GEOG 309 Lecture : western canada 2.odt

• School: McGill University
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEOG 309
• Professor: Geraldine Akman

Document Summary

Fertile zone: soils are very rich, dark-brown, rich black soils. Well suited for growing cereal crops, issues to think about (soil moisture and growing season) peas and lentils require more moisture (specialty crop) Around winnipeg, farmers are growing more specialty crops to serve the market. Dry zone: a lot of grain farms and livestock. Some grain farms are actually growing hey and grain for the animals. Its not that precipitation is lower in this area, its that evaporation is much stronger in this region. (historically there have been many droughts in this area) they usually put their land in fallow (rest) for two years. Irrigated land and close access to bc means that alberta will ship their crops west and south to the united states. They are growing corn, sugar beets, and potatoes, many vegetables. Agricultural fringe: growing feed and livestock, hey, short growing season, poor location, greater distance to my market. Beef is the best price for their location.