Table 7 - Tillage practices used to prepare land for seeding, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR), Census Division (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS), 2001

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  • British Columbia

  • Variable nameTotal land prepared for seeding2Tillage incorporating most of the crop residue into the soilTillage retaining most of the crop residue on the surfaceNo-till seeding or zero-till seeding
    Geographic name - (Geographic level)Farms reportingAcresHectaresFarms reportingAcresHectaresFarms reportingAcresHectaresFarms reportingAcresHectares
    Canada167,32573,472,89929,733,423116,64729,750,77812,039,71146,72521,918,8198,870,23036,74021,803,3028,823,482
      Alberta35,00618,465,7847,472,83722,0416,847,0962,770,92110,8636,550,4892,650,8896,4905,068,1992,051,027
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)2,3831,863,913754,2991,314650,635263,303924617,999250,095625595,279240,901
          Division No. 1 - (CD)1,204938,390379,753686313,907127,034454298,985120,995337325,498131,724
            Cypress County - (CCS)591333,809135,088335104,63342,34319592,33037,365167136,84655,380
            Forty Mile County No. 8 - (CCS)613604,581244,665351209,27484,690259206,65583,630170188,65276,345
          Division No. 4 - (CD)1,179925,523374,546628336,728136,269470319,014129,100288269,781109,176
            Special Area No. 2 - (CCS)395254,110102,835221105,53942,71013778,58431,8028669,98728,323
            Special Area No. 3 - (CCS)500409,920165,889301179,35472,582195128,48051,994116102,08641,313
            Special Area No. 4 - (CCS)284261,493105,82210651,83520,977138111,95045,3058697,70839,541
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)4,7233,816,9341,544,6582,3241,032,033417,6491,9931,403,012567,7791,3171,381,889559,231
          Division No. 2 - (CD)2,4661,618,724655,0741,549611,183247,337944545,719220,845495461,822186,893
            Warner County No. 5 - (CCS)412486,651196,941177123,99750,180201192,52777,913130170,12768,848
            Lethbridge County - (CCS)812462,307187,089512177,80371,954311142,16657,533153142,33857,602
            Taber - (CCS)679448,853181,644451205,35883,105270143,34158,00893100,15440,531
            Newell County No. 4 - (CCS)563220,91389,400409104,02542,09716267,68527,39111949,20319,912
          Division No. 5 - (CD)2,2572,198,210889,584775420,850170,3121,049857,293346,934822920,067372,338
            Vulcan County - (CCS)614661,344267,636219137,39755,603322299,005121,003195224,94291,031
            Wheatland County - (CCS)639670,199271,220220105,53842,710290257,292104,122223307,369124,388
            Starland County - (CCS)1330333,517134,97015289,68136,29312482,84133,525132160,99565,152
            Kneehill County - (CCS)674533,150215,75818488,23435,707313218,15588,284272226,76191,767
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)3,8442,061,178834,1292,286728,264294,7181,299834,227337,600605498,687201,811
          Division No. 3 - (CD)1,218947,023383,247574250,804101,497486396,433160,431309299,786121,319
            Cardston County - (CCS)380395,022159,86019795,43038,619126142,47157,65696157,12163,585
            Pincher Creek No. 9 - (CCS)295142,40557,62915442,17017,06611667,34527,2546132,89013,310
            Willow Creek No. 26 - (CCS)543409,596165,758223113,20445,812244186,61775,521152109,77544,424
          Division No. 6 - (CD)2,6051,108,078448,4231,697476,103192,672811xx292xx
            Foothills No. 31 - (CCS)609287,204116,227349100,59040,707222125,45250,7698761,16224,751
            Rocky View No. 44 - (CCS)843466,544188,804480163,94766,347315203,41682,32012599,18140,137
            Calgary - (CCS)7232,19013,0274614,8776,02121xx10xx
            Mountain View County - (CCS)1,081322,140130,365822196,68979,59725394,80938,3687030,64212,400
          Division No. 15 - (CD)216,0772,459151,3575492xx4xx
            Bighorn No. 8 - (CCS)104,7021,9039xx0001xx
            Ranchland No. 66 - (CCS)1111,3755566xx2xx3xx
        Agricultural Region 4A - (CAR)2,5522,047,424828,5631,187573,232231,9791,109889,347359,906660584,845236,678
          Division No. 7 - (CD)2,5522,047,424828,5631,187573,232231,9791,109889,347359,906660584,845236,678
            Provost No. 52 - (CCS)403289,345117,094225105,76242,800169125,10450,6287458,47923,666
            Paintearth County No. 18 - (CCS)390317,397128,446191102,70641,564153100,87540,823119113,81646,060
            Stettler County No. 6 - (CCS)574361,094146,130301119,26648,265226152,90461,87812688,92435,986
            Flagstaff County - (CCS)725649,724262,934278143,67758,144357320,567129,729201185,48075,061
            Wainwright No. 61 - (CCS)460429,864173,960192101,82141,205204189,89776,849140138,14655,906
        Agricultural Region 4B - (CAR)4,3552,545,4811,030,1192,077669,686271,0121,565916,654370,9571,310959,141388,151
          Division No. 10 - (CD)4,3552,545,4811,030,1192,077669,686271,0121,565916,654370,9571,310959,141388,151
            Camrose County No. 22 - (CCS)952513,331207,738488169,72368,684384238,50096,518192105,10842,536
            Beaver County - (CCS)611389,258157,527293116,87547,298223134,39654,388163137,98755,841
            Minburn County No. 27 - (CCS)610416,567168,57927495,94538,828221144,08858,310206176,53471,441
            Vermilion River County No. 24 - (CCS)953637,001257,785374127,05851,419373226,63091,714363283,313114,653
            Two Hills County No. 21 - (CCS)529288,387116,70626874,21630,03415789,08136,050173125,09050,622
            Lamont County - (CCS)700300,937121,78538085,86934,75020783,95933,977213131,10953,058
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)6,7561,988,265804,6225,0131,098,524444,5571,572574,865232,640721314,876127,426
          Division No. 8 - (CD)2,661931,185376,8371,896508,067205,607712284,823115,264303138,29555,966
            Red Deer County - (CCS)1,122423,425171,354775218,04288,238343139,92756,62613065,45626,489
            Lacombe County - (CCS)762306,148123,894507161,71565,44421484,68134,26912559,75224,181
            Ponoka County - (CCS)777201,61281,589614128,31051,92515560,21524,3684813,0875,296
          Division No. 9 - (CD)60261,30124,80853750,72520,528657,4843,029293,0921,251
            Clearwater County - (CCS)60261,30124,80853750,72520,528657,4843,029293,0921,251
          Division No. 11 - (CD)3,493995,779402,9772,580539,732218,422795282,558114,347389173,48970,208
            Wetaskiwin County No. 10 - (CCS)713198,81180,456539106,71143,18414756,14222,7208735,95814,552
            Leduc County - (CCS)858217,65388,081663138,60056,08920165,36126,4515913,6925,541
            Brazeau No. 77 - (CCS)26122,9159,27322318,2787,397323,1071,257161,530619
            Parkland County - (CCS)532119,28248,27241878,56231,79310123,4709,4984217,2506,981
            Strathcona County - (CCS)362110,23644,61122231,59912,78810237,93815,3537640,69916,470
            Sturgeon County - (CCS)666289,277117,066442145,31058,80518890,76736,7329553,20021,529
            Edmonton - (CCS)10137,60515,2187320,6728,366245,7732,3361411,1604,516
        Agricultural Region 6 - (CAR)5,4251,472,765596,0074,218837,296338,8421,107394,213159,532578241,25697,633
          Division No. 12 - (CD)11,668509,185206,0601,250256,968103,991301124,60150,424273127,61651,644
            Bonnyville No. 87 - (CCS)535132,39553,57843685,97934,7949126,53610,7395519,8808,045
            Lakeland County - (CCS)123844,19517,88518826,07910,554296,1152,4753912,0014,857
            St. Paul County No. 19 - (CCS)537191,05677,31838395,29538,56510641,41316,75911154,34821,994
            Smoky Lake County - (CCS)358141,53957,27924349,61520,0787550,53720,4526841,38716,749
          Division No. 13 - (CD)3,283903,498365,6332,552530,571214,714758263,144106,491278109,78344,428
            Lac Ste. Anne County - (CCS)64691,49637,02754067,65227,37810816,9156,845416,9292,804
            Barrhead County No. 11 - (CCS)662174,59070,654528110,10244,55716153,91921,8204210,5694,277
            Westlock County - (CCS)745298,319120,725532162,58065,79421885,35534,5429250,38420,390
            Woodlands County - (CCS)18133,36613,50315018,4877,481307,2212,922127,6583,099
            Thorhild County No. 7 - (CCS)412135,46854,82229870,85428,67411750,90720,6014113,7075,547
            Athabasca County No. 12 - (CCS)637170,25968,901504100,89640,83112448,82719,7605020,5368,311
          Division No. 14 - (CD)47460,08224,31441649,75720,136486,4682,618273,8571,561
            Yellowhead County - (CCS)47460,08224,31441649,75720,136486,4682,618273,8571,561
        Agricultural Region 7 - (CAR)4,9682,669,8241,080,4393,6221,257,426508,8621,294920,172372,380674492,226199,197
          Division No. 17 - (CD)1,906919,248372,0061,478496,937201,103421253,079102,417227169,23268,486
            East Peace No.131 - (CCS)170121,53949,18511454,59122,0925945,35718,3552821,5918,738
            Big Lakes - (CCS)27985,29534,51822451,24020,7365822,5279,1163111,5284,665
            Lesser Slave River No.124 - (CCS)111317,1286,9319513,1195,309171,303527102,7061,095
            Clear Hills No. 21 - (CCS)396195,39579,074321124,23250,2757746,21018,7013424,95310,098
            Northern Lights No. 22 - (CCS)430261,787105,941311106,79143,21711393,04537,6545861,95125,071
            Mackenzie No. 23 - (CCS)518238,10496,357413146,96459,4749744,63718,0646646,50318,819
          Division No. 18 - (CD)482164,38866,52540284,73434,2918066,86927,0613112,7855,174
            Greenview No. 16 - (CCS)482164,38866,52540284,73434,2918066,86927,0613112,7855,174
          Division No. 19 - (CD)2,5801,586,188641,9071,742675,755273,468793600,224242,902416310,209125,537
            Grande Prairie County No. 1 - (CCS)961416,430168,523672170,15968,861273164,44166,54712781,83033,115
            Smoky River No. 130 - (CCS)394367,909148,887255179,71072,726135140,87957,0127447,32019,150
            Birch Hills County - (CCS)258217,65888,08315976,80231,081106103,02941,6944337,82715,308
            Spirit River No. 133 - (CCS)137106,08342,9307840,26716,2954743,56117,6293022,2559,006
            Saddle Hills County - (CCS)431217,11187,862341114,62446,38710362,04725,1104640,44016,365
            Fairview No. 136 - (CCS)243167,69667,86412852,57821,2788247,89519,3827267,22327,204
            Peace No. 135 - (CCS)15693,30137,75810941,61516,8414738,37215,5292413,3145,388
      British Columbia6,099505,682204,6424,923327,577132,566802106,30443,02078871,80129,057
        Vancouver Island-Coast - (CAR)83713,7035,54562810,1334,1011111,8027291441,768715
          Capital Regional District - (CD)3004,4561,8032282,8731,1634491336944670271
            North Saanich - (CCS)263131272028011332394104
            Central Saanich - (CCS)441,488602361,34454451184852611
            Saanich - (CCS)1691,16247050560227103911581421185
            Capital F - (CCS)6559724247200817211851318675
            Capital G - (CCS)3113053244518570283156
            Capital H (Part2) - (CCS)65766310514441801410040522290
          Cowichan Valley Regional District - (CD)1742,6451,0701302,0288212036214633255103
            Cowichan Valley D - (CCS)1041,554629801,23449913216871810442
            Cowichan Valley G - (CCS)1964526116xx1xx3xx
            Cowichan Valley F - (CCS)1830126xx1xx1xx
            Cowichan Valley B - (CCS)43416168282841155xx11xx
          Nanaimo Regional District - (CD)1452,8781,1651062,364957192821142723294
            Nanaimo C - (CCS)752215xx1xx1xx
            Nanaimo D - (CCS)791,925779581,75771178635158233
            Nanaimo E - (CCS)7223905xx2xx2xx
            Nanaimo F - (CCS)28221892015864546194177
            Nanaimo G - (CCS)172419811159644582352410
            Nanaimo H - (CCS)721687721687000000
          Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District - (CD)2031612815192783xx2xx
            Alberni-Clayoquot B - (CCS)1066277xx2xx1xx
            Alberni-Clayoquot D - (CCS)13431734317000000
            Alberni-Clayoquot F - (CCS)7207845xx1xx1xx
          Comox-Strathcona Regional District - (CD)11543,1101,2591132,433985202188830459186
            Comox-Strathcona A - (CCS)11722910xx1xx000
            Comox-Strathcona K - (CCS)201496016135552xx3xx
            Comox-Strathcona B - (CCS)4285934828707286448191210442
            Comox-Strathcona C - (CCS)471,834742351,35254781536210329133
            Comox-Strathcona D - (CCS)1091376xx3731xx
            Comox-Strathcona H - (CCS)13732xx0001xx
            Comox-Strathcona J - (CCS)2198401685342xx3xx
          Powell River Regional District - (CD)32973926xx5xx6xx
            Powell River A - (CCS)1625105xx1xx1xx
            Powell River C - (CCS)1547191327113943114
            Powell River E - (CCS)111251081981xx2xx
          Central Coast Regional District - (CD)122018110xx0002xx
            Central Coast A - (CCS)1122018110xx0002xx
        Lower Mainland-Southwest - (CAR)1,44657,67223,3391,18950,16420,3011985,4032,1871972,105852
          Fraser Valley Regional District - (CD)75631,49412,74563627,52711,1401012,8981,173871,069433
            Fraser Valley B - (CCS)1610844352211xx3xx
            Fraser Valley D - (CCS)632,5211,020492,1988891021587810844
            Fraser Valley E - (CCS)29710,8084,3742589,7113,9303777131222326132
            Abbotsford - (CCS)31815,7416,37027013,5755,494461,63666242530214
            Fraser Valley F - (CCS)2727711218236963xx6xx
            Fraser Valley G - (CCS)452,039825381,75571042449964016
          Greater Vancouver Regional District - (CD)61024,0369,72749020,8528,439872,27992295905366
            Langley - (CCS)2153,4801,4081582,9341,1873229311942253102
            Surrey - (CCS)1576,4502,6101295,3212,1533082733521302122
            Delta - (CCS)9511,6594,7188810,4464,22761,046423916768
            Richmond - (CCS)481,324536421,1964846481948032
            Greater Vancouver A - (CCS)171214913104421xx3xx
            Burnaby - (CCS)129171692311045722973916
            Pitt Meadows - (CCS)18506205144601862xx3xx
            Maple Ridge - (CCS)313251322328111436263815
          Sunshine Coast Regional District - (CD)3216366251214943414683
            Sunshine Coast A - (CCS)3216366251214943414683
          Squamish-Lillooet Regional District - (CD)481,979801381,664673619278912350
            Squamish-Lillooet C - (CCS)1351,897768311,6386634xx5xx
            Squamish-Lillooet B - (CCS)1138233726112xx4xx
        Thompson-Okanagan - (CAR)1,43843,20617,4851,14533,75313,6591944,5211,8301764,9321,996
          Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District - (CD)3053,6661,4842222,6991,0924338915753578234
            Okanagan-Similkameen A - (CCS)2618575181465973113383
            Okanagan-Similkameen B - (CCS)47344139413251325xx2xx
            Okanagan-Similkameen C - (CCS)76646261564871971054221410542
            Okanagan-Similkameen D - (CCS)3935514428233946692885321
            Okanagan-Similkameen E - (CCS)10271162293xx1xx
            Okanagan-Similkameen F - (CCS)3731712822250101612595522
            Okanagan-Similkameen G - (CCS)44937379316722725144581012149
            Okanagan-Similkameen H - (CCS)26855346205642281xx6xx
          Thompson-Nicola Regional District - (CD)31312,6595,1232308,0623,263531,407569543,1901,291
            Thompson-Nicola M - (CCS)144,1211,668112,3049322xx3xx
            Thompson-Nicola N - (CCS)19592240164992023xx1xx
            Thompson-Nicola E - (CCS)1962425312284115390365250101
            Thompson-Nicola I - (CCS)501,855751381,04342211577234623595
            Thompson-Nicola J - (CCS)20449182132551032xx6xx
            Thompson-Nicola P - (CCS)601,28752140699283132791139309125
            Thompson-Nicola L - (CCS)762,186885581,714694112048315268108
            Thompson-Nicola A - (CCS)119652264125302145572346526
            Thompson-Nicola O - (CCS)368933613073429735121510844
          Central Okanagan Regional District - (CD)1792,2218991491,9828022216065187932
            Central Okanagan I - (CCS)1502,0728391241,85074919xx16xx
            Central Okanagan G - (CCS)61356135000000
            Central Okanagan H - (CCS)231365519119483xx2xx
          North Okanagan Regional District - (CD)43418,6707,55537215,8536,415502,12686031691280
            North Okanagan B - (CCS)862,148869691,7497081522892817169
            North Okanagan D - (CCS)622,9561,196512,3339449406164621788
            North Okanagan E - (CCS)123531438242981xx3xx
            Spallumcheen - (CCS)19410,2654,1541689,0513,663191,0224141319278
            North Okanagan F - (CCS)802,9481,193762,4781,0036xx1xx
          Columbia-Shuswap Regional District - (CD)2075,9902,4241725,1572,0872643917820394159
            Columbia-Shuswap A - (CCS)117509206122611064xx2xx
            Columbia-Shuswap C - (CCS)442,235904392,1508705552233012
            Columbia-Shuswap D - (CCS)1242,8341,1471032,379963141807314275111
            Columbia-Shuswap E - (CCS)10184748xx1xx1xx
            Columbia-Shuswap F - (CCS)122289210xx2xx000
        Kootenay - (CAR)45317,4407,05838314,6425,925441,764714511,034418
          East Kootenay Regional District - (CD)1194,9361,9981094,5231,830652218361146
            East Kootenay A - (CCS)23496201213791532xx1xx
            East Kootenay B - (CCS)1855522517xx0001xx
            East Kootenay C - (CCS)392,25291138xx1xx1xx
            East Kootenay E - (CCS)1643517612xx2xx414559
            East Kootenay F - (CCS)1287835510xx1xx1xx
            East Kootenay G - (CCS)1132012911320129000000
          Central Kootenay Regional District - (CD)1948,5203,4481586,8512,773251,5526281911747
            Central Kootenay A - (CCS)91,61265268063263xx1xx
            Central Kootenay B - (CCS)621,925779571,858752353213146
            Central Kootenay C - (CCS)274,0211,627253,4011,3763xx1xx
            Central Kootenay D - (CCS)1699401390362xx1xx
            Central Kootenay E - (CCS)161184811612545020373
            Central Kootenay G - (CCS)642175xx1xx000
            Central Kootenay H - (CCS)251245017873562811494
            Central Kootenay J - (CCS)1143517610xx1xx000
            Central Kootenay K - (CCS)221445814xx2xx64819
          Kootenay Boundary Regional District - (CD)1403,9841,6121163,2681,323131606524556225
            Kootenay Boundary B - (CCS)1161827414xx1xx1xx
            Kootenay Boundary D - (CCS)571,10444746xx5xx10xx
            Kootenay Boundary E - (CCS)672,6981,092562,11485671445813440178
        Cariboo - (CAR)53130,13812,19642519,3977,850482,8961,172837,8453,175
          Cariboo Regional District - (CD)31717,4717,0702459,8803,998311,953790595,6382,282
            Cariboo D - (CCS)241,023414185212112xx6xx
            Cariboo E - (CCS)1354522193001212xx2xx
            Cariboo F - (CCS)451,27151432865350523294817470
            Cariboo G - (CCS)1371328975622271xx5xx
            Cariboo H - (CCS)1842417211xx2xx6xx
            Cariboo L - (CCS)1629411911231932xx3xx
            Cariboo A - (CCS)511,929781431,3175335111458501203
            Cariboo B - (CCS)422,327942321,1424621xx10xx
            Cariboo C - (CCS)103771539xx1xx000
            Cariboo I - (CCS)452,6711,081391,6946866811328416667
            Cariboo J - (CCS)191,5596311336514842701094924374
            Cariboo K - (CCS)214,3381,756212,39697000031,942786
          Fraser-Fort George Regional District - (CD)21412,6675,1261809,5173,85117943382242,207893
            Fraser-Fort George H - (CCS)654,2561,722572,9781,20543301348948384
            Fraser-Fort George A - (CCS)463,3561,358423,1451,2733xx1xx
            Fraser-Fort George C - (CCS)351,139461311,0184123632535823
            Fraser-Fort George D - (CCS)401,46359231xx2xx7xx
            Fraser-Fort George E - (CCS)121,02641510xx1xx1xx
            Fraser-Fort George F - (CCS)1161,42757792218943361364870352
        North Coast - (CAR)611,854750461,5696356114461317169
          Kitimat-Stikine Regional District - (CD)1611,854750461,5696356114461317169
            Kitimat-Stikine C (Part 1) - (CCS)128489198204081653431773815
            Kitimat-Stikine B - (CCS)331,365552261,16147037129613354
        Nechako - (CAR)37137,81315,30230521,8788,854449,8553,988456,0802,460
          Bulkley-Nechako Regional District - (CD)137137,81315,30230521,8788,854449,8553,988456,0802,460
            Bulkley-Nechako C - (CCS)1127092879xx2xx1xx
            Bulkley-Nechako D - (CCS)443,3031,337382,7281,1045395160318073
            Bulkley-Nechako F - (CCS)13124,5539,93611111,7064,737208,5123,44594,3351,754
            Bulkley-Nechako B - (CCS)1872729416xx1xx1xx
            Bulkley-Nechako E - (CCS)543,6451,475412,7491,112733913710557225
            Bulkley-Nechako A - (CCS)853,7451,516692,5121,017733913715894362
            Bulkley-Nechako G - (CCS)271,131458211,0144102xx6xx
        Peace River - (CAR)962303,856122,966802176,04171,24115779,94932,3547947,86619,371
          Peace River Regional District - (CD)1962303,856122,966802176,04171,24115779,94932,3547947,86619,371
            Peace River D - (CCS)337130,69552,89027156,04922,6825742,63617,2543732,01012,954
            Peace River E - (CCS)14525,42810,29012416,0426,492237,7643,14261,622656
            Peace River B - (CCS)1389113,21445,81633580,54032,5935925,11910,165247,5553,057
            Peace River C - (CCS)9134,51913,9697223,4109,474184,4301,793126,6792,703
    Source: Statistics Canada

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    Footnotes:
    1. Due to confidentiality constraints, the data for one or more adjacent geographic areas having very few farms have been combined with the data from this census consolidated subdivision or census division. For the names of the geographic areas included in this amalgamation and the number of farms in them, click on Geographic area amalgamations.

    2. When comparing the data on tillage practices to previous censuses, calculating each practice as a percentage of the total land prepared for seeding is recommended, since the total land prepared for seeding varies over time.