Where do we go from here??

[bucket]

Yeah Tucker, you are right. There are few real farmers left.

In a couple of generations ask yourself how many farmers will there be.

When there use to be six farmboys or girls, there are now two and if the likes of furrow leave, the industry loses another generation.

One earth thinks they can train farmers. They just don't realize that real farmers don't fill out timesheets.

[Hopperbin]

Ok the value of the land has increased but shake your heads. Also there has been a lot of work done to the land.

[furrowtickler]

Most of this land has had zero improvements in 20 years at least. Remember most of the dirt in question has been rented out for years, and believe me the majority of landlords will never spend a dime on land improvements - fact. I know of only one in this area, and he had the tenants do the improvements in lue of rent. Good move for each.
Regardless, land values were overdue for an upward correction,i agree, just not tripple in 5 years.
Again, i do not think land values will crash but they can not sustain this huge increase forever.
No doubt Sask was behind Alberta, but the urban sprawl around Calgary and Edmonton and along the #2 coridoor artificialy balooned all prices in Alberta on paper. What are the numbers for dryland, non urban , non oil patch induced prices for land?
I hope some of you are right, and land values continue to soar and crop prices keep going up, it will be good for all of us mid way through our farming lives now. But I am a realist and know it may not be sustainable.
Productive value has been lost with these recent numbers on purchase and rents. Again I hope I am wrong.

[katoe]

wtf. cwb done we are all gonna be rich arent we.or has someone been gerkin my chain.

[freewheat]

If someone came to my house tomorrow and offered me 250 000 a quarter, I would walk without a doubt. That is crazy money. CRAZY! Wonder how that pencils with 9 dollar canola???? Or 46 pound feed wheat. Sprouted barley? Mushy peas? Or a 100 dollar an acres too wet payment?

YOWZA!!!