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Visit the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada science site to find contacts and information on the department's science programs, facilities, and staff.

Learn about impacts of agriculture on water quality and erosion and find out about proper farm management practices.

Learn about Canadian farms and farmers with these statistics about crops, finances, land use, nutrition, livestock and the environment.

Find a variety of information about agriculture, including the Agricultural Policy Framework, up-to-date news and several other resources.

Discover the many research studies in agricultural science undertaken by Government of Canada scientists by linking to Research Centres across Canada.

Take this quiz to test what you know about agriculture in Canada.

Read this newsletter for the latest information about Canadian grains and oilseed crops, surveys of agriculture in countries around the world, updates about fuels like ethanol and biodiesel and other agricultural topics.

Link to the pdf and HTML versions of several fact sheets about the agriculture, food and beverage industries.

Visit this main page of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which provides links to numerous resources on food production, quality, safety, labelling, and biotechnology.

Find precipitation, temperature and drought monitoring maps for all of Canada.

Want to know where cows are raised? Where cranberries come from? Click on a picture and find out where in Canada your food is grown.

Learn about farming methods of Native Canadians and discover why modern farming is benefiting from integrating these practices (text and video).

Find out what impact ground-level pollution, or smog, has on crop production in B.C.’s Fraser Valley (text and video).

Add sun, water and nutrients to wheat in this fast-paced game for those who like to see results. Part of the Science.gc.ca Arcade.

A document about Canadian agriculture and greenhouse gases, ozone, and other links between agriculture and the atmosphere.

Review this report on water quality and management for an overview of the relationship between agricultural practices, water quality, water quantity, and ecology.

Visit the Inventory of Canadian Agri-Food Research, a comprehensive and up-to-date database for agriculture and food research in Canada.

Access the official crop reports and corresponding contact person for each province.

Visit the The Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada, which is dedicated to enhancing the environmental and social integrity of agriculture.

Use statistics in the classroom with these lesson plans related to agriculture for elementary, intermediate and secondary schools.

Watch these animations--Operation H2O and The Aquifer Connections--starring the bovine hero Robocow and learn about keeping our water safe.

Travel through time and shop for food items found at various locations in history.

Canadian scientists working under the co-ordination of the Canadian Climate Program are investigating the possible environmental, social, and economic effects of climate change in Canada.