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    Table 1.8
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding, census years 2006 and 2001
    Canada Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    When comparing the data on tillage practices to previous censuses, calculating each practice as a percentage of the total land prepared for seeding is recommended since total land prepared for seeding varies over time.

    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total land prepared for seeding 147,501 71,781,032 29,048,749 167,325 73,472,899 29,733,423
    Incorporating most of the crop residue into the soil 87,204 20,114,443 8,140,025 116,647 29,750,778 12,039,711
    Retaining most of the crop residue on the surface 43,495 18,354,767 7,427,910 46,725 21,918,819 8,870,230
    No-till or zero-till seeding 43,715 33,311,822 13,480,814 36,740 21,803,302 8,823,482

    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Table 1.8
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding, census years 2006 and 2001
    Newfoundland and Labrador Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    When comparing the data on tillage practices to previous censuses, calculating each practice as a percentage of the total land prepared for seeding is recommended since total land prepared for seeding varies over time.

    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total land prepared for seeding 262 5,883 2,381 307 4,998 2,023
    Incorporating most of the crop residue into the soil 208 5,195 2,102 249 3,741 1,514
    Retaining most of the crop residue on the surface 44 354 143 56 656 265
    No-till or zero-till seeding 39 334 135 63 601 243

    Prince Edward Island

    Table 1.8
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding, census years 2006 and 2001
    Prince Edward Island Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    When comparing the data on tillage practices to previous censuses, calculating each practice as a percentage of the total land prepared for seeding is recommended since total land prepared for seeding varies over time.

    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total land prepared for seeding 1,135 271,746 109,972 1,362 294,652 119,241
    Incorporating most of the crop residue into the soil 986 211,603 85,633 1,227 224,665 90,919
    Retaining most of the crop residue on the surface 238 52,172 21,113 304 64,905 26,266
    No-till or zero-till seeding 60 7,971 3,226 43 5,082 2,057

    Nova Scotia

    Table 1.8
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding, census years 2006 and 2001
    Nova Scotia Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    When comparing the data on tillage practices to previous censuses, calculating each practice as a percentage of the total land prepared for seeding is recommended since total land prepared for seeding varies over time.

    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total land prepared for seeding 1,354 65,869 26,656 1,471 75,462 30,538
    Incorporating most of the crop residue into the soil 1,058 43,422 17,572 1,290 53,841 21,789
    Retaining most of the crop residue on the surface 278 13,401 5,423 221 15,372 6,221
    No-till or zero-till seeding 181 9,046 3,661 135 6,249 2,529

    New Brunswick

    Table 1.8
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding, census years 2006 and 2001
    New Brunswick Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    When comparing the data on tillage practices to previous censuses, calculating each practice as a percentage of the total land prepared for seeding is recommended since total land prepared for seeding varies over time.

    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total land prepared for seeding 1,331 162,425 65,731 1,521 168,099 68,027
    Incorporating most of the crop residue into the soil 1,095 126,627 51,244 1,339 138,113 55,892
    Retaining most of the crop residue on the surface 298 27,505 11,131 246 24,916 10,083
    No-till or zero-till seeding 113 8,293 3,356 125 5,070 2,052

    Quebec

    Table 1.8
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding, census years 2006 and 2001
    Quebec Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    When comparing the data on tillage practices to previous censuses, calculating each practice as a percentage of the total land prepared for seeding is recommended since total land prepared for seeding varies over time.

    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total land prepared for seeding 18,873 2,789,945 1,129,051 20,899 2,766,861 1,119,709
    Incorporating most of the crop residue into the soil 14,865 1,728,426 699,469 18,612 2,122,426 858,915
    Retaining most of the crop residue on the surface 6,184 794,134 321,375 4,505 511,785 207,112
    No-till or zero-till seeding 2,597 267,385 108,207 1,797 132,650 53,682

    Ontario

    Table 1.8
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding, census years 2006 and 2001
    Ontario Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    When comparing the data on tillage practices to previous censuses, calculating each practice as a percentage of the total land prepared for seeding is recommended since total land prepared for seeding varies over time.

    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total land prepared for seeding 38,676 6,670,555 2,699,477 41,775 6,669,735 2,699,146
    Incorporating most of the crop residue into the soil 26,893 2,929,031 1,185,337 32,463 3,452,834 1,397,312
    Retaining most of the crop residue on the surface 11,341 1,657,893 670,925 10,557 1,444,045 584,384
    No-till or zero-till seeding 12,637 2,083,631 843,215 12,055 1,772,856 717,449

    Manitoba

    Table 1.8
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding, census years 2006 and 2001
    Manitoba Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    When comparing the data on tillage practices to previous censuses, calculating each practice as a percentage of the total land prepared for seeding is recommended since total land prepared for seeding varies over time.

    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total land prepared for seeding 12,840 9,613,927 3,890,618 14,876 9,693,855 3,922,963
    Incorporating most of the crop residue into the soil 7,643 4,174,437 1,689,335 10,250 5,280,248 2,136,840
    Retaining most of the crop residue on the surface 4,523 3,388,755 1,371,380 4,682 3,163,890 1,280,381
    No-till or zero-till seeding 2,453 2,050,735 829,903 1,996 1,249,717 505,742

    Saskatchewan

    Table 1.8
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding, census years 2006 and 2001
    Saskatchewan Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    When comparing the data on tillage practices to previous censuses, calculating each practice as a percentage of the total land prepared for seeding is recommended since total land prepared for seeding varies over time.

    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total land prepared for seeding 35,963 32,984,104 13,348,192 44,009 34,827,771 14,094,297
    Incorporating most of the crop residue into the soil 14,210 6,036,996 2,443,085 24,253 11,300,237 4,573,043
    Retaining most of the crop residue on the surface 10,267 7,107,149 2,876,161 14,489 10,036,457 4,061,610
    No-till or zero-till seeding 15,448 19,839,959 8,028,946 13,248 13,491,077 5,459,644

    Alberta

    Table 1.8
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding, census years 2006 and 2001
    Alberta Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    When comparing the data on tillage practices to previous censuses, calculating each practice as a percentage of the total land prepared for seeding is recommended since total land prepared for seeding varies over time.

    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total land prepared for seeding 30,725 18,726,144 7,578,201 35,006 18,465,784 7,472,837
    Incorporating most of the crop residue into the soil 15,930 4,589,714 1,857,391 22,041 6,847,096 2,770,921
    Retaining most of the crop residue on the surface 8,956 5,185,594 2,098,535 10,863 6,550,489 2,650,889
    No-till or zero-till seeding 9,121 8,950,836 3,622,274 6,490 5,068,199 2,051,027

    British Columbia

    Table 1.8
    Agriculture overview, Canada and the provinces - Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding, census years 2006 and 2001
    British Columbia Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding
    2006 2001
    farms reporting acres hectares farms reporting acres hectares
    Symbols
    • xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
    • . not available for any reference period
    • ..not available for a specific reference period
    • 0true zero or a value rounded to zero
    Notes

    When comparing the data on tillage practices to previous censuses, calculating each practice as a percentage of the total land prepared for seeding is recommended since total land prepared for seeding varies over time.

    Source
    Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Agriculture, Farm Data and Farm Operator Data, catalogue no. 95-629-XWE.
    Total land prepared for seeding 6,342 490,434 198,472 6,099 505,682 204,642
    Incorporating most of the crop residue into the soil 4,316 268,992 108,857 4,923 327,577 132,566
    Retaining most of the crop residue on the surface 1,366 127,810 51,723 802 106,304 43,020
    No-till or zero-till seeding 1,066 93,632 37,892 788 71,801 29,057
    Date Modified: 2007-05-11

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