Agriculture in Nova Scotia

Agriculture in Nova Scotia is the production of various food, feed, and fiber commodities to fulfill domestic and international human and animal sustenance needs. Nova Scotia is a province in Atlantic Canada, totaling 55 284 km2 of land and water, and bordering New Brunswick. This province has about 3,795 farms averaging 262 acres per farm. The total land area used for farm lands in Nova Scotia is 995,943 acres.

There is a large range of crops and animals raised in the province and it is a large part of the economy in Nova Scotia. The Department of Agriculture is responsible for the overview of the agricultural practices in Nova Scotia.

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