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Agriculture Data Methods
Methodology notes for Township Canada's agriculture data layers, parcel reports, and productivity scoring.
Read guideLegal Land Description Glossary
Complete glossary of Canadian legal land description terms: DLS, LSD, NTS, meridian, range, township, section, quarter section.
Read guideAAFC Crop History: Look Up 5 Years of What's Been Grown on Any Quarter Section
AAFC's Annual Crop Inventory shows dominant crop per pixel since 2009. Township Canada aggregates it to a 5-year rolling per-quarter summary with rotation and diversity score.
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