 72% of the grains grown in Ontario will stay local to made into animal feed, ethanol, or food for us to eat!