Here are a few fun facts that quantify a few realities of the farming sector.

1.7 degrees: That is how much the annual and season mean temperatures across Canada have increased between 1948 and 2016, with the greatest warming occurring in winter.
The average mean temperature in northern Canada has increased even more in that period – about 2.3 degrees Celsius.

16%: The proportion of municipalities in Quebec who stipulate English skills when hiring in 2023. This percentage has dropped from 24 per cent in 2018.

22,823: The number of family physicians needed in Canada, according to a new federal study released in the last week of January that predicted the situation of Canadians unable to access health care will only worsen in the next decade if action is not taken. The report, which looked at the education, training and distribution of the health work force, stated Canada only produces 1,300 medical graduates a year.

950: Number of dairy herds in the United States that have been infected with the H5N1, a version of bird flu, as of early February. The herds are located in 16 states.