| Farm type | Twice a year or more | Once a year | Every two years | Not tested regularly | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of farms | |||||
| Grain and oilseed | 55A |
270B |
115A |
1,440C |
1,880 |
| Beef | 110A |
345A |
385A |
2,990B |
3,830 |
| Dairy | 265A |
1,035A |
1,130A |
4,855B |
7,285 |
| Hog | 100A |
725C |
275B |
740C |
1,840 |
| Poultry and egg | 145C |
205D |
85C |
200D |
635 |
| Potato | x |
70D |
x |
100D |
195 |
| Fruit and vegetable | 125A |
440B |
165B |
990C |
1,720 |
| Other1 | 60A |
365A |
305A |
2,665B |
3,395 |
| Share of farms (%) | |||||
| Grain and oilseed | 2.9 |
14.4 |
6.1 |
76.6 |
100 |
| Beef | 2.9 |
9.0 |
10.1 |
78.1 |
100 |
| Dairy | 3.6 |
14.2 |
15.5 |
66.6 |
100 |
| Hog | 5.4 |
39.4 |
14.9 |
40.2 |
100 |
| Poultry and egg | 22.8 |
32.3 |
13.4 |
31.5 |
100 |
| Potato | x |
35.9 |
x |
51.3 |
100 |
| Fruit and vegetable | 7.3 |
25.6 |
9.6 |
57.6 |
100 |
| Other1 | 1.8 |
10.8 |
9.0 |
78.5 |
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. | |||||