[getsmart-l] Canadian farmland values increase

[John O'Gorman]

Sender: Wayne Hamilton <whamil at tcc.on.ca>
>From the quote below, it would appear, that the rest of society is bidding up the price of farmland. Government restrictive land use policies, plus the ability of non farmers verses farmers to bid up the price of even 100ac. farm parcels, as Merv said in another post below are contributory factors. 
So, the next time you hear a politician or pureaucrat complain that "farmers" are paying too much for farmland please tell them just who is really responsible for bidding up the price of farmland.   

Wayne Hamilton  

**Land values across Ontario increased 1.7 per cent, down from 2.1 per cent in the first half of the year. Land values continued to strengthen in areas beyond the provincial greenbelt due to speculative bidding. Good vegetable land is still in demand, but according to the report, values for heavier and marginal cash crop soils continue to soften. **

**A whole bunch of 14, 50, 76, 82, 92 & 100 acre pieces sold around the Wellesley/Bamberg/St Agatha areas this winter. ALL buyers were city folks from Kitchener wanting space and a place to walk fiddo. 100 acres is now $850,000 to $1 million in that area. The $650-685,000 100 ac farms of 5 years ago are now $1 million in that hi pressure area. There are a pile of people in the city areas making huge bucks and are tired of 2x4 lawns. They want the greenbelt and it just happens to be a farm. ** 

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        Table of contents: April 5, 2007 


              1.       Canadian farmland values increase 

              2.       Up to $100,000 interest free 

              3.       P.E.I. acreage buy-down plan dead 

              4.       Colony Collapse Disorder threatens bee colonies 

              5.       Quebec ethanol plant in operation 

              6.       Soil and crop management practices evaluated 

              7.       B.C. ranchers launch public awareness campaign 

                8.. Market Focus ? USDA report review - feed grain focus 
             
             




        1. Canadian farmland values increase
        by Kevin Hursh 


              The semi-annual report on farmland values from Farm Credit Canada shows a national increase of 2.5 per cent in the last half of 2006, the highest since 2002. In the first half of the year, the increase was 2.1 per cent. British Columbia and Alberta led the nation with the largest increases. more >>
             
             



        2. Up to $100,000 interest free
        by Kevin Hursh 


              The Advance Payments Program is available to crop producers across the country. The Spring Credit Advance Program and the previous Advanced Payments Program have been merged into the new APP. more >>
             
             



        3. P.E.I. acreage buy-down plan dead
        by Andy Walker 


              The idea of paying P.E.I. growers to take potato acreage permanently out of production has been shelved following a province-wide plebiscite. more >>
             
             



        4. Colony Collapse Disorder threatens bee colonies
        by D. Larraine Andrews 


              A new threat to honeybee colonies in the United States has commercial beekeepers in Canada concerned about the state of their hives. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is the term that is being used to describe a mysterious illness that has been responsible for the collapse of thousands of colonies across 24 states. more >>
             



        5. Quebec ethanol plant in operation
        by Allison Finnamore 


              Quebec?s only ethanol plant is now at full operation. more >>
             
             



        6. Soil and crop management practices evaluated
        by Owen Roberts 


              The benefits to producers of taking a greater role in managing soil and crops mostly outweigh the costs, says a new report. more >>
             



        7. B.C. ranchers launch public awareness campaign
        by Peter van Dongen 


              The British Columbia Cattlemen?s Association has launched a new radio program to promote the industry to the general public. more >>
             
             



        8. Market Focus ? USDA report review - feed grain focus
        by Mike Jubinville of Pro Farmer Canada 


              I remember suggesting a month ago that the upcoming USDA prospective plantings and grain stocks reports, released March 30, had the potential to inspire multiple days of limit moves in either direction, and that wild market volatility may be on the way in the report?s aftermath, depending on how the data would be interpreted by the trade. But that was just talk back then. Over the past week, we saw the reality. more >>
             




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