As one of the largest primary goods producing sectors in Caledon, the agricultural and food sector plays a key role in the Town's economy.
Agriculture
- 85% of farms and 94% of the farmland in the Region of Peel are in Caledon
- over 565 are directly employed in Agriculture
Primary production
- beef cattle,
- dairy cattle,
- sheep and goat,
- oil seed and grain farming,
- vegetable and fruit,
- greenhouse, nursery and floriculture
- poultry and egg
Food Processing
Caledon is within the densest areas for food processing within the Golden Horseshoe and have key competitive advantages with access to a trained labour force, availability of serviced industrial land and proximity to major transportation routes.
Top companies:
- Mars Canada
- Agrocrop Exports Ltd.
- Sardo Foods
Value-added Agriculture
Caledon has a policy frame work that encourages and enables more flexible uses on farm such as agri-tourism, agricultural-related commercial, agricultural-related industrial and other on-farm diversified uses.
Equestrian
Caledon has a long and prosperous equestrian breeding history and is home to the Caledon Equestrian Park. The host site for the equestrian events for the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Games. The Park is an international centre for equestrian excellence.
Agriculture Systems and Planning
Official Plan policies incorporate the Agricultural System approach, protecting agricultural land and supporting the agri-food network as well as enhancing the support for urban agriculture and access to affordable and healthy local food.
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