Western Canadian Grain Farm Videos
In this 360 tour, you’ll get to tour a working Saskatchewan grain farm and meet this third generation farm family. They’ll explain how their crops are grown and how Canadian grain farmers are using technology to grow some of the best possible product. Enjoy your visit.
360 Grain farm tour
In this 360 tour, you’ll get to tour a working Saskatchewan grain farm and meet this third generation farm family. They’ll explain how their crops are grown and how Canadian grain farmers are using technology to grow some of the best possible product. Enjoy your visit.
Meet the farm family
In this video, you’ll meet the Schermans, a multi-generational farm family. Trevor farms with his wife Michelle and their children and his parents Pat & Shelly on their central Saskatchewan grain farm.
A year in the life of a Saskatchewan farm family
In this video, Trevor Scherman will walk us through a typical year in the life of a prairie grain farmer. From seeding to harvest you’ll learn about the steps farmers take to bring food from their fields to your table.
Lets talk technology
In this video, you’ll learn about the modern technologies that play a big role in the process of growing food. From GPS technology and satellite imagery to GMO crop production, farmers rely on new equipment and expertise to help them grow more food with less resources.
The challenges of farming
Like all businesses, there are challenges to running a farm. In this video you’ll hear about some of the outside factors like weather, pests and market prices that farmers have to account for and some of the tools they use to address these challenges.
The business of farming
Farming is a lifestyle but it is also a business. In this video you’ll hear the Schermans talk about how they work as a team to manage the unpredictable consequences of Mother Nature while planning for the future of their business.
Quick Canadian Grain Farm Facts
- 97% of Canadian farms are owned and operated by families.
- Saskatchewan makes up six percent of Canada’s land mass but is home to over 40% of its land that is suitable for growing crops.
- Farmers on the prairies grown a variety of crops include: cereal grains like wheat, durum, barley, oats, rye and triticale; pulse crops which include peas, beans, lentils and chickpeas; and oil seeds such as canola, flax, mustard and soybeans.
- Canola is a widely grown genetically modified crop (or GMO) in Canada. Some of the first varieties were invented at the University of Manitoba in the 1970s through traditional plant breeding techniques.
- Today, the most modern technologies allow farmers to plant thousands of acres in the space of a few weeks with extreme precision and minimal waste.
- When it comes to controlling pests like weeds, bugs and diseases, farmers follow a system of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) which helps them apply the right pesticide tool for the right pest.