Stratford is located in Perth County, Ontario's richest agricultural region and one of the most agriculturally productive counties in all of Ontario. Stratford is also well served by surrounding food commodity processors and, therefore, attractive to food processing businesses.
Crop |
Number of Hectares (2006) |
Corn for grain |
44,061 |
Soy beans |
39,552 |
Hay |
28,283 |
Winter wheat |
26,054 |
Corn for silage |
10,362 |
Mixed grains |
5,055 |
Dry white beans |
4,111 |
Other dry beans |
4,008 |
Barley and grain |
3,741 |
Oats and grain |
1,051 |
Farms by Industry Group | Number of Farms (2006) |
Oilseed and grain farming | 757 |
Dairy cattle and milk production | 431 |
Hog and pig farming | 379 |
Beef cattle ranching and farming | 319 |
Other animal production | 199 |
Other crop farming | 126 |
Poultry and egg production | 121 |
Sheep and goat farming | 53 |