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Farmland becoming less affordable: FCC

Mar. 28, 2025 at 2:34 pm CDT

Buying farmland became more costly in 2024, according to Farm Credit Canada.

Value of Canadian farmland ‘robust’ but cracks are appearing

Mar. 18, 2025 at 4:00 am CDT

By Jeff Melchior

Renting land better than buying for cash flow: FCC

Apr. 18, 2024 at 11:24 am CDT

By Gord Gilmour

Cost of borrowing continues to rise on farms

Sep. 1, 2023 at 9:41 am CDT

By Stew Slater

U.S. Lawmakers seek to limit corporate, foreign ownership of farmland

Jul. 27, 2023 at 8:54 am CDT

By Leah Douglas

Buy or rent? Land rent-to-price ratio can help farmers decide

Apr. 27, 2023 at 4:20 pm CDT

Higher interest rates don’t seem to be affecting the ratio between land values and land rental costs — at least, not yet. Farm Credit Canada’s latest analysis of farmland rental prices says they’re roughly maintaining their traditional linkage, says J.P Gervais, the organization’s chief economist. “We were curious to see […]

By Don Norman

Farmland values exceed expectations

Mar. 13, 2023 at 11:39 am CDT

Average farmland prices were up 12.8 per cent in Canada in 2022, the largest increase seen since 2014 when the increase was 14.3 per cent. The increase follows gains of 8.3 per cent in 2021 and 5.4 per cent in 2020. J.P. Gervais, FCC’s chief economist, said the numbers were […]