Agriculture Sites


General Info
Detailed Information
OMAFRA
Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
Virtual Farm Tours
Students get the opportunity to visit 23 real and fascinating Canadian farms, dealing with different animals and crops.
You can watch the interactive videos and get information on the farms. Teacher’s guide has curriculum connections.
Ontario Agri-Food Education
Teacher’s catalogue has  resources and programs that can be ordered or downloaded. The resource “Teacher’s Toolkit” has links to the curriculum.
“Agri-Trekking Across Ontario” is an interactive game with information for students and teachers.
Farms, Food and Fun
This site features a trivia challenge, games, crafts, and educational facts to learn more about farming and food.
Ontario Farm Animal Council
“The Real Dirt on Farming II”, "Farm animals and me" These resources can be ordered or downloaded.
Farm Issues
Information on Canadian farming and food resources and games.
Grow our Farms
Videos with information on farming in Ontario
Canadian Agricultural Museum
Teacher resources, interactive activities, games, and information on nutrition and animals
Ontario Beekeepers Association
 “Bees: A Honey of an Idea"
Kids Zone has resources, games and educational facts.
Teach Nutrition
Resources and downloads. Interactive quiz for students.
Chicken Farmers of Ontario
Information. Recipes for kids, history of eggs, resources.
Ontario Egg Producers
Resources for teachers.  Egg-speriments for students.
Egg Farmers of Canada
Information. Recipes for kids, history of eggs, resources.
Burnbrae Farms
Information on eggs.
Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association
Educational activities at each grade level to learn about maple syrup.
Dairy Farmers of Ontario
Resources with links to the curriculum
Dairy Farmers of Canada
Sites with information on dairy products. History, manufacture, facts and fallacies, tips and tricks
Cows that Tweet
Dairy Diary – 12 cows who are on Twitter,  constantly updating their followers on their life on the farm
Chicken Farmers of Canada
Game "Fun Farm"
Turkey Farmers of Ontario
Resources based on the curriculum.
Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency
Kid’s Corner. Resources, games, and educational links
for students and teachers.
Equine Guelph, University of Guelph
Interactive website to promote horse health and safety.
Activities & games for students (lots of sound effects), resources for teachers, curriculum links.
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Teacher resources and links to curriculum.
Rare Breeds Canada 
Information on Canadian Heritage Livestock.
 Interesting links to related web sites.
Ontario Pork
Education Resources about Ontario Pork
Beef Information Center
All about beef
Grain Farmers of Ontario
Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) represents Ontario’s 28,000 growers of corn, soybean and wheat
What's Growing ON

The What's Growing ON resource kit includes all of the materials necessary to complete lessons and activities designed to help Ontario school children and their families understand the role grains play in the lives of Ontarians.
This resource kit is designed for Grade 3 students. The free package includes a teacher's resource kit and parent guides including at-home activities, along with enough planting cups, soil wafers, and seeds for your whole class.