Agriculture in Canada II

Question 1

What are the 3 levels of government ?

Answer 1

Federal

Provincial

Municipal

Question 2

What is the purpose of the federal government?

Answer 2

Developing policies and programs
Supporting research
Supporting technology
Managing interprovincial and export trade

Also offer grants for growth and innovation

Question 3

What is the purpose of provincial governments?

Answer 3

Delivering funding
Offering advisory services and tools
Developing regulations on land use, environmental stewardship etc.
Offering resources and information
Managing trade within the province

Question 4

What is the purpose of the municipal government?

Answer 4

Focused on issues in their local city or town. The local council decides on bylaws that affect agricultural activities

Question 5

How can municipal government hinder agriculture?

Answer 5

Limitation of pesticide use
Limitation of livestock management practices
Delay of farm business expansion

Question 6

How can municipal government support agriculture?

Answer 6

Considerate practices for land use

Lowered taxation to recognize that farmers require fewer municipal services per acre of land compared with other businesses

Financial support

Question 7

What are inputs?

Answer 7

Resources or tools that are used by farmers while producing food

• They help improve production of food products
• However using more than you need is wasteful

Question 8

Why are nutrients added to plants?

Answer 8

To increase food production and prevent deficiency

Question 9

What are some of the crop protection chemicals?

Answer 9

Pesticides
Herbicides
Fungicides

Question 10

Where do most farmers get their seeds every year?

Answer 10

Purchased annually form seed companies

-ensures there is no disease of pathogen

Question 11

Where are milder temps found in canada?

Answer 11

Milder in Continental regions

continental regions have coldest winter and warmest summers

Question 12

What is the range of the growing season in canada/

Answer 12

0-190 days

Question 13

Why is it that some plants are not suitable for growing regions in Canada with cold summer temps?

Answer 13

Cold weather slows plant growth
Cold soil kills seeds
Frost Kills flowers and new growth

Question 14

What is perennial crop?

Answer 14

Plant that lives for more than 2 years and survives the winter

Question 15

How can you protect crops from frost?

Answer 15

Wind machines

• protect 15 acres
• 25000 Each
• compant started in Washington and how supply 70% of the world wind machines

Question 16

How does extreme cold affect plants?

Answer 16

If temp goes below the minimum temp the plant can tolerate it dies

If roots dont have enough soil to protect them it can damage the plant

Cold tress can harm livestock

Question 17

What are the benefits of winter?

Answer 17

Cold is needed to initiate flowers

Cold kills insect and pests

Question 18

Which regions of Canada are at high risk of drought?

Answer 18

Southern regions of prairies

Interior valleys of BC

Question 19

Which regions of Canada are at medium risk of drought?

Answer 19

Southern Ontario

Quebec

Question 20

Which regions of Canada are at low risk of drought?

Answer 20

Atlantic provinces

Question 21

What are some drought management practices?

Answer 21

Grow plants that are adapted to dry conditions

Breed plants that are drought tolerant

Install irrigation to supple water

Question 22

How does excess water impact agriculture?

Answer 22

Excess water delays seeding crops
Excess water damages plants
Prolonged witness causes fungal disease
Wet pasture cannot support grazing by livestock

Question 23

What are some heavy rainfall management practices?

Answer 23

Choose plants adapted to wet conditions
Tile drainage removes water
Fungicides kills fungus

Question 24

Why are railroads used to transport food?

Answer 24

Used to transport but products like grains and seeds

• good for large distances
• more cost effective than using transport trucks

Question 25

What are the downfalls of trains?

Answer 25

• Cant travel directly to where the shipment needs to go
• Slower because of loading and unloading
• Not always available depending on the farm region

Question 26

What is the most flexible form of transportation?

Answer 26

Transports

-can do short or long distances

Question 27

What are the pros and cons of transports?

Answer 27

Pros
Faster
More reliable
Less prone to damage

Con
Cant transport large volumes economically