Our Past

Cornelissen Farms started in 1953, when Antoine and Regina Cornelissen settled in Warwick Township, and purchased their first farm. The farm was 100 acres and 10 cows. George Cornelissen has solely been running the farm since 1991, and been pushing innovations on his farming operation. In 1993 our operation sold the dairy quota to achieve the new goals of the operation. In 1994, the operation purchased broilers and has been focusing on broiler production, and cash crop farm operations including custom work and a grain elevator. We have been highly involved in conservation tillage and started no-tilling corn in 1987, and have been completely no-till since 1990. We have been doing many expansions including building a new broiler barn in 2002, and won the Innovation Excellence Award in 2007 on using geothermal technology to heat the broiler barn. This was the first time geothermal technology was used in large scale in a poultry barn in Canada. Cornelissen Farms Inc. continues to be a family operated business, and is operated by George, his wife Carolyn, his daughter Ashley and his two sons Mike and Kyle.

Cornelissen's First Farm

Cornelissen's First Farm Today

Our Present

Today Cornelissen Farms is proud to call their farm a family owned and operated company in Watford Ontario.

Cornelissen Farms Inc. Today

This is Cornelissen Farms Inc. home block where you can see the original Cornelissen Farm in the back left with the three silos and the manure storage behind the buildings. Cornelissen Farms Inc. has slowly been growing in size as you can see the two double decker broiler barns on the left and a single storey barn on the right. In the picture you can also see Cornelissen Farms Inc. grain elevator and workshop. 

Company Values

• Quality: Everything is done to the best of our capabibilities.
• Respect and Integrity: For the environment we work in and the people we work around.
• Teamwork: Work as a team to bring new ideas to the table and finish our task safely and efficiently.
• Innovation: Bring new ideas to the operation that will increase safety and productivity.
• Partnership: Work with other people and company that benefit us and them to bring new ideas and productivity to the operation.
• Diversity: Open to ideas, practices, and partnering with new companies to help future growth of the operation.
• Community: Build a strong relationship with our community, as wells, the people and businesses within it.
• Dedication: For the company and our partners.

Our Future

Mission Statement
Leading Ontario agribusiness, using the latest practices to build a sustainable farm for future generations. Creating a stimulating environment that encourages new ideas and innovations to continue the growth of the operation.