To become a successful farmer you have to be outstanding in your field, if you know what I mean. But as most investors know, commodity prices have been in a slump over the past couple of years. This means many grain farmers have to live a very tough life. Perhaps some of them barley survive from wheat to wheat! But things may not… Read More »
Canadian Farmland Values Up Again Okay, it’s that time of year again when the national agency, Farm Credit Canada, release its farmland value report about the previous year’s farming landscape. As it turns out in 2014 the average Canadian farmland price increased 14.3%. 😀 Meanwhile residential real estate prices increased only 5.2%, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association.… Read More »
In 2012 I found a farm I liked on the MLS website, and bought it for $150,000 🙂 I was so happy with my purchase I decided to buy another farm in 2013 for $172,500 at an auction. This one is a 150 acre, class F, grain farm. It’s located adjacent to my first farm, and both properties are… Read More »
Canada’s population is growing. We now have over 35 million people for the first time ever 🙂 But the growth isn’t even all around. Maritime provinces like Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have actually seen a drop in population since last year, meanwhile Alberta and Saskatchewan benefited from growth rates double that of the national average. I have suggested… Read More »
Recently read in the news that the average Canadian household now has a net worth of $400,151 CAD, a record high. Yay, time to partay＼(~o~)／ This is great news because more money translates into better purchasing power so buying goods and services become more affordable, relatively speaking. I didn’t know exactly why my net worth has been going up… Read More »
Earlier this year I blogged about why I was interested about farmland investing. And earlier this month I posted about how I was really close to buying my first farm. Well drum roll please because earlier this week I officially became a farm owner 😉 That doesn’t mean I’m a farmer though. I still live in the city, but… Read More »