| Farm type | Twice a year or more | Once a year | Every two years | Not tested regularly | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of farms | |||||
| Grain and oilseed | 320A |
625A |
595A |
3,745B |
5,285 |
| Beef | 160A |
575A |
675A |
3,445B |
4,855 |
| Dairy | 25B |
130C |
55B |
335D |
545 |
| Hog | 70B |
145C |
75B |
295D |
585 |
| Poultry and egg | x |
55E |
x |
F |
180 |
| Potato | x |
x |
20D |
F |
80 |
| Fruit and vegetable | x |
30D |
x |
65E |
110 |
| Other1 | 120A |
180B |
205B |
1,065C |
1,570 |
| Share of farms (%) | |||||
| Grain and oilseed | 6.1 |
11.8 |
11.3 |
70.9 |
100 |
| Beef | 3.3 |
11.8 |
13.9 |
71.0 |
100 |
| Dairy | 4.6 |
23.9 |
10.1 |
61.5 |
100 |
| Hog | 12.0 |
24.8 |
12.8 |
50.4 |
100 |
| Poultry and egg | x |
30.6 |
x |
F |
100 |
| Potato | x |
x |
25.0 |
F |
100 |
| Fruit and vegetable | x |
27.3 |
x |
59.1 |
100 |
| Other1 | 7.6 |
11.5 |
13.1 |
67.8 |
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. | |||||