Farm size stats, from Agriview.

[danny W1M]

In the latest Agriview / November 2017 pg #14

In 2016, the average size of a Saskatchewan farm was 1,784 acres -- with an average of 1,354 cultivated acres.

In May, 2016, there was a total of 34,523 farms in Saskatchewan, compared to 36,952 in 2011. A 6 % decrease. The percent decrease was small than the period 2006 - 2011, which had a decrease of 16.6 %.

Here's a link to information collected in the 2016 Census of Agriculture;

[URL="http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/95-640-x/2016001/article/14811-eng.htm"]http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/95-640-x/2016001/article/14811-eng.htm[/URL]

I thought the avg farm size was 2500 cult acres,,,years ago.

[Sheepwheat]

You have to remember, for every 10 and 20 thousand acre super farm, there are several that are less than a 1/4 section. Some make their living on a quarter or less. There is more to ag than what the grain farmers always seem to assume...

[Oliver88]

You have to remember, for every 10 and 20 thousand acre super farm, there are several that are less than a 1/4 section. Some make their living on a quarter or less. There is more to ag than what the grain farmers always seem to assume...

Most 10,000 acre farms also have 3 or 4 farmers involved so that brings the average of that farm down to 2500 or 3333 per farmer.

[Sheepwheat]

Good point, Oliver.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

"On agricultural operations that used only rented land, the average operator age was 46.0 years, 9 years younger than the national average."

I thought this was noteworthy, there are operations with only rented land. Does that mean no infrastructure, just grain bags on rented land, park the combines on rented land all winter?

I have to wonder how many other professions/businesses even have a category for age 75 and up?