Agriculture Worksheet Answers Subtitle

List 3 things farming provides for Canada and Canadians 1. Provides jobs 2. Brings money into the country 3. Provides food we eat

2. 2 Types of Farming ▪ Animal ▪ Crop

3. 2 types of Animal Farming ▪ Meat ▪ Dairy

4. Figure 9.11 a) Value of Crop Production- $ B) Value of Animal Production $ c) Crop is about 3X the value of animal

Farming

5. Hectares devoted to wheat farming ▪ 11 billion hectares

6. Key things that make Saskatchewan ideal for wheat farming ▪ Vast (a lot) land ▪ Flat land ▪ Short, hot summers ▪ Plentiful spring rainfall

Matching Crop to conditions LetterCrop BWheat GGrapes APotatoes ECranberries H(2 ND F on sheet)Ginseng DOnions FChristmas Trees CFruit

9. Percentage of Canadian beef eaten by Canadians ▪ 82%

10. Where 40% of beef is raised ▪ Alberta

11. Annual Milk sales in 2000 ▪ $4.1 billion

12 &13. Difference in location of cattle vs dairy farms Dairy farms have smaller herds that are kept closer to the barn Why? ▪ Dairy must be close to market because milk does not keep well and cannot be transported over long distances ▪ Dairy cows are kept closer to barn since they must be milked 2 times a day ▪ Dairy cow herds are smaller since a considerable amount of labour is needed to milk a herd of cows

Affecting the Environment

14. Crop Protection damaging environment ▪ Pesticides- can kill fish and other plants through runoff ▪ Fertilizer- untreated manure used as fertilizer can pollute wells, streams, drinking water, rivers

15- Sustainable farms ▪ Will flourish into the future without harming the environment ▪ - depends on the ability ot protect the environment from the effects of agriculture

16. Effects of Manure ▪ Benefit- enriches soil ▪ Problem- can pollute ground water

17, 18 &19 ▪ These 3 questions are for you to formulate an answer based on the information you have learned from the text book.