Canadian Cattle Country

Cattle in Canada

Canada is home to 15 million cattle. Most of these cattle live on the prairies, with almost 6 million in the rodeo province of Alberta and more than 3 million in Saskatchewan.

Nearly 60 percent of Canada’s beef is produced in Alberta – beef is Alberta’s number one agricultural commodity. Alberta has 21 million hectares of farmland (52 million acres). One-third of all Alberta farmland is natural land for pasture. Alberta averages 74 beef cows per farm.

References and Further Reading

Alberta Beef