1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
Number of Farms
400,000
200,000
0
Number of
Workers
Average Farm Size (ha)
300
250
200
150
Average Farm Size (ha)
100
50
0
1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
 A source of fresh water is a huge factor in the
development or arable land
 Nutrients in the soil are very important and can be
fixed with fertilizer for a shot period of time
 Also for cold areas greenhouses are very useful to keep
the plants warm
 It is non-renewable because we simply cannot make
anymore of it
 Also if it is used badly like, bad farming practices or
polluted, it cannot be used for most of the uses for
land except possibly building.
 The greenbelt was created to protect farmland and
environmentally sensitive areas from urban areas and
pollution
 The greenbelt was also created to protect 535,000 acres
of forest, lakes and more
 Eutrophication: Having waters rich in mineral and
organic nutrients that promote a growth of plant life,
especially algae, and the algae dies and decreases the
amount of oxygen in the water
 Pesticides: They hurt farmers, consumers, and the
environment,
Farmers: have a good chance of becoming exposed while
mixing the chemicals or applying it to the crops
Consumers: have a chance of consuming it
Environment: it will kill the target insect but can also kill
beneficial insects. It can also kill wildlife and farm
animals.
 Organically grown: food is grown and processed
using no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. Pesticides
made from natural sources can be used in producing
organically grown food
Hectare:
Acre:
Types of Farming Ecozones
Climate
Factors that
Influence the
Type of Farming
Wheat
Prairie
Cool- wet springs,
dry- hot summers
Humidity
Cattle
Montana
Cordillera
Dry areas
Proximity to
market
Cattle/ Grain
Boreal Plains/
Prairie
Cattle is raised in
dryer climates
than grain.
Too dry/ too hilly
Grain/ Mixed
Livestock
Boreal Plains
Moist areas of the
prairies.
Dryness in
summer
Dairying
Mixedwood Plains Warm summers,
cold winters
Competition
Dairying/ Cattle
Boreal Shield
Competition
Potatoes/ Mixed
Livestock
Atlantic Maritime
Vegetables
Mixedwood Plains Warm summers,
cold winters
Proximity to
market
Non-agricultural
All the others
Too cold
“ “
Humid summers,
very cold winters.
Very cold.
Proximity to
market
Kubota
B2400HST
Listing Price:
10,900$
Condition: Used
John Deere 510
Listing Price:
19,900$
Condition: Used
1998 Case IH 2388
Listing Price:
77,000$
Condition: Used
2011 John Deere
9670STS
Listing Price:
242,000$
Condition: New
 Opportunities to sell land for commercial or
residential buildings
 Retirement with no successor
 Lack of opportunities to make profit while in the
business
 Hours of operations
: any form of agricultural business.
Examples:
- Seed companies
- Feed companies
- Fertilizer companies
etc..
 Round up is most
Chemical
Use
Round up
(glyphosphate)
Weed control
Nitrogen
Fertilizing
Potash
Fertilizing
commonly used to
control the weeds in the
soybean crops.
 Nitrogen is most
commonly used to
fertilize corn crops.
 Potash is most
commonly used to
fertilize alfalfa crops.
Good Cow Names:
Who is Arnold Ziffel?
 Blossom
Arnold Ziffel is a character
from the TV show
“Green Acres”. Arnold
Ziffel was a very talented
pig, he could do pretty
much anything he
wanted! From painting
pictures, to changing the
TV station to playing the
Piano!
 Colt 45
 Peach
 Bertha
 Barbie
Intensive and Extensive Farming
Size of Farms
Intensive
Extensive
Small
Large
Use of Labour/Machinery High Usage
Types of Farms
Fruits, Vegetables, dairy,
poultry
Highly Mechanized
Cattle, Grain and Oilseed
Canada’s Land Inventory (CLI)
What is CLI: Canada's Land Inventory is a survey of Canada's
agriculture land capability and divided into seven classes.
Class 1: Land has deep soils and is excellent for farming. It has
no climatic or land limitations. 0.5% of Canada's land area.
Class 2: Land is very good farmland. It has no serious climatic
or land limitations. 1.8% of Canada's land area.
Class 3: Land is good farmland, but some climatic or land
limitations that make some farming activities impossible.
2.7% of Canada’s land area.
Class 4: Land is at the “break even” point for commercial
agriculture because of a short growing season, poor soil
conditions, or other significant limitations. 2.7% of
Canada’s land area.
Class 5: Land has serious limitations for agriculture, such as a
very short growing season, hilly landscape, thin soil, thin soil, or
poor drainage. Class 5 land may be used for grazing or producing
hay and is 3.7% of Canada’s land area.
Class 6: Land is similar to class 5 except that the limitations ore
more severe. Crops cannot be grown successfully. These lands can
be used only for rough grazing 1.8%
Class 7: Land has no capability for farming for
farming or was not classified 86.8%
 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Problems_caused_by_pest
icides
 http://www.greenbelt.ca/
 http://en.wikipedia.org
 http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/food/organics.htm