If you’re new to Mountain View County; a visitor to Alberta; or considering an investment in Canada’s agriculture and food industry; you’ve landed in the right place. Here, in central Alberta, agriculture is our bread and butter – literally. Take a look:
- Alberta accounts for 25% of Canada's total agricultural production
- Alberta produces half of Canada's beef, 30% of Canada's wheat, and approximately one-third of Canada's barley and canola
- Combined, beef, grain and oilseed, miscellaneous specialty, and wheat comprise approximately 84% of farm types in Central Alberta
- Beef activities alone comprise just over half of all farm types in Central Alberta.
- Compared to Alberta, the Central Alberta region has a higher proportion of farm types in the categories of dairy, beef, hog, poultry and egg, and miscellaneous specialty
- Central Alberta farms raise a significant proportion of Alberta's livestock, including 25% of the province's hogs, and over 20% of poultry and cattle
- The major field crops grown in Central Alberta are barley, wheat, alfalfa, peas, canola, other tame hay or fodder crops, and oats. Central Alberta farms grow a significant proportion of the provincial total of these crops
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