Ontario dairy farms are a big part of the economy and it s the largest sector of the agriculture industry. In 1999 there were 6,758 licensed dairy farms and 148 licensed cream producers all owned and operated by families in Ontario. Ontario farms produce 2.5 billion litres of milk and 210,000 kg of cream. Today s dairy farm is a model of efficiency, technological innovation and production. Each farm produces 10 times more milk than its predecessor only a generation ago.
Dairy farmers are committed to high milk quality and regular quality and composition testing.
Canadian consumers have some of the lowest priced dairy products in the world. There are approximately 12.6 million cattle in Canada. This includes approximately 4.2 million beef cows, 4.3 million beef calves and 200,000 beef bulls on pasture, and 1 million dairy cows. Almost all dairy and beef cattle farms in Canada are family-owned and operated. For example, corn grown for corn flakes only uses the kernels.