Is there money in food?

[grassfarmer]

Why am I a vulture Burnt? for buying cows when they were cheap? I thought I was helping the sellers a bit - bidding more than anyone else to get them and keeping them from going straight to the packers. What did you do? sit on your hands and not bid and bitch about them not making $1000 or $1500?

[BTOfarmallll]

[rkaiser]

I actually think that we have to put inflationary land values into the equation Don. (don't mind if I use yer name do you. This user name BS just pisses me off.)

What other business do you know that does not move if the location is holding them back? We all know that the potential to be personally profitable has a direct correlation to debt and or assets and on the farm, these two obviously involve land.

[rkaiser]

Oh yes BTOfarmall (you sneeky little hider you) I plan to watch yer video on Natural News later on when I have a minute.

[ASRG]

You could be right Randy, but land prices can also go the other way?
They have in the past and who knows....they very well might in the future?
If a lot of businesses in Arizona/California/Florida were basing their profitability on appreciating land values......I think they got a rude awakening?
What is really driving appreciating land values in Alberta? Is it profitable agriculture, or is it too much money looking for a home!
In a way the recent attempt by the Alberta government to regulate land use was probably a good idea.......done very, very, badly. If land was designated for agriculture only and not a playground for the rich it might be a good thing....with proper compensation to the landowner? It might need to be an annual "no developement" compensation on "ag only" designated land....and it must be subject to compensation review and due process of law!...as I said the government really didn't do much of a job with the Land Stewardship Act! They tried to do it on the cheap, expecting landowners to pick up the tab!

[rkaiser]

Speculation is speculation Don, has really nothing to do with an individuals want to farm. If you want to farm or ranch and live in an area where any of your reasons causes the land to increase in value, move and ranch on a place that does not cost as much. It's all about each persons choice and preference. After all life situations are all dreams and like some folks say, be careful what you dream about. If you don't like the dream that you are creating, wake up and then dream something else. If you like it, stick with it and dream of more --- good things.---