Snapshot of Canadian agriculture

• Chapter 1
  • Agriculture is growing and evolving
  • Number of farms in 2011
  • Shift in land use and tenure reflects trend to crops
• Chapter 2
  • Almost half of farm operators aged 55 and older
  • Paid labour on farms: year-round and seasonal employees
  • Financial status of farms
• Chapter 3
  • Livestock sector re-focuses
  • Shift from forages to cash crops
• Chapter 4
  • Area in field vegetables decreased
  • Greenhouse area expanded
  • Blueberries and cranberries increased in area
  • Beekeepers mostly in the west
  • Sod and nursery industries in sync with housing
  • Maple taps increased
• Chapter 5
  • No-till practices increased
  • More organic operations
  • Less than half of farms reported high-speed Internet access
  • A dynamic industry