Nickelodeon teamed up with two astronauts on the International Space Station to. Farm Progress Virtual Experience takes farmers inside the action with go-pro and drone footage to explore every facet of the latest equipment from top ag manufacturers. Everything featured during field demonstrations has been collected and curated in the field; this is not stock footage.
Stuck at home with the kids for a while? Need some activities to keep them active? Look no further!
Nickelodeon teamed up with two astronauts on the International Space Station to. Farm Progress Virtual Experience takes farmers inside the action with go-pro and drone footage to explore every facet of the latest equipment from top ag manufacturers. Everything featured during field demonstrations has been collected and curated in the field; this is not stock footage.
Stuck at home with the kids for a while? Need some activities to keep them active? Look no further!
Last year, we hosted virtual farm tours for students to watch in their classrooms. But, those can be viewed on YouTube now!
For kids aged 4 to 9, watch our 2020 tour of Talview Farm.or our 2019 tour from Dutch Hollow Farm.
Kids aged 10-13 will enjoy our virtual tour of Will-O-Crest Farm. We also had a tour last year you will enjoy.
High school kids can enjoy our virtual tour from JoBo Holsteins Farm and our tour of the same farm last year.
American Dairy Association North East is one of 16 state and regional promotion organizations working under the umbrella of the United Dairy Industry Association. It is the local affiliate of the National Dairy Council®, which has been conducting nutrition education and nutrition research programs since 1915. For more information, visit www.americandairy.com.
Quick Facts:
My Virtual Farm
- Beef cattle are ruminant animals (meaning they have four compartments in their stomach). That allows them to digest materials that cannot be used by people and converting it into wholesome, high-protein food suitable for human consumption. About 30 percent of Canada's agricultural land is too hilly, rocky, cold or wet to grow crops, but it can support grazing livestock like cattle. Grazing cattle are great for the environment and play a very important role in the ecosystem by supporting biodiversity and soil health.
- There are two main streams of beef farming in Canada, cow calf and feedlot. Beef cows and their calves typically live on pasture during spring, summer and fall with a diet composed mostly of grasses. When they reach a weight of about 400 to 460 kg (about 900 to 1,000 pounds), they are usually moved from fields and ranges to penned yards or barns called feedlots. You'll tour both types of farms through these videos taken on farms in Ontario.
- Once in the feedlot, cattle are gradually transitioned from a diet of mainly forages (like grasses and other plants) to a higher-energy diet of grains (like corn), hay silage (chopped and naturally fermented plants), minerals and hay.
- The average beef cattle herd size in Canada is 69. There are about 13 million cattle in Canada.
- There are many different breeds of beef cattle living on Canadian farms. The most common breeds include Aberdeen Angus, Charolais, Hereford, Simmental, Limousin and Shorthorn.
- All cattle in Canada have to have a Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) approved ear tag in their ear before they leave the farm they were born on. This radio-frequency identification tag has a unique number that helps farmers and meat processors maintain and promote food safety and traceability.
