Crops
Livestock
Equipment
Farm Life
Canadian Farming
Farm Saying
100
This crop is the most widely grown cereal crop in Canada by acreage.
wheat
100
A female sheep is called this
ewe
100
This machine is used to plant seeds in straight rows
seed drill (or planter)
100
What is the name of dried grass fed to livestock?
hay
100
Which province produces the most maple syrup?
Quebec
100
This saying means don't celebrate until you're sure something will happen
"Don't count your chickens before they hatch."
200
Farmers often rotate this crop with corn because it helps add nitrogen back into the soil.
soybeans
200
The first stomach compartment of a cow is called this
rumen
200
What machine harvests corn, wheat, and soybeans?
combine
200
What do bees do that helps many fruit and vegetable crops grow?
pollination
200
This province is Canada's largest producer of canola.
Saskatchewan
200
This saying means to take advantage of an opportunity while you have the chance.
"Make hay while the sun shines."
300
This crop is commonly chopped and stored in a silo for feeding animals
silage corn
300
This disease in dairy cattle is caused by inflammation of the udder
mastitis
300
This attachment lifts heavy round hay bales
bale forks (or a bale spear)
300
What is the name for cut bundles of hay seen in fields?
round bales
300
Ontario is especially well known for producing this fruit around the Niagara region.
grapes
300
This saying means to stop talking and get to work.
"Put your shoulder to the wheel."
400
Before harvesting, this crop turns bright yellow and is used to make cooking oil
canola
400
This breed is the most common dairy breed in Canada and is recognized by its black-and-white markings
Holstein
400
Farmers often use this machine to spread manure evenly across a field.
manure spreader
400
Why do farmers rotate crops?
improve soil health and reduce pests and diseases
400
This dairy breed is recognized by its black-and-white colouring.
Holstein
400
This saying means someone who works very hard and steadily.
"Strong as an ox."
500
This disease can quickly damage tomato and potato plants during wet weather
late blight
500
This nutritional disorder occurs when dairy cows have dangerously low blood calcium after calving
milk fever
500
The letters PTO on a tractor stand for this.
Power Take-Off
500
What is the term for a young cow that has not yet had a calf?
heifer
500
What is the name of the annual event where farmers often exhibit livestock, crops, and machinery?
farm fair (or agricultural fair)
500
This saying means it's impossible to change someone's basic nature.
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks."