Conversation Box dont forget to print a separate

Conversation Box dont forget to print a separate copy of part B for the teacher i cant find any right pictures of hectare and acres HELP!(Zaki) ok zaki gl : P cant seem to find one either Kianer made a powerpoint for his Part B (though i do not know y) IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS TO BE DONE

Roles 1=it looks done kinda and group 2=Zaki (done) 3=Ju Min & Gerry (done) 4, 5, 6= Pallab 7=Ju Min (done) 8=Ju Min (i think its done) 9=Kianer (dont know) 10=Colin (done) 11=Gerry (done) 12=Zaki (done) 13=Colin (done) these questions are in the site and does not correspond with the old sheets

The Farming Industry in Canada By Colin, Gerry, Ju Min, Kianer, Pallab, and Zakaria

What Canada has produced

Statistics of Canadian Farming a. 229, 000 farms b. 67. 6 million hectares of total area c. 35. 9 million hectares of land in corps (excluding Christmas trees) d. 15. 8 million cattle e. 15 million hogs f. 125. 3 million hens and chickens g. $248. 3 billion in farm capital h. 2. 2% of Canada's total population i. 327, 000 farm operators j. 27. 7 are female k. 52 years is their average l. $ 8 billion dollars are provided by government for farming

Canada Agriculture Region

Pictures of Canada Agriculture Region

Hectare and Acre An acre is a method of measuring and area, an acre is equivalent to 4046. 85642 m squared. A hectare is another method of measuring an area, a hectare is equivalent to 10, 000 m squared. The red part is an acre being compared to a football field

3. Chart about the type of Farming

Cost of Farming a. earn as less as $25 000 to as more than a million dollars b. you may want a second job if you want to be a farmer c. lowest cost of land is in Saskatchewan with $439/arc and the highest cost is $4, 075/arc d. A Rotary Hay Mower 6 Ft cost $4, 000 e. A Air Seeder Drill w/Cart 52 Ft cost $157000 f. 340 HP Combine Farming cost $233 000 g. 570 Hp SP Forage Harvester cost $265000

graph on farms

Intensive and Extensive Farming

Some factors that are important in the development of arable land are proper and sustainable agricultural methods and the surroundings bring clean and not polluted. Modern agricultural methods harm the soil and contribute to soil degradation. Pesticide, chemicals, and artificial fertilizers are some current agricultural methods commonly used that contributes to soil degradation. It is better for the soil to be used organically and let the farm be more diverse. Intensive farming depletes the nutrients which can lead to desertification which is also a factor of soil degradation. When raising cattle to graze on the land, it is important that overgrazing doesn’t occur so that soil degradation will not occur, so choosing a method that would prevent overgrazing is important. A method that a well known farmer developed is to divide the pasture into 4 sections and move the cattle from one section to another in a certain amount of length of time. This way each section has enough time to recover from the grazing and does only a little damage. Having the farm far away from populated areas and industrialized areas can prevent acid rain is also important for the arable land because that damages the soil, too. 7.

8. Greenbelt The greenbelt is land being protected from urbanization and development. Greenbelt can have agricultural land natural areas. It was established in Southern Ontario in February, 2005 to protect the natural environment and improve air and water quality.

Canada Land Inventory (CLI) The Canada Land Inventory is a land inventory made to help better understand the many different types and things in rural Canada. It helps to keep track of the capability of the surrounding environment and how it is used in Canada. It covers over 2. 5 million square kilometers of land water. There are 7 classes used in the Canada Land Inventory. Soil capability for agriculture, critical capability areas, land capability forestry, land capability for wildlifeungulates, land capability for wildlifewaterfowl, land capability for recreation and watershed capability for sport fish.

Organically Grown The term organically grown means food that is grown using neither synthesized pesticides nor synthetic fertilizers. There is no genetically modified organisms in the food.

Why do people leave. . . People leave farming because of financial issues. Farming equipment costs a lot and maintaining a farm costs even more. When you're farming now, what you produce is sold to other companies and the money you receive isn't enough. Another reason why people leave their farms is because of natural disasters. If a tsunami hit your land, all your crops and animals would be wiped away and you would start farming all over again. Weather could be another factor why people leave farming. An example could be acid rain. Acid rain destroys soil which affects the plants, which affects your animals which affects the money you make.

13. ''Agribuisness" Agribuisness is the term for various buisness involved in food production such as- farming and contact farming, seed suppley, agrichemicals, farm machinary, wholesale and distribution, processing, marketing, and retail sales.

Yes, I would be willing to pay more for my food if it were to cost more using more sustainable agricultural methods because current agricultural methods such as use of pesticides and many other methods do have their negative impacts on the soil and the environment. Pesticides can pollute the soil and the water killing organisms that are not pests. Examples like DDT which made organisms have toxins in their body and the higher up the food chain, the more of the toxins are accumulated in their bodies since the toxins are passed to their predators. This proved to be a problem because the toxins in their bodies had affected the eggs of birds to get thinner which was dangerous for the eggs. Current agricultural methods can slowly reduce agricultural activity which is something that is a problem since our population is going up so we have to feed more people and since most of our agricultural products do not come from other countries but instead seventy percent of our agricultural products come from within our country for sometime later, farms in Canada will not be able to meet the peoples’ needs like they always do now. These problems are important to be solved and to prevent from happening so I am willing to pay more for my food so that sustainable agricultural methods are used. Ju Min

If Canada had to depend on other countries for our food supply, I think that Canada's economy would decrease and would be unstable because Canada grows most of the agricultural goods that is needed to support all Canadians. Also the amount of jobs in Canada would decline because lots of jobs go into farming and manufacturing and transporting agricultural goods that are produced by Canadians. Also, Canada would lose a lot of there connections with other countries that they used to sell products to and they will have to start buying from other countries that have the goods they are looking for. Zakaria

The three types of industries of global and economical connections are the primary, secondary and tertiary industries. If Canada would have to depend on other countries than employees of all these three industries would be affected. So lets say Canada cant provide enough corn for all Canadians because there soils are bad, the farmers who harvest the corn would loss there jobs. Instead the country that is now providing the corn will send the corn to the people who manufacture the corn and package it and the people who transport the corn will send it to the stores. Zakaria

This Question is like a Shakespeare quote "to be or not to be". I think we could use finical aid since food is the most important thing in the world but there are better options than government providing money. The Government has a strong impact in our farm industry, which made the country the largest producers in farming until now. Pallab 24 -27

I think that government should provide finical support: · Canada has a declining agriculture system and providing finical assistance would a step closer into improving it · Not a lot of farmers can afford new equipment and new chemical for more environmental friendly and efficient methods · We face flood each spring which impacts our farm land the Athabasca River Flood, last year cost a billion dollars meaning the damages cost are increasing year after year

The Government is trying to get rid of the Wheat Board which means the small farmers who earn not a lot of money will face finical difficulty since the lack of money that the big guns have N · ot all have a other good paying jobs · The Farm Credit does provide loans but not in a large extant · not every farmer makes a million dollars or more · food is an important part without it we won't survive In Poor market condition, · if farmers do not be able sell the crops, they would lose a lot of money. They could storage it but it would be expensive so I am thinking that the government could bring incentive if the farmers could see to parts that need them · Farming is an important industry in this country. We need

I think that the Farm Credit act is great but I think that relying on government money is the best thing. I believe that they should follow the Ontario Teacher Pension Plan model. The Ontario Teacher Pension Plan, once the owner of the Ottawa Senators' bitter rival the Maple Leaf, was created in 1989 as a corporation in supplying the Ontario's teacher pension has invested government bonds in well-performing company, is valued to be worth $109 billion dollars. Providing that we could use some government bonds to invest, I think we can provide something like Farm Credit but support lots of farmers with financial assistance if they face problem.

Would you be willing to pay more for your food if it were to cost more using more sustainable agriculture methods? I would be willing to pay more for food if it were to cost more using more sustainable agriculture methods. Even though it makes food more expensive, it helps cause less pollution and helps to sustain the economic environment. For example, less soil pollution and non-renewable resources being used more efficiently. Farming is also one of the causes for water pollution. Fertilizers and pesticides mixed with water are used for farming. The fertilizer and pesticides then contaminates the water. Used up soil from farming loosens it up and destroys its use. It causes erosion on the topsoil; it also makes it lose its organic matter and lose its ability to hold water. The soil turns into something like sand. The soil there is very dry and isn’t fit for growing anymore. These are some reasons why I would be willing to pay more for sustainable agriculture methods. Gerry

Dairy farms must be close to markets so that they are not losing money shipping their milk and other products there. If you were to build a farm, there are lots of different factors that would decide my decision, such as-close to markets -enough land to support growth of livestock (grazing) -enough land for growing crops (corn, grains, beans, peas, etc. . . ) -a good enough soil to support the growth of the crops -enough land for a barn, house, machinery, crop storage -on top of water bed -water for livestock (creek, stream, pond) - avoiding cities (pollution, negativity There are lots of different factors to choosing ao farm location. most farms now a days are getting closer to cities due to population growth and expansion, some times polluting water ways or draining water beds causing loss of crops and livestock. farmers are trying to avoid citys so that problems