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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.

The best long-term real estate investment: Farmland

Posted on December 2, 2014 by ben

SOURCE: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101499945 Richard McGill Murphy, Special to CNBC.com Investors continue to buy up farmland like this in Bulgaria as a long-term investment plan. Source: Black Sea Agriculture Investors continue to buy up farmland like this in Bulgaria as a long-term … Continue reading →

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Future of farming is leasing not ownership. Source: Beyond Agronomy News Publisher & Editor Steve Larocque / Executive Editor Vanessa Larocque

Posted on March 13, 2014 by ben

What is your farm’s value proposition? There was a time when purchasing land was part of a farm’s growth strategy. That strategy is quickly changing as land values increase and demographics shift. Today, land is trading well above its capacity … Continue reading →

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CPP, Canada Pension Plan investing in Saskatchewan Land…..

Posted on December 13, 2013 by ben

CPP buying company’s farmland portfolio in Saskatchewan Dec 12, 2013 6:14 PM – 0 comments TEXT SIZE By: Euan Rocha and Rod Nickel TORONTO/WINNIPEG | REUTERS Alberta, Crops, Markets The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) said Thursday it had … Continue reading →

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Farm Investment with 15% + possible annual return

Posted on November 22, 2013 by ben

Hog Farm Investment, barns are managed and leased to Contractor, Owners to provide management/ barns / Labor / Utilities good annual returns: It features: – quarter section land – decent house with garage – automatic power standby unit in heated … Continue reading →

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Rural Housing Project cash returns 11% +

Posted on November 22, 2013 by ben

Rural Housing project showing 11% + returns with property management in place, great cash flow project for investors. Total of 25 rental units. These units were all built between the years 2008 – 2012. This investment is essentially an inactive … Continue reading →

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Invest in Land

Posted on November 22, 2013 by ben

Several Investment parcels with 4% + Cash returns in addition to land appreciation values in over 40 year averages 7 % annual average increase. Parcels starting at $385,000 – $1,375,000 in various locations. Managed ownership/farm & land lease is available. … Continue reading →

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Paydirt: Investing in land

Posted on November 22, 2013 by ben

Paydirt: Investing in land, Published by http://www.moneysense.ca/invest/paydirt-investing-in-land by Romana King Canadian cities are growing fast. If you invest in the right land before the developers do, you could make millions. Twenty years ago, Anne Schmidt thought the 50 acres of … Continue reading →

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Farmland boom doesn’t look like a bubble

Posted on October 3, 2012 by ben

A current news story on the website from St. Louis Post-Dispatch BY DAVID NICKLAUS • dnicklaus@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8213 Even as homeowners and commercial landlords count their losses from the great real-estate bust, Midwestern farmers are experiencing the biggest property boom … Continue reading →

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Farm & Land Investment

Posted on September 4, 2012 by ben

SOLD Farm/land investment 2- 1/4 sections southern alberta with surface revenue, total income annual approximately $95,000 (lease/rental/surface revenue) asking $1,850,000 good soil, close to town. Great investment property with solid tenants, can be leased long term, more land available. Contact: … Continue reading →

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Calf grazing deaths rise in drought years

Posted on July 2, 2012 by ben

The summer heat’s not just sinking crop yield potential. It’s also endangering the lives of grazing cattle and calves on the most drought-stricken ranches around the nation. Veterinarians are reporting an increase in the number of calf deaths from grazing … Continue reading →

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