| Farm type | Twice a year or more | Once a year | Every two years | Not tested regularly | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of farms | |||||
| Grain and oilseed | 1,355A |
2,865A |
3,065A |
15,695A |
22,980 |
| Beef | 335A |
1,050A |
1,130A |
5,925B |
8,440 |
| Dairy | x |
55C |
x |
150D |
255 |
| Hog | x |
45D |
x |
100E |
205 |
| Poultry and egg | 0 |
F |
0 |
F |
135 |
| Potato | x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Fruit and vegetable | x |
25E |
x |
45E |
85 |
| Other1 | 95A |
180A |
330B |
1,550C |
2,155 |
| Share of farms (%) | |||||
| Grain and oilseed | 5.9 |
12.5 |
13.3 |
68.3 |
100 |
| Beef | 4.0 |
12.4 |
13.4 |
70.2 |
100 |
| Dairy | x |
21.6 |
x |
58.8 |
100 |
| Hog | x |
22.0 |
x |
48.8 |
100 |
| Poultry and egg | 0 |
F |
0 |
F |
100 |
| Potato | x |
x |
x |
x |
100 |
| Fruit and vegetable | x |
29.4 |
x |
52.9 |
100 |
| Other1 | 4.4 |
8.4 |
15.3 |
71.9 |
100 |
| Notes: | |||||
| Due to rounding, figures may not add up to totals. | |||||
| Exclude farms that do not need to test their domestic water (e.g. those that are connected to the municipal water supply). | |||||
| Farm type is determined by the activity on an individual farm that generated more than 50% of farm revenue. | |||||
| 1 Includes farm types not listed such as dairy and beef farms. These farms may have irrigation systems for secondary enterprises. | |||||
| Data quality symbols: | |||||
| A excellent | |||||
| B very good | |||||
| C good | |||||
| D acceptable | |||||
| E use with caution | |||||
| F - too unreliable to be published | |||||
| Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey. | |||||
| Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, Water Management on Canadian Farms, Farm Environmental Management in Canada series, volume 3, number 1, Catalogue no. 21-021-MWE2007001. | |||||