Does anyone think about...

[bucket]

.....selling out given the high price of land machinery and lack of infrastructure to move the crop in a reasonable time frame and lack of market access etc etc etc...

[farmaholic]

.........Forever?
.........Move somewhere else to farm?
.........Buy back in here if land "corrects"?
.........Retire and say ****-it (I'm "middle-aged")
.........What about the successors?

[biglentil]

Im sure many more are thinking about it. #AgMoreChallengesThanEver

[farmaholic]

Im sure many more are thinking about it. #AgMoreChallengesThanEver

Lol biglentil...good play on words! Sad but true.

[SASKFARMER3]

Every single day of the year i weigh the pros and cons and next gen transfer or just move out of Canada and Gone.

Good funny comment above. Morning laugh. thanks.

[crusher]

Dad always asks "how long are you going to keep farming?" My reply. "as long as I'm making money". We're still making money. Succession plan - boys aren't interested, I'm the last of this four generation farm. I can't find another profession that is this lucrative - could use a little less stress at times though.

[Partners]

Have a plan to exit..
The higher land prices is excellent for us who will be retired in 4 or so yrs.
Until then buy some new toys and enjoy the ride.

[dave4441]

We bought four quarters last year spring at a crazy price. When i got back from europe food show a month ago i started to think that was a huge mistake. In pulse areas land values have been driven up by lentils and to a lesser extent peas. Personally i think land values will start to correct right away, at the least rental rates have to start coming down now. I understand land reality agents are getting alot more calls this fall.

[westernvicki]

Land should always be a solid investment, the key is affording what you buy, and managing risk. I see some folks selling off a bit of land to lower debt, or to diversify the portfolio, cashing in at some level is never a bad idea.

[Bowerpower]

Yes. Thinking about other opportunities elsewhere. I would be willing to take a chance elsewhere. wonder about my kids. Just started a young family. Is Canada the place for opportunity in ag. I have been having doubts recently.
Plus the weather sucks.

[SWFarmer]

Yeah prices are definitely getting to fairly inflated levels. Here is a a farm that was listed just a few days ago.
http://www.timhammond.ca/Listing/ViewListingDetails.aspx?listingId=261545697

[farming101]

Yeah prices are definitely getting to fairly inflated levels. Here is a a farm that was listed just a few days ago.
http://www.timhammond.ca/Listing/ViewListingDetails.aspx?listingId=261545697

It's a cash machine
And when the lakes dry up you can farm the rest of the land