Facts and Figures
- Number of farmers who have participated in the Environmental Farm Plan program = 33,000 (source: Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association)
- % of Ontario farmers who have participated in the Environmental Farm Plan program = 70% (source: Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association)
- Percentage of farmers using conservation tillage (e.g. no-till, reduced tillage) practices = 63% (source: Statistics Canada)
- (Conservative) estimate of how much farmers have invested in environmental improvements in the past 20 years = over $600 million (source: Caring for the Land)
- Estimate of days farmers spend in environmental training courses = over 300,000 (source: Caring for the Land)
- Acres under conservation tillage in Ontario = 3,741,524 acres (Statistics Canada, 2006 Census data)
- Carbon sequestered due to conservation tillage in Ontario = 600 kilotonnes/year
- Equivalent in annual car emissions - 125,000 cars
- For lots of facts and figures about agriculture in Ontario, visit www.farmissues.com
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