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Corn is more than meets the 'ear'
Corn is more than meets the 'ear'

(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.

Recognize and appreciate spring and winter wheat
Recognize and appreciate spring and winter wheat

(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.Some winter wheat farmers plant their seeds as late as December when there is snow on the ground and some spring wheat farmers start planting in March when there is still frost...

What's Growing ON? Where did all the wheat go?
What's Growing ON? Where did all the wheat go?

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

Harvested wheat leaves the farm in grain wagons that look like upside-down pyramids. You may see a tractor on the road towing one or two of these bins at a time. The tractor is likely traveling to a grain elevator.
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(NC)—Digestive enzymes help replace enzymes lost in the cooking and processing of food and make up for decreased enzyme production by the body due to aging.

The human body makes and uses more than 3,000 kinds of enzymes to speed up enzymatic reactions and conserve energy. Without these enzymes, we could not live. Our bodies' reactions would be too slow for survival.

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