[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"learn-\u002Flearn\u002Fag":3,"learn-related-ag":23},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":13,"createdAt":13,"cta":13,"description":14,"extension":15,"icon":13,"industry":13,"keywords":13,"meta":16,"navigation":17,"path":18,"province":13,"relatedPages":13,"section":19,"seo":20,"stem":21,"systems":13,"updatedAt":13,"__hash__":22},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Fag\u002Findex.md","Agriculture Data Methods",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":9},"minimark",[],{"title":10,"searchDepth":11,"depth":11,"links":12},"",2,[],null,"Methodology notes for Township Canada's agriculture data layers, parcel reports, and productivity scoring.","md",{},true,"\u002Flearn\u002Fag","ag",{"title":5,"description":14},"learn\u002Fag\u002Findex","VYqClyOvRb1cSJO7uWuH3iP1Ll6vI8nR2wEdAITgwBw",[24,31],{"id":4,"title":5,"body":25,"category":13,"createdAt":13,"cta":13,"description":14,"extension":15,"icon":13,"industry":13,"keywords":13,"meta":29,"navigation":17,"path":18,"province":13,"relatedPages":13,"section":19,"seo":30,"stem":21,"systems":13,"updatedAt":13,"__hash__":22},{"type":7,"value":26,"toc":27},[],{"title":10,"searchDepth":11,"depth":11,"links":28},[],{},{"title":5,"description":14},{"id":32,"title":33,"body":34,"category":13,"createdAt":13,"cta":1082,"description":1085,"extension":15,"icon":1086,"industry":1087,"keywords":1088,"meta":1095,"navigation":17,"path":1096,"province":13,"relatedPages":13,"section":19,"seo":1097,"stem":1098,"systems":13,"updatedAt":13,"__hash__":1099},"learn\u002Flearn\u002Fag\u002Fscore-methodology.md","Productivity Score Methodology",{"type":7,"value":35,"toc":1067},[36,43,51,79,86,89,94,104,182,184,188,193,203,213,340,346,350,357,360,475,485,489,499,502,569,572,576,582,661,664,666,670,673,794,796,800,923,926,928,931,934,983,985,989,992,1030,1037,1039,1043,1046,1057],[37,38,39],"p",{},[40,41,42],"em",{},"Township Canada Ag Parcel View · v1.0 · Last updated 2026-05-23",[37,44,45,46,50],{},"The Township Canada ",[47,48,49],"strong",{},"Productivity Score"," is a 0–100 composite indicator of the agricultural productivity potential of a Canadian quarter-section. It is designed to be:",[52,53,54,61,67,73],"ul",{},[55,56,57,60],"li",{},[47,58,59],{},"Defensible"," - every input is traceable to an authoritative public dataset",[55,62,63,66],{},[47,64,65],{},"Comparable"," - the same formula applies to every quarter-section in Canada",[55,68,69,72],{},[47,70,71],{},"Transparent"," - this page documents the full calculation",[55,74,75,78],{},[47,76,77],{},"Informational"," - it is not a formal appraisal, and is not a substitute for one",[37,80,81,82,85],{},"If you are an appraiser, broker, lender, or land agent reading this page to decide whether you can cite our score: please read all of it, including the ",[47,83,84],{},"Known limitations"," section at the bottom.",[87,88],"hr",{},[90,91,93],"h2",{"id":92},"at-a-glance","At a glance",[95,96,101],"pre",{"className":97,"code":99,"language":100},[98],"language-text","SCORE = round(\n  ( 0.50 × Soil productivity (0–100)\n  + 0.30 × CLI capability (0–100)\n  + 0.20 × Crop diversity (0–100)\n  ) × Drought modifier (0.85–1.00)\n)\n","text",[102,103,99],"code",{"__ignoreMap":10},[105,106,107,123],"table",{},[108,109,110],"thead",{},[111,112,113,117,120],"tr",{},[114,115,116],"th",{},"Band",[114,118,119],{},"Range",[114,121,122],{},"Interpretation",[124,125,126,138,149,160,171],"tbody",{},[111,127,128,132,135],{},[129,130,131],"td",{},"Very High",[129,133,134],{},"80–100",[129,136,137],{},"Top-tier agricultural land",[111,139,140,143,146],{},[129,141,142],{},"High",[129,144,145],{},"65–79",[129,147,148],{},"Strong, dependable productivity",[111,150,151,154,157],{},[129,152,153],{},"Moderate",[129,155,156],{},"45–64",[129,158,159],{},"Workable, with one or more limiters",[111,161,162,165,168],{},[129,163,164],{},"Low",[129,166,167],{},"25–44",[129,169,170],{},"Significant capability constraints",[111,172,173,176,179],{},[129,174,175],{},"Very Low",[129,177,178],{},"0–24",[129,180,181],{},"Marginal or non-arable",[87,183],{},[90,185,187],{"id":186},"the-four-components","The four components",[189,190,192],"h3",{"id":191},"_1-soil-productivity-weight-50","1. Soil productivity (weight: 50%)",[37,194,195,198,199,202],{},[47,196,197],{},"In Alberta"," - uses the ",[47,200,201],{},"Land Suitability Rating System (LSRS)"," productivity score directly from AGRASID 4.1. LSRS is the federal-provincial standard for rating dryland-spring-cereal productivity on a 0–100 scale, accounting for climate (T), moisture (M), soil (S), water (W), continuous cropping (C), and pattern (P) limiters. Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada \u002F Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation.",[37,204,205,208,209,212],{},[47,206,207],{},"Outside Alberta"," - uses an estimated value derived from the ",[47,210,211],{},"Soil Landscapes of Canada (SLC) v3.2"," soil order and great group, mapped to an approximate productivity range. The mapping is documented below.",[105,214,215,228],{},[108,216,217],{},[111,218,219,222,225],{},[114,220,221],{},"Soil order \u002F group",[114,223,224],{},"Estimated productivity",[114,226,227],{},"Rationale",[124,229,230,241,252,263,274,285,296,307,318,329],{},[111,231,232,235,238],{},[129,233,234],{},"Chernozem - Black",[129,236,237],{},"75",[129,239,240],{},"Highest organic-matter mineral soils on the Prairies",[111,242,243,246,249],{},[129,244,245],{},"Chernozem - Dark Brown",[129,247,248],{},"65",[129,250,251],{},"Moderate moisture-deficit grassland soils",[111,253,254,257,260],{},[129,255,256],{},"Chernozem - Brown",[129,258,259],{},"55",[129,261,262],{},"Arid grassland soils, moisture-limited",[111,264,265,268,271],{},[129,266,267],{},"Luvisol",[129,269,270],{},"50",[129,272,273],{},"Forested-zone soils, often productive when cleared",[111,275,276,279,282],{},[129,277,278],{},"Brunisol",[129,280,281],{},"45",[129,283,284],{},"Variable; useful range across boreal and montane zones",[111,286,287,290,293],{},[129,288,289],{},"Gleysol",[129,291,292],{},"40",[129,294,295],{},"Wet, often requires drainage",[111,297,298,301,304],{},[129,299,300],{},"Podzol",[129,302,303],{},"30",[129,305,306],{},"Acid, leached, generally low fertility for field crops",[111,308,309,312,315],{},[129,310,311],{},"Regosol",[129,313,314],{},"20",[129,316,317],{},"Weakly-developed soils, often limited",[111,319,320,323,326],{},[129,321,322],{},"Cryosol \u002F Organic",[129,324,325],{},"15",[129,327,328],{},"Permafrost or peat - generally non-arable",[111,330,331,334,337],{},[129,332,333],{},"Unknown \u002F unclassified",[129,335,336],{},"null",[129,338,339],{},"Score not computed",[37,341,342,345],{},[47,343,344],{},"When the SLC fallback is used, the UI labels it explicitly."," The fallback is a coarse estimate, not a measured value. Confidence outside Alberta is materially lower than inside Alberta. Phase 2 will introduce provincial soil indices (SAMA Soil Final Rating for Saskatchewan, MASC Productivity Index for Manitoba) to close this gap.",[189,347,349],{"id":348},"_2-cli-capability-weight-30","2. CLI capability (weight: 30%)",[37,351,352,353,356],{},"The ",[47,354,355],{},"Canada Land Inventory (CLI) 1:50K Land Capability for Agriculture"," classifies every cultivable parcel in Canada into one of seven classes (1 = best, 7 = no capability) plus Class O (organic) and unrated areas. CLI is the national agricultural-capability baseline and has been used in farmland valuation and policy since the 1960s.",[37,358,359],{},"We invert and normalize the class to a 0–100 score:",[105,361,362,375],{},[108,363,364],{},[111,365,366,369,372],{},[114,367,368],{},"CLI class",[114,370,371],{},"Normalized score",[114,373,374],{},"Notes",[124,376,377,388,399,410,421,432,443,454,464],{},[111,378,379,382,385],{},[129,380,381],{},"Class 1",[129,383,384],{},"100",[129,386,387],{},"No significant limitations",[111,389,390,393,396],{},[129,391,392],{},"Class 2",[129,394,395],{},"86",[129,397,398],{},"Moderate limitations restrict crops or require moderate management",[111,400,401,404,407],{},[129,402,403],{},"Class 3",[129,405,406],{},"71",[129,408,409],{},"Moderately severe limitations",[111,411,412,415,418],{},[129,413,414],{},"Class 4",[129,416,417],{},"57",[129,419,420],{},"Severe limitations",[111,422,423,426,429],{},[129,424,425],{},"Class 5",[129,427,428],{},"43",[129,430,431],{},"Very severe limitations; perennial forage only",[111,433,434,437,440],{},[129,435,436],{},"Class 6",[129,438,439],{},"29",[129,441,442],{},"Capable only of producing perennial forage",[111,444,445,448,451],{},[129,446,447],{},"Class 7",[129,449,450],{},"14",[129,452,453],{},"No capacity for arable culture or permanent pasture",[111,455,456,459,461],{},[129,457,458],{},"Class O (Organic)",[129,460,270],{},[129,462,463],{},"Treated as moderate; productivity highly variable",[111,465,466,469,472],{},[129,467,468],{},"Class 8 \u002F unrated",[129,470,471],{},"0",[129,473,474],{},"Non-arable or no data",[37,476,352,477,480,481,484],{},[47,478,479],{},"CLI limiter"," (the single-letter code accompanying the class - e.g. M for moisture, T for topography) is shown in the UI but does ",[47,482,483],{},"not"," change the score. It provides context for why a parcel is rated where it is.",[189,486,488],{"id":487},"_3-crop-diversity-weight-20","3. Crop diversity (weight: 20%)",[37,490,352,491,494,495,498],{},[47,492,493],{},"5-year crop diversity index"," is derived from the ",[47,496,497],{},"AAFC Annual Crop Inventory"," (the same dataset that powers our crop-history strip). For each quarter-section, we compute a Shannon diversity index across the five most recent annual classifications, then scale to 0–100.",[37,500,501],{},"A higher diversity score implies a more sustainable rotation, lower disease\u002Fpest pressure, and a more resilient long-term productivity profile. A persistent monoculture lowers the score even on otherwise excellent soil - a deliberate choice that rewards good agronomic practice.",[105,503,504,516],{},[108,505,506],{},[111,507,508,511,513],{},[114,509,510],{},"Diversity index (raw)",[114,512,371],{},[114,514,515],{},"Pattern",[124,517,518,528,538,548,559],{},[111,519,520,523,525],{},[129,521,522],{},"0.0",[129,524,471],{},[129,526,527],{},"True monoculture (same crop 5 years running)",[111,529,530,533,535],{},[129,531,532],{},"0.4",[129,534,292],{},[129,536,537],{},"Two-crop rotation",[111,539,540,543,545],{},[129,541,542],{},"0.65",[129,544,248],{},[129,546,547],{},"Three-crop rotation",[111,549,550,553,556],{},[129,551,552],{},"0.85",[129,554,555],{},"85",[129,557,558],{},"Four-crop rotation",[111,560,561,564,566],{},[129,562,563],{},"1.0",[129,565,384],{},[129,567,568],{},"Full annual rotation across five crops",[37,570,571],{},"If the parcel's dominant land use is not Cropland (e.g., Grassland, Forest), the diversity score is set to a neutral 50 to avoid penalizing non-cropped land for the absence of rotation.",[189,573,575],{"id":574},"_4-drought-modifier-multiplier-085100","4. Drought modifier (multiplier: 0.85–1.00)",[37,577,352,578,581],{},[47,579,580],{},"Canadian Drought Monitor"," (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) publishes drought-severity polygons monthly. The current month's status modifies the composite score downward to reflect present-condition risk:",[105,583,584,597],{},[108,585,586],{},[111,587,588,591,594],{},[114,589,590],{},"Drought level",[114,592,593],{},"Modifier",[114,595,596],{},"Typical effect on a score of 80",[124,598,599,610,621,631,642,652],{},[111,600,601,604,607],{},[129,602,603],{},"None \u002F D0 (Abnormally Dry)",[129,605,606],{},"1.00",[129,608,609],{},"80",[111,611,612,615,618],{},[129,613,614],{},"D1 (Moderate)",[129,616,617],{},"0.97",[129,619,620],{},"78",[111,622,623,626,629],{},[129,624,625],{},"D2 (Severe)",[129,627,628],{},"0.94",[129,630,237],{},[111,632,633,636,639],{},[129,634,635],{},"D3 (Extreme)",[129,637,638],{},"0.90",[129,640,641],{},"72",[111,643,644,647,649],{},[129,645,646],{},"D4 (Exceptional)",[129,648,552],{},[129,650,651],{},"68",[111,653,654,657,659],{},[129,655,656],{},"No data",[129,658,606],{},[129,660,609],{},[37,662,663],{},"The drought modifier is a present-condition signal, not a long-run trend. Two parcels with identical soil and capability can score differently this month if one falls within a D2 polygon. Hover over the drought status in the UI to see the data date and Drought Monitor source.",[87,665],{},[90,667,669],{"id":668},"worked-example","Worked example",[37,671,672],{},"A quarter-section near Stony Plain, Alberta:",[105,674,675,694],{},[108,676,677],{},[111,678,679,682,685,688,691],{},[114,680,681],{},"Component",[114,683,684],{},"Raw value",[114,686,687],{},"Normalized",[114,689,690],{},"Weight",[114,692,693],{},"Contribution",[124,695,696,712,727,742,759,776],{},[111,697,698,701,704,706,709],{},[129,699,700],{},"Soil productivity (LSRS)",[129,702,703],{},"82",[129,705,703],{},[129,707,708],{},"0.50",[129,710,711],{},"41.0",[111,713,714,717,719,721,724],{},[129,715,716],{},"CLI capability",[129,718,392],{},[129,720,395],{},[129,722,723],{},"0.30",[129,725,726],{},"25.8",[111,728,729,732,734,736,739],{},[129,730,731],{},"Crop diversity (Canola\u002FWheat\u002FBarley over 5 years)",[129,733,542],{},[129,735,248],{},[129,737,738],{},"0.20",[129,740,741],{},"13.0",[111,743,744,747,750,752,754],{},[129,745,746],{},"Subtotal",[129,748,749],{},"-",[129,751,749],{},[129,753,749],{},[129,755,756],{},[47,757,758],{},"79.8",[111,760,761,764,766,769,771],{},[129,762,763],{},"Drought modifier (D1 Moderate)",[129,765,749],{},[129,767,768],{},"× 0.97",[129,770,749],{},[129,772,773],{},[47,774,775],{},"77.4",[111,777,778,783,785,787,789],{},[129,779,780],{},[47,781,782],{},"Final Productivity Score",[129,784],{},[129,786],{},[129,788],{},[129,790,791],{},[47,792,793],{},"77 - HIGH",[87,795],{},[90,797,799],{"id":798},"data-sources-and-refresh-cadence","Data sources and refresh cadence",[105,801,802,821],{},[108,803,804],{},[111,805,806,809,812,815,818],{},[114,807,808],{},"Dataset",[114,810,811],{},"Source",[114,813,814],{},"Resolution",[114,816,817],{},"Refresh cadence",[114,819,820],{},"Last refreshed",[124,822,823,840,857,873,890,906],{},[111,824,825,828,831,834,837],{},[129,826,827],{},"LSRS productivity (AB)",[129,829,830],{},"AGRASID 4.1 - Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation",[129,832,833],{},"Soil polygon",[129,835,836],{},"Annual (June)",[129,838,839],{},"Jun 2025",[111,841,842,845,848,851,854],{},[129,843,844],{},"Soil order\u002Fgroup (rest of Canada)",[129,846,847],{},"Soil Landscapes of Canada v3.2 - AAFC",[129,849,850],{},"~1:1M",[129,852,853],{},"Annual (March)",[129,855,856],{},"Mar 2026",[111,858,859,862,865,868,871],{},[129,860,861],{},"CLI capability class",[129,863,864],{},"Canada Land Inventory 1:50K - Federal-Provincial",[129,866,867],{},"1:50,000",[129,869,870],{},"Static (1960s–80s baseline, periodically revised)",[129,872,749],{},[111,874,875,878,881,884,887],{},[129,876,877],{},"Annual Crop Inventory",[129,879,880],{},"AAFC - Annual Crop Inventory",[129,882,883],{},"30m raster",[129,885,886],{},"Annual (January)",[129,888,889],{},"Jan 2026",[111,891,892,895,898,900,903],{},[129,893,894],{},"National Land Use v5",[129,896,897],{},"AAFC",[129,899,883],{},[129,901,902],{},"Every 5 years",[129,904,905],{},"2020 release",[111,907,908,911,914,917,920],{},[129,909,910],{},"Drought status",[129,912,913],{},"Canadian Drought Monitor - AAFC",[129,915,916],{},"Polygon",[129,918,919],{},"Monthly (10th of month)",[129,921,922],{},"Mar 10, 2026",[37,924,925],{},"The composite score is materialized nightly. Component dates are shown alongside the score in the UI and on every PDF report.",[87,927],{},[90,929,84],{"id":930},"known-limitations",[37,932,933],{},"The score is a useful summary, not an authoritative judgment. We are explicit about its limitations so you can use it well:",[935,936,937,943,949,955,961,967,977],"ol",{},[55,938,939,942],{},[47,940,941],{},"The CLI dataset is decades old in most of Canada."," Class boundaries reflect 1960s–80s mapping. Local land improvements (drainage, irrigation, amendments) are not reflected. Field-level appraisal still requires on-the-ground verification.",[55,944,945,948],{},[47,946,947],{},"The SLC fallback outside Alberta is coarse."," SLC polygons are ~1:1M scale; many quarter-sections sit on a single polygon and receive an averaged value. Provincial-scale soil indices (SAMA in SK, MASC in MB) will materially improve this in Phase 2.",[55,950,951,954],{},[47,952,953],{},"The score does not include market context."," Two parcels with the same score can have very different market values depending on proximity to elevators, processing facilities, irrigation infrastructure, urban-fringe pressure, and comparable sales history. Phase 2 will add comparable-sales overlays (where licensing allows).",[55,956,957,960],{},[47,958,959],{},"The drought modifier is a current-month signal."," It does not encode long-run drought trend or climate exposure. A parcel under D4 this month may have been at D0 for the previous decade. Treat the modifier as \"right now,\" not \"always.\"",[55,962,963,966],{},[47,964,965],{},"The crop-diversity weight rewards rotation, which is a proxy."," A parcel under a true high-value monoculture (e.g., certified seed) may score lower than a generic rotation of equal economic output. The index reflects agronomic resilience, not crop economics.",[55,968,969,972,973,976],{},[47,970,971],{},"The score does not predict yield or revenue."," It indicates productivity ",[40,974,975],{},"potential"," under typical management. Actual outcomes depend on operator skill, inputs, weather, and markets.",[55,978,979,982],{},[47,980,981],{},"The score is not a USPAP-compliant appraisal."," It is an informational input that may inform appraisal preparation. A formal opinion of value requires an AACI, ARA, or equivalently credentialed appraiser.",[87,984],{},[90,986,988],{"id":987},"roadmap","Roadmap",[37,990,991],{},"Phase 2 candidates that, if shipped, will refine the score:",[52,993,994,1000,1006,1012,1018,1024],{},[55,995,996,999],{},[47,997,998],{},"SAMA Soil Final Rating"," for Saskatchewan quarter-sections (replaces SLC fallback in SK)",[55,1001,1002,1005],{},[47,1003,1004],{},"MASC Productivity Index"," (A–J) for Manitoba (replaces SLC fallback in MB)",[55,1007,1008,1011],{},[47,1009,1010],{},"SCIC \u002F AFSC \u002F MASC risk-zone polygons"," as a regional context layer",[55,1013,1014,1017],{},[47,1015,1016],{},"AAFC Agroclimate 1991–2020 normals"," (GDD, CHU, frost-free days) as a climate component",[55,1019,1020,1023],{},[47,1021,1022],{},"Tile drainage layer"," for Ontario (adds a drainage adjustment for OMAFRA-mapped drains)",[55,1025,1026,1029],{},[47,1027,1028],{},"Comparable sales overlay"," (SK CLSD, AB municipal transfers, MPAC neighbourhood bands) as a market-context layer alongside (not inside) the score",[37,1031,1032,1033,1036],{},"Score weights and component definitions may evolve. Every change will be versioned. The current methodology is ",[47,1034,1035],{},"v1.0",".",[87,1038],{},[90,1040,1042],{"id":1041},"citing-the-score","Citing the score",[37,1044,1045],{},"If you cite the Township Canada Productivity Score in a report or analysis, please reference:",[1047,1048,1049],"blockquote",{},[37,1050,1051,1052,1056],{},"Township Canada Productivity Score v1.0, accessed ",[1053,1054,1055],"span",{},"date",". Methodology: townshipcanada.com\u002Flearn\u002Fag\u002Fscore-methodology",[37,1058,1059,1060,1036],{},"Questions or feedback on the methodology? Email ",[47,1061,1062],{},[1063,1064,1066],"a",{"href":1065},"mailto:hello@townshipcanada.com","hello@townshipcanada.com",{"title":10,"searchDepth":11,"depth":11,"links":1068},[1069,1070,1077,1078,1079,1080,1081],{"id":92,"depth":11,"text":93},{"id":186,"depth":11,"text":187,"children":1071},[1072,1074,1075,1076],{"id":191,"depth":1073,"text":192},3,{"id":348,"depth":1073,"text":349},{"id":487,"depth":1073,"text":488},{"id":574,"depth":1073,"text":575},{"id":668,"depth":11,"text":669},{"id":798,"depth":11,"text":799},{"id":930,"depth":11,"text":84},{"id":987,"depth":11,"text":988},{"id":1041,"depth":11,"text":1042},{"label":1083,"href":1084},"Pull a parcel report","\u002Fapp\u002Freport\u002FSE-14-29-21-W2\u002Fpdf","How Township Canada's 0–100 Productivity Score is calculated, the data sources behind it, and the limitations you should keep in mind before citing it.","i-lucide-leaf","agriculture",[1089,1090,1091,1092,1093,1094],"productivity score","lsrs","cli capability","canada drought monitor","shannon diversity","farmland scoring",{},"\u002Flearn\u002Fag\u002Fscore-methodology",{"title":33,"description":1085},"learn\u002Fag\u002Fscore-methodology","CEPfn2oXmAUVsWtGiU20ybxIw6Qd0e9TU_2yrAEe71A"]