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 to Learn More Related snapAG Articles Antibiotics in Food Biosecurity Organic Farming Beef Protein and the Environment Global Protein Consumption What are GMOs Organic and Synthetic Pesticides Neonics Global Protein Consumption Advanced Plant Breeding Antibiotics – What and Why? Vaccines Pig Housing The Myth of Factory Farms Intensive Livestock Operations Dairy Cows Hormones Today’s Farm Soil Horticulture in Canada Aquaculture in Canada Water Management Farm Animals Animal Breeding Agriculture and Land Use Agriculture and Greenhouse Gases Environmental Farm Plans Conservation Tillage Carbon Sequestration Protein and Nutrition Food Safety Food Waste Grass-Fed and Grain-Finished Beef Pesticides on Food Organic Food Eggs Dairy in Your Diet Milk Pasteurization Gluten Food Additives GMOs and the Environment GMO Foods GMOs Around the World Conventional or Organic Fertilizer Fertilizer Use Fertilizer Irrigation Grain Farm Technology Glyphosate Pesticides and the Environment Pesticides – What and Why? Plant Breeding and Food Security Genetics and Farming Genetic Engineering and Human Health History of Plant Breeding Bees Bioplastics Crop Byproducts Eating Local Food Processing Food Security Regenerative Agriculture Robotics in Agriculture Supply Management Urban Agriculture 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.” Tags crops protein livestock land use food GMO byproduct fertilizer urban