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The federal government expects grain and oilseed prices to stay high, input inflation to moderate and a rebound for cattle and hog producers
Strong commodity prices and healthy world demand have put Canadian farmers in an enviable position, says Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in its annual crystal ball look at the industry. Net income for most producers will be at or above record levels once all the data for 2012 is added up, thanks to better-than-forecast crop pricesChanges to the immigration rules introduced in 2002 have not resulted in a flood of foreign farm buyers
Who is buying up all the farmland in Manitoba? Coffee shop gossip aside, statistics from Citizenship and Immigration Canada show that the vast majority of farmland buyers in Manitoba are not new permanent residents. In fact, there has been barely any interest from abroad in recent years. Gordon Gentles, a Brandon-based realtor specializing in farm
