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Investing in farmland can be a good decision for several reasons:

Recent announcements from potato processors that include the largest global investment made by McCain worldwide https://www.mccain.com/information-centre/news/mccain-foods-coaldale/ Other potato processors in Alberta are also in expansion mode for french fries and potato chips with large projects in existing and new players … Continue reading →

Farm loan interest has gone up substantial in the last few month’s, purchasing land has become a lot more expensive if you need to finance your land purchase.Buying land stays very affordable with the current crop prices however alternative financing … Continue reading →

Land values are so much more that statistics & numbers, large price differentials exist even between regions or area’s of provinces, Knowing the market if you are buying or selling can make all the difference in getting a fair market … Continue reading →

The new FCC farmland values report for 2022 has just been posted. Overall farmland prices went up 8.3% across Canada, with some provinces posting gains over 22% year over yearhttps://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/knowledge/economics/farmland-values-report.html

The last few months of the year is a time to reflect on farming , food production, cost of food & world hunger. In the fall we tend to reflect back on the year of farming and the struggles that … Continue reading →

2021 mid-year farmland values update: Uncertainty doesn’t weaken demand Despite a drought in Western Canada and bumps in the economic recovery, robust commodity prices in late 2020 combined with low interest rates continued to support strong demand for farmland and … Continue reading →

1.    It’s a Farm /land, that is one reason that you should buy farmland, is because it’s a farm. Whether you’re retiring, starting on a farm or escaping the rat race, a farm can be your own special oasis. The hard work … Continue reading →

Source : FCC Leigh AndersonSenior Agricultural Economist Demand for Canadian farmland remains strong; however, tighter farm profitability contributed to a slower appreciation rate in all provinces but Alberta and Saskatchewan. Through the first six-month of 2020, Canadian farmland values increased by 3.7% on … Continue reading →

In a Forbes.com article published recently it compares land investment to gold investments. Founder & CEO of AcreTrader, an online farmland investment platform.  Farmland and gold are two of the world’s oldest and most valuable asset classes, and they share many … Continue reading →