The “Agricultural Land Practices Groups of the Canadian Prairies” dataset lays out the areas of the 13 Land Practices Groups of the agricultural portions of the Canadian Prairies. They are represented by vector polygons amalgamated (dissolved) from the Version 1.9 SLC polygons sharing common water resources, land use and farming practices as developed in the “Agricultural Land Practices Groups of the Canadian Prairies by SLC Polygon” of this series. The dataset is based upon selected attributes from the Soil Landscapes of Canada (SLC) and the 1996 Census of Agriculture. Typical attributes including: land in pasture, land in summerfallow, crop mixture, farm size and the level of chemical and fertilizer inputs.

The “Prairie Agricultural Landscapes (PAL)” datasets identify areas of the agricultural portions of the Canadian Prairies with similar land and water resources, land use and farming practices. They are represented by vector polygons. Based on selected attributes from the Soil Landscapes of Canada (SLC) and the 1996 Census of Agriculture, the Prairies were classified into 13 (thirteen) classes of Land Practices Group and five (5) Major Land Practices Groups. Typical attributes used to define the Land Practice Groups include: land in pasture, land in summerfallow, crop mixture, farm size and the level of chemical and fertilizer inputs. The five (5) Major Groups were devised to help better understand the relationships between the groups.

The Grazing Rental Zones is comprised of two polygons which determine which zone a grazing disposition (GRL, FGL, GRP) is in. These zones are used to apply the rental rate that grazing leases (GRL), grazing licenses (FGL) and grazing permits (GRP) pay to the government of Alberta for use of public lands. The Public Lands Modernization (Grazing Lease and Obsolete Provisions) Amendment Act came into force January 1, 2020. Under the new rental rate framework (Ministerial Order 01/2020), there are now two grazing rental rate zones based on the transition of the boreal region of the province. The North Saskatchewan River is the dividing line between the south (Zone 1) and north (Zone 2).

The Grain Elevators in Canada - 2024 dataset maps the list of grain elevators in Canada as provided by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). The elevators have been located as much as possible to an actual location rather than generalizing to the station name centroid. Additionally car spot information from CN, CP and the grain companies has been added where this has been published. This dataset attempts to provide a temporal and geographical extent of the grain elevators in Canada.

A web application that shows the location of agri-food businesses in Manitoba that offer ingredients or food products. This application shows the geographic location of agri-food businesses in Manitoba that offer food ingredients or products. This list is not exhaustive and does not constitute a recommendation for services. For more information, visit the Manitoba Agriculture website. Contact Manitoba Agriculture at mbagrifood@gov.mb.ca if you want your business to be on the list. This application uses the element layer of the Ingredients and Food Product Data and the Food Ingredients and Products Map. **This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

A web application that shows the location of businesses in Manitoba that offer agri-food by-products or related services. This web application shows the geographic location of Manitoba businesses that offer agri-food by-products or related services. This list is not exhaustive and does not constitute a recommendation for services. For more information, visit the Manitoba Agriculture website. Contact Manitoba Agriculture at agindustrydev@gov.mb.ca if you want your business listed. This web application uses the point element layer from the Manitoba Agri-Food By-Product Directory and the Manitoba Agri-Food By-Product Map. **This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

The Grain Elevators in Canada - 2025 dataset maps the list of grain elevators in Canada as provided by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). The elevators have been located as much as possible to an actual location rather than generalizing to the station name centroid. Additionally car spot information from CN, CP and the grain companies has been added where this has been published. This dataset attempts to provide a temporal and geographical extent of the grain elevators in Canada.

Mapping application offering hourly weather updates provided by Manitoba Agriculture. Manitoba Agriculture's weather program operates over 100 weather stations that provide regularly updated data on air temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, wind speed and direction, soil temperature, soil temperature, soil moisture, and barometric pressure. Warning: The Manitoba Agriculture Weather Program reports data at intervals of 15 minutes, 1 hour, and 1 day. However, values may change due to corrections, calibrations, or disturbances caused by equipment malfunction. The data shown has undergone minimal quality control. The Manitoba Agriculture Weather Program provides data “as is” and disclaims all warranties, express or implied. In no event will the Manitoba Agriculture Weather Program be liable for any direct or indirect, incidental, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages resulting from the use or misuse of the data or products and services derived from the data. For inquiries, please email agriculture@gov.mb.ca. **This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

The national agricultural ecumene includes all dissemination areas with 'significant' agricultural activity. Agricultural indicators, such as the ratio of agricultural land on census farms relative to total land area, and total economic value of agricultural production, are used. Regional variations are also taken into account. The ecumene is generalized for small-scale mapping. A new version of the agricultural ecumene is generated every census years (in vector format) since 1986. This file was produced by Statistics Canada, Agriculture Division, Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis section, 2017, Ottawa.

The Canada Land Inventory (CLI), 1:000,000, Land Limitation for Agriculture dataset illustrates the varying potential of a specific area for agricultural production. Classes of land capability for agriculture are based on mineral soils grouped according to their potential and limitations for agricultural use. The classes indicate the degree of limitation imposed by the soil in its use for mechanized agriculture. The subclasses indicate the kinds of limitations that individually or in combination with others, are affecting agricultural land use. Characteristics of the soil as determined by soil surveys.