(NC)—If you've ever met a wheat farmer, you've probably also met a soybean and a corn farmer. Farmers in Ontario utilize an important management tool called crop rotation. Farmers will rotate which crops are planted in which fields to ensure that the soil gets the right nutrients and to help manage pests.

(NC)—Most of Ontario's winter and spring wheat has been harvested. So where did all the grain go?

(NC)—There are two main types of wheat grown in Ontario – soft winter wheat that is planted in the fall and harvested in July, and hard spring wheat that is planted in the spring and harvested in August.

(NC)—In Ontario, over 5.5 million tonnes of corn are grown every year, and almost all of that corn is dent, or “field”, corn. In fact, over 50 percent of our cropland is used for “field” corn, whereas less than one percent is used for sweet corn.

(NC)—There are over 20,000 soybean farmers in Ontario and about 2 million acres of soybeans grown in the province every year. With that much land devoted to this crop, it's likely you've driven by a field without even knowing it.

(NC)—Summer's heating up and farm fields across Ontario are a sea of gold as harvest begins for winter wheat. At this time of year, wheat turns a golden yellow. From the car window, the crop looks like a field of tall, golden grass.

(NC)—As you're driving to cottage country, do you know what you're seeing in the fields next to the highway? Grain Farmers of Ontario will provide nuggets of information every week to help you become a farming expert and impress your travel companions.