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Meet Ontario's farmers and learn about their farms

Beef Feedlot:

Watch farmers Gilbert and Angie use a specially designed chute on their beef cattle farm to check the health of their cattle. Length: 33 sec. •Watch Now   (920 KB)

Meet Angie, a beef farmer, and see how she uses a special computer system to ensure that her cattle receive the proper rations of food. Length: 36 sec. •Watch Now   (984 KB)

See a large Ontario cattle barn (called a feedlot) and the cattle who live in it. Length: 25 sec. •Watch Now   (672 KB)

Beef Cow/Calf Farm:

This video shows the different breeds of beef cattle that live in Ontario. Length: 41 sec. •Watch Now   (1.1 MB)

Meet John, a beef farmer, and learn about how the Canadian Cattle Identification System ensures that all cattle in Canada wear special ear tags to identify them. Length: 38 sec. •Watch Now   (1 MB)

Michael is a member of the Ontario 4-H club. He’ll show you how he works with his calf to get it ready to show at a local fall fair. Length: 33 sec. •Watch Now   (924 KB)

Deer Farm:

John is an Ontario deer farmer. See some of the big bucks that live in his field. Length: 30 sec. •Watch Now   (824 KB)

Farmer John uses a four wheel vehicle to check on his deer out in their fields. Meet Sugar and Zeke – two of the friendly deer that live on John’s farm. Length: 28 sec. •Watch Now   (760 KB)

Elk Farm:

Bernie and Martha are Ontario elk farmers. Bernie talks about the uses for elk antlers. Length: 27 sec. •Watch Now   (744 KB)

Have you ever heard the sound of an elk bugling? Hear it for yourself. Length: 31 sec. •Watch Now   (832 KB)

Farmers Bernie and Martha feed their elk. Length: 30 sec. •Watch Now   (816 KB)

Sheep Farm:

Bill, an Ontario sheep farmer, feeds his sheep out in their field. Length: 31 sec. •Watch Now   (864 KB)		Watch a lamb being born. Length: 30 sec. •Watch Now   (888 KB)		Farmer Bill shears a sheep. Length: 33 sec. •Watch Now   (888KB)
Farmer Bill puts an ear tag in a day old lamb to identify it in his flock. Length: 21 sec. •Watch Now   (756 KB)

Dairy Cow Farms:

Tyler and Debbie talk about their life as dairy farmers. Length: 1:07 min. •Watch Now   (1.8 MB)		Caring for cows is a year round responsibility on a tie-stall dairy farm. Length: 26 sec. •Watch Now   (768 KB)		It's important to provide special care for newborn calves. Length: 44 sec. •Watch Now   (1.2 MB)
Learn what cows eat on a dairy cow farm. Length: 1:48 min. •Watch Now   (2.7 MB)		Watch the process of milking cows on a tie-stall dairy farm. Length: 42 sec. •Watch Now   (1.1 MB)		Wilfrid talks about why he likes being a dairy farmer. Length: 19 sec. •Watch Now   (576 KB)
This barn was built for cow comfort. Length: 1:09 min. •Watch Now   (1.7 MB)		Watch the process of milking cows on a free-stall dairy farm. Length: 1:15 min. •Watch Now   (2 MB)		The milk truck arrives at the dairy farm. Length: 2:13 min. •Watch Now   (3.6 MB)

Market Goat Farm:

Farmers Bonnie and Adrian talk about why they decided to raise goats. Length: 1:34 min. •Watch Now   (2.5 MB)

It's feeding time at a goat farm. Length: 1:08 min. •Watch Now   (1.9 MB)

Regular hoof trimming is an important step in caring for goats. Length: 55 sec. •Watch Now   (1.5 MB)

Dairy Goat Farm:

Kids (young goats) love feeding time. Length: 40 sec. •Watch Now   (1.1 MB)

Jim and Sylvia really like being goat farmers and are extremely proud of their farm and their animals. Length: 45 sec. •Watch Now   (1.2 MB)

Watch the process of milking dairy goats. Length: 57 sec. •Watch Now   (1.5 MB)

Pig Farms:

John and his brother Dave raise pigs from farrow-to-finish, which means from birth to market weight. Length: 1:08 min. •Watch Now   (1.8 KB)		Biosecurity is an important word in the pork industry. It means that whenever a person goes into a hog barn, they must be free of dirt and germs. Length: 36 sec. •Watch Now   (1 MB)		See piglets that are only a few minutes old. Length: 25 sec. •Watch Now   (980 KB)
These piglets are four weeks old. Length: 1:19 min. •Watch Now   (2.1 MB)		When she is within days of farrowing, or giving birth, the sow is moved to a farrowing pen which makes it easier for the farmer to examine and look after the pregnant sow and her piglets. Length: 37 sec. •Watch Now   (1 MB)		John, an Ontario pig farmer, talks about how he cares for his piglets. Length: 1:35 sec. •Watch Now   (2.6 MB)
John, another Ontario pig farmer and his family operate a market hog farm, where they raise pigs from 10 weeks of age. Length: 1:11 min. •Watch Now   (1.9 MB)		John talks about why he became a pig farmer. Length: 53 sec. •Watch Now   (1.4 KB)		A lot of scientific research has helped farmers know the exact amount and type of feed a pig needs as it grows. Length: 1:04 min. •Watch Now   (1.7 MB)
As John's farm grows, so has his investment in technology. His weigh scale helps ensure that each pig receives the proper amount and type of feed. Length: 1:05 min. •Watch Now   (1.8 MB)

Veal Calf Farms:

Ian talks about why he likes being an Ontario veal farmer. Length: 36 sec. •Watch Now   (1 MB)		Ian talks about caring for his calves. Length: 32 sec. •Watch Now   (940 KB)		Ian talks about how he became a veal farmer. Length: 20 sec. •Watch Now   (784 KB)
Otto, an Ontario veal farmer, talks about caring for his calves. Length: 2:25 min. •Watch Now   (3.8 MB)		The calves are fed three times a day utilizing a modern 'milk-shake' machine, which automatically mixes the milk and distributes it to the calves. Length: 1:29 sec. •Watch Now   (2.4 MB)		Watch as a young calf gets a health check up. Length: 51 sec. •Watch Now   (1.4 MB)