Table 107 (Cont'd.): Census of Agriculture, Profile for Alberta, 1991-2011
1991
1996
2001
2006
2011
%
of
Total
%
Chg.
'11/'06
% %
Land Management Practices (6)
Commercial Fertilizer………………………………….………….…………………………………..………..
15,690,907 17,375,043 16,556,173 17,211,462 17,571,243
… 2.1
Lime…………………………………………….………….…………………………………………
-
-
-
29,942
25,757
… -
Herbicides…………………………………………….………….…………………………………………….
14,012,340 14,949,086 16,368,127 15,858,085 17,658,829
… 11.4
Insecticides or Fungicides……………………………….………….……………………………………
1,367,186 2,082,940 2,186,122 2,832,747 4,480,268
… 58.2
Irrigation…………………………………………….………….…………………………………………….
1,132,086 1,276,535 1,233,649 1,325,929 1,241,411
100.0
-6.4
Irrigated Field Crops …………………………………………….………….……………………………………
-
-
-
902,105
908,441
73.2
0.7
Irrigated Hay and Pasture…………………………………………….………….……………………………………
-
-
-
406,257
314,423
25.3
-22.6
Irrigated Vegetables …………………………………………….………….……………………………………
-
-
-
9,420
7,606
0.6
-19.3
Irrigated Fruit …………………………………………….………….……………………………………
-
-
-
992
638
0.1
-35.7
Other Irrigated Areas (nursery, sod, etc.) …………………………………………….………….……………………………………
-
-
-
7,155
10,303
0.8
44.0
Total Land Prepared for Seeding
19,685,388 18,761,116 18,465,784 18,726,144 19,945,813
100.0
6.5
Tillage Incorporating Crop Residue…………………………………………….………….…………………………………………….
14,291,324 10,657,824 6,847,096 4,589,714 2,543,229
12.8
-44.6
Tillage Retaining Crop Reside on Surface…………………………………………….………….…………………………………………….
4,779,955 6,166,922 6,550,489 5,185,594 4,477,959
22.5
-13.6
No-till or Zero-till Seeding…………………………………………….………….…………………………………………….
614,109 1,936,370 5,068,199 8,950,836 12,924,625
64.8
44.4
Crop Residue Baled (7)………………………………………….………….…………………………………………
-
-
-
-
2,236,814
… -
Soil Conservation Practices and Features
% %
Crop Rotation…………………………………………….………….…………………………………………
38.5
55.7
58.2
59.3
56.6
… …
Winter Cover Crops …………………………………………….………….…………………………………………
5.8
3.0
2.3
3.9
2.7
… …
Windbreaks or Shelterbelts …………………………………………….………….…………………………………………
15.6
18.7
18.2
50.2
39.3
… …
Green Crops for Plough-down …………………………………………….………….………………………………………… Green Crops for Plough-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
-
-
2.9
5.7
5.4
… …
Manure Applied …………………………………………….………….…………………………………………
-
-
-
37.6
49.7
… …
Buffer Zones Around Water Bodies …………………………………………….………….…………………………………………
-
-
-
18.5
19.0
… …
Rotational Grazing …………………………………………….………….…………………………………………
-
-
-
43.7
35.1
… …
In-field Winter Grazing or Feeding (7)…………………………………………….………….…………………………………………
-
-
-
-
25.7
… …
Nutrient management planning (7) ………………………………………….………….…………………………………………
-
-
-
-
16.8
… …
% %
Total Land in Crops ………………………………………………..………………….
22,961,142 23,590,033 24,038,861 23,775,509 24,102,289
100.0
1.4
%
Change From Previous Census Year………………………………………..1.4
2.7
1.9
-1.1
1.4
… …
Selected Field Crops Grown
Grains………………………………………………..………………………………………
14,935,426 14,818,647 13,645,690 12,327,276 11,483,988
47.6
-6.8
Total Wheat………………………………………………..…………………………..
7,714,992 7,324,846 6,852,596 6,467,628 6,703,703
27.8
3.7
Spring Wheat (excluding durum)…………………………………………………..………………………………
6,885,763 6,448,110 5,809,275 5,768,705 5,971,359
24.8
3.5
Durum Wheat………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………..
745,179
781,627
962,906
570,771
536,018
2.2
-6.1
Winter Wheat…………………………………………………..………………………………………………….
84,050
95,109
80,415
128,152
196,326
0.8
53.2
Oats …………………………………………………..…………………………………………….
1,285,430 1,386,179 1,364,674 1,269,229
891,580
3.7
-29.8
Barley ………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………
5,404,324 5,775,824 4,902,090 4,094,689 3,610,111
15.0
-11.8
Mixed Grains…………………………………………………..………………………………………………………….
360,757
226,374
404,174
373,005
201,511
0.8
-46.0
Corn for Grain………………………………………………..………………………………………………….
8,670
2,559
5,018
4,326
17,148
0.1
296.4
Rye Total…………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………
161,253
102,865
117,138
118,399
59,935
0.2
-49.4
Fall Rye…………………………………………………..……………………………………………………….
126,007
80,701
89,480
105,059
50,616
0.2
-51.8
Spring Rye………………………………………………..………………………………………………………
35,246
22,164
27,658
13,340
9,319
0.0
-30.1
Oilseeds……………………………………………………………..…………………………………………..
3,056,282 3,188,142 2,702,432 4,133,352 6,151,215
25.5
48.8
Canola……………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..
2,982,130 3,151,296 2,660,509 4,068,511 6,071,744
25.2
49.2
Flaxseed……………………………………………..………………………………………………………………
70,506
34,082
40,219
60,372
69,743
0.3
15.5
Soybeans………………………………………………………..……………………………………………….
797
1,059
88
2,677
3,693
0.0
38.0
Sunflowers…………………………………………………..………………………………………………………
2,849
1,705
1,616
1,792
6,035
0.0
236.8
Hay and Fodder Crops……………………………………………………..…………………………….
4,357,124 4,765,965 6,232,188 6,066,400 5,219,532
21.7
-14.0
Corn for Silage……………………………………………..………………………………………………………..
20,768
12,800
36,814
70,411
95,861
0.4
36.1
Alfalfa and Alfalfa Mixtures…………………………………………..………………………
2,502,024 2,997,653 3,915,607 3,935,022 3,657,114
15.2
-7.1
All Other Tame Hay and Fodder Crops…………………………………………..………………………
1,834,332 1,755,512 2,279,767 2,060,967 1,466,557
6.1
-28.8
Other Field Crops
Forage Seed……………………………………..………………………………………………..………………………
230,609
236,974
409,251
244,615
131,933
0.5
-46.1
Potatoes………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………….
28,339
31,488
58,341
54,759
53,440
0.2
-2.4
Mustard Seed……………………………………………………..………………………………………………….
59,872
91,909
57,116
62,538
62,958
0.3
0.7
Sugar Beets……………………………………………..……………………………………………………………
35,075
36,231
29,726
38,803
33,314
0.1
-14.1
Triticale…………………………………………………………..……………………………..………………………
7,618
25,675
68,412
76,299
40,762
0.2
-46.6
Dry Field Peas…………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………..
167,056
286,037
608,217
587,263
706,726
2.9
20.3
Total Dry Field Beans…………………………………………………..………………………………………………….
29,352
28,416
150,006
102,788
57,811
0.2
-43.8
Vegetables Grown for Sale (excluding greenhouse) ……………………………………………………
11,536
13,743
14,194
13,193
10,716
0.0
-18.8
See Census of Agriculture - Notes
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. For more information visit the Statistics Canada web site at:
www.statcan.gc.ca
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Alberta Agriculture Statistics Yearbook, 2012