Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Module 4 - Extensive Livestock Production

Use the Module 4 Extensive Livestock Production information bundle to access information about Ontario Soils, soil fertility, land management, drainage, fencing, farm machinery, pits/quarries and grain storage

• Soils
• Soil Survey Reports for Ontario
• Classifying Prime and Marginal Agricultural Soils and Landscapes
• Canada Land Inventory
• Soil Fertility & Crop Nutrition
• Soil Sampling and Analysis for Managing Crop Nutrients
• Measuring Field Slopes to Estimate Soil Erosion
• Drainage
• Operating and Maintaining a Tile Drainage System
• Maintenance of a Subsurface Drainage System
• Drainage: Ontario Municipalities
• GIS Drainage Mapping
• Ontario Tile Drainage Contractors
• Tile Loan Program
• NOHFC Regional Land Clearing and Tile Drainage Projects
• Crop Heat Units Ontario (Corn)
• Pasture Grasses Identified
• Buy or Rent Crown Land
• Farm Fencing Systems
• Alternative Livestock Watering Systems
• Constructing a Dugout
• Pits & Quarries (Online Resource)
• Farm Mechanization and the Farm Implements Act
• Machinery Cost Calculator
• Budgeting Farm Machinery Costs
• Licenced Grain Companies and Elevators
• Canadian Grain Commission - Grades and Specifications
• Tower Silo Capacities
• Acts and Regulations effecting the Livestock Industry