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Agriculture Kapuskasing is part of the Great Claybelt. The soil in this region consists mainly of imperfectly drained varved clays and sand eskers; therefore the area is best suited for hardy crops and grasses. The average winter snow accumulation is approximately 75 to 150 centimetres. The heavy snow cover protects the ground from deep frost. Summers are comfortable with adequate and well-distributed rainfall. During the growing season, the rainfall averages 75 millimetres per month. There are 8,622 hectares of cleared agricultural land in the immediate area surrounding Kapuskasing. Nearly 90 percent of it is privately owned. Only half of the land however is currently in production. The reduced use of farm land is due to the prevalence of forestry for domestic income. Nevertheless, agriculture remains of considerable importance to the community of Kapuskasing. The potential for growth is immense. The region is self-sufficient in its dairy production and partially self-sufficient in its egg, beef and vegetable production. In fact, the surplus of milk is shipped to outside markets. The region is also quite suitable to the culture of grain cereals and cattle rearing. Kapuskasing Experimental Farm The Experimental Farm is one of a few federal government agriculture research centres in Canada. It is located on the outskirts of the town. The facility presently employs a workforce of 14 people. Over eight decades of ongoing research has been conducted at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Farm. Several specialized fields within the agricultural industry have benefited from the work at the Experimental Farm. Indeed, the fields of forage production, forage conservation, forage utilization, cereal crop production, horticultural crop production and reproduction of healthy beef have all profited from the work accomplished in Kapuskasing Northern Quebec has greatly benefited from agricultural advances developed at the Kapuskasing Experimental Farm. |
