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Copyright © 2001 Eastern Ontario Farmers Forum Inc. All Rights Reserved |
DECEMBER 2002
FARM FACTS
| Number of sheep University of Guelph gave sheep marketing agency. | . . . . . . 500 |
| Number of cows the Temperli family plan to milk in U.S. by next Christmas | . . . . . . 500 |
| Number of cows the Temperli family is milking now in eastern Ontario | . . . . . .60 |
| Percentage increase in exports of beef cattle to U.S. in 2002 | . . . . . .16.6% |
| Estimated number of beef cows westerners will have sold because of drought | . . . . . .900,000 |
| Estimated drop in size of beef herds in Canada | . . . . . .2 to 5% |
| Estimated cost of recycling a dead cow in Kawartha City compost | . . . . . .$160 |
| Cost if same cow is delivered to a deadstock operator | . . . . . .0 |
| Median age of a farmer in Canada | . . . . . .49 |
| Number of Canadian farmers in 2001 | . . . . . .346,200 |
| Percentage of farm women with full-time off-farm jobs | . . . . . .23% |
| Percentage of farm men with full-time off-farm jobs | . . . . . .46% |
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Facts in Review |
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A compendium of November 2002 |