Agriculture and Land Use Did you know that less than 8% of Canada's landmass is used for agriculture? Of that, just over 40% of agricultural acres are used for livestock production! Download pdf to Learn More Related SnapAG Articles Related articles Global Protein Consumption Protein and Nutrition Beef Protein and the Environment Agriculture and Greenhouse Gases Websites to Investigate This Topic Further Agriculture Canada Alberta Beef Producers Environment & Climate Change Canada Fertilizer Canada Footnotes Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops. (March 25, 2018). “Land Use and Biodiversity Management.” Statistics Canada. (May 17, 2017). “A Portrait of a 21st Century Agricultural Operation.” Ibid. Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops. (March 25, 2018). “Land Use and Biodiversity Management.” Croplife Canada. (2019). “Supporting Sustainable Agriculture.” Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops. (March 25, 2018). “Land Use and Biodiversity Management.” Beef Cattle Research Council. (July 2019). "Beef’s Place in a Healthy Environment." Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. (No date). “Environment – Beef Production and Climate Change.” Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (FAO). (2018). "The Future of Food and Agriculture – Alternate Pathways to 2050." nutrientstewardship.com. (2017). “What are the 4Rs.” D. Satterthwaite, G. McGranahan & C. Tacoli. (September 27, 2010). “Urbanization and its Implications for Food and Farming.” Statistics Canada. (January 2005). "The Loss of Dependable Agricultural Land in Canada." References Beef Cattle Research Council. (July 2019). "Beef’s Place in a Healthy Environment." Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. (No date). “Environment – Beef Production and Climate Change.” Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops. (March 25, 2018). “Land Use and Biodiversity Management.” Croplife Canada. (2019). “Supporting Sustainable Agriculture.” Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (FAO). (2018). "The Future of Food and Agriculture – Alternate Pathways to 2050." nutrientstewardship.com. (2017). “What are the 4Rs.” Satterthwaite, D., McGranahan, G. & Tacoli, C. (September 27, 2010). “Urbanization and its Implications for Food and Farming.” Philosophy Transactions of the Royal Society of London365(1554): 2809–2820. Statistics Canada. (January 2005). "The Loss of Dependable Agricultural Land in Canada." Rural and Small Town Analysis Bulletin 6(1). Statistics Canada. (May 17, 2017). “A Portrait of a 21st Century Agricultural Operation.” All Snap AG Categories Farming Basics Animal Health Animal Care Farming & The Environment Pesticides Plant and Animal Proteins Food Growing Crops Organics Plant Biotechnology Tags crops , livestock , protein , land use