Saskatchewan Farm Land Use

The 2006 Census of Agriculture recorded 44,329 Saskatchewan census farms reporting 64.3 million acres at May 15, 2006.
Saskatchewan farm size averaged 1,449 acres

834 cropped acres (including tame hay)
135 summerfallow acres
109 acres of tame or seeded pasture
289 acres of natural land for pasture
82 "other" acres

Of Saskatchewan's 64.3 million acres

57.5% were cropped
9.3% were summerfallowed
7.5% was tame or seeded pasture
19.9% was natural land for pasture

At May 15, 2006, Saskatchewan had 38% of Canada's 167 million acres of farm land

43% of Canada's 111 million acres of cultivated land
42% of Canada's 89 million acres of cropped land
69% of Canada's 9 million acres of summerfallow
34% of Canada's 14 million acres of tame or seeded pasture
34% of Canada's 38 million acres of natural land for pasture

For more information on Statistics related to Saskatchewan Agriculture including Crops Grown, Livestock Raised, etc. go to www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca