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Description
Census of Agriculture data for Alberta from 1991 to 2011, published by the Government of Alberta. The profile includes metrics on farm operators, land use, livestock, farm finances, and organic production. The last update for this dataset was recorded as 2026-04-02.
Use Cases
Analyze trends in farm size and land tenure based on average farm size and land tenure classification.
Model the economic structure of farms based on gross farm receipts and operating expenses.
Study the adoption of sustainable practices based on data for soil conservation and certified organic production.
Profile livestock and poultry operations based on counts of animals and poultry production data.
Strengths
Covers a 20-year time series from 1991 to 2011, allowing for longitudinal analysis.
Includes a wide range of agricultural variables, from farm capital value to land management practices.
Published by a government source, suggesting an official data collection process.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the open_canada platform, focusing solely on Alberta.
Provenance
Source
Government of Alberta
Collection Method
Likely contains aggregated data from the national Census of Agriculture.
Time Range
1991-2011
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-02 12:41:31.966323; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Alberta, Canada
License is OGL-CA-2.0, which is the Open Government License for Canada.