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About ben

Immigrated to Canada in 1980 and dairy farmed for 9 years, obtained real estate license in Alberta in 1989 and have been selling Farm Real Estate for 32 years. Specializing in Farm/land investment, farm relocation and farm families immigrating to Canada, organizing business and farm immigration seminars, sales of quota (milk, poultry), water rights, irrigated land, crop farms, farm corporations (shares) ranches, livestock (Cattle, hogs) and commercial farm investment.

Now is the time for investors to rotate out of the public markets into Canadian Farmland

Now is the time for investors to rotate out of public markets into Canadian farmland Published on Published onFebruary 5, 2018 on Linkedin Article by: Tom Eisenhauer, ICD.DPresident & CEO at Bonnefield Financial Inc. The current market environment is creating … Continue reading

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USA Land value increases by 3% in 2017

January 17, 2018 (Chicago) – The Realtors® Land Institute and National Association of Realtors® Research Department released the results of their annual Land Markets Survey which shows a 4 percent increase in land sales and a 3 percent increase in … Continue reading

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Renting or Leasing land

Renting, Leasing or Crop sharing your land or farm is more and more common in Canada. According to the latest data from Statistics Canada’s 2016 Census of Agriculture, farmersin Western Canada are renting more and more land. In Manitoba, farmers … Continue reading

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2016 Canada Farmland Values: Looking at the numbers

By Farm Credit Canada Farm Credit Canada land value report video Video Highlights The 2016 national average in farmland values increased by 7.9% Multiple signs show farmland values increases slowing down Most significant increases occurred in P.E.I, Alberta and Nova … Continue reading

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2017 USA cropland value by state in dollars per acre and change from 2016

2017 USA cropland value by state in dollars per acre and change from 2016  

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USA Farmland prices for crop land staying the same and pasture/ranch land showing increases

  Average USA crop land values staying the same year over year. Average USA total land values show slight increase

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Land investment available

Currently 320 acre land for sale in Alberta with 3% annual return. 270 acres cultivated and 50 acre’s native grass Call Ben @ 403.393.4040 ben@theboss.ca   Real Estate Centre

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What do farmland values in Canada, Australia and the U.S. have in common?

Article by FCC Canada Jun 27, 2017 Canada, Australia and the U.S.: Three countries. Three agriculture industries. Each is a global ag powerhouse, exporting some of the world’s largest ag commodity values, and they compete directly with each other. Despite … Continue reading

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Farm Credit Canada 2016 farmland value report

2016 farmland values in Canada: 3 things you should know Canadian farmland values increased at an average annual rate of 7.9% in 2016. While farmland values continue to strengthen, their rate of growth continues to slow overall. This is the … Continue reading

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Growth slows for Canadian farmland value amid declining field-crop prices

Growth slows for Canadian farmland value amid declining field-crop prices ERIC ATKINS The Globe and Mail Published Monday, Apr. 10, 2017 12:01AM EDT Last updated Monday, Apr. 10, 2017 12:01AM EDT The surge in the value of agricultural real estate … Continue reading

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