Realtors have noticed a change in the farmland market, where values in the best regions continue to rise but demand for mediocre land is softer
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Split market seen for Prairie farmland ahead of FCC 2025 values report
Manitoba farmers uneasy on expropriation
Farmland near Oak Bluff is getting expropriated for a highway interchange; its not the first time expropriation-affected farmers have worried about land loss and fair compensation in Manitoba
Farmland expropriation for Oak Bluff highway project brings process, farmer compensation concerns back to the fore.
Faster growth for farmland values in first half of 2025 says FCC
Canadian farmland values rose by an average of six per cent in the first half of 2025 according to a new report from Farm Credit Canada.
‘Energy crop’ for aviation fuel faces significant challenges: FEATURE
Canadian farmers will need incentive to risk growing new, unfamiliar crops for a new, unfamiliar sustainable aviation biofuel market, conference hears
New bioenergy crops such as sorghum and switchgrass may launch a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market, but Canadian farmers will have to be convinced.
U.S. farm secretary says ‘no amnesty’ for farmworkers from deportation
USDA will curb farmland purchases by “foreign adversaries” including China says Rollins
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Tuesday that there will be “no amnesty” for agricultural workers as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to deport all immigrants in the country illegally.
Canadian farm liabilities outpaced equity growth in 2024
Farmers see declining ability to service debt for second consecutive year
Canadian farmers' total equity growth slowed for the first time in five years in 2024 as liabilities grew faster than assets, Statistics Canada reported. Farmland prices led to most of the growth, while declining farm income led to less ability to service debts.
Ratio of rent to value for Canadian farmland stable in 2024
Renting extends cash flow advantage over ownership, land values grow
The ratio of farmland rental prices to farmland value was similar in 2024 compared to 2023, but renting extended its cash flow advantage over ownership, Farm Credit Canada reported.
Farmland becoming less affordable: FCC
Buying farmland became more costly in 2024, according to Farm Credit Canada.
Farmland value growth slowed in 2023, FCC says
Saskatchewan, Quebec and Manitoba saw strongest growth in 2023, report shows
Farmland is still getting more expensive, but not quite as quickly as in recent years, according to the latest farmland value report from Canada’s biggest agricultural lender.
Alberta renewable ban could hurt $11 bln in investments, says study
Farmland-protecting approach puts province at loggerheads with federal Liberals' green energy plans
Canadian province Alberta's ban on some renewable projects could hurt $11.1 billion in investments and stall up to 6.3 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind power capacity, a study said on Monday.
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