A portrait of a 21st Century agricultural operation
While the modern farm operator may still live on their agricultural operation, farming has evolved into an innovative career choice requiring knowledge of business management and technology, as well as the agricultural sciences.
This article presents a brief analysis of the results from the 2016 Census of Agriculture.
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- Tables: Characteristics of farm operators: age and number of operators on the farm, Census of Agriculture, 2011 and 2016, inactive
- Tables: Characteristics of farm operators: number of farm operators who lived on the farm, Census of Agriculture, 2011
- Tables: Characteristics of farm operators: other paid work, Census of Agriculture, 2011 and 2016, inactive
- Tables: Characteristics of farm operators: sex and number of operators on the farm, Census of Agriculture, 2011 and 2016, inactive
- Tables: Succession plan for the agricultural operation, Census of Agriculture, 2016, inactive
- Tables: Total number of farms and farm operators, Census of Agriculture, 2011 and 2016, inactive