Making New Land

[ajl]

Bush clearing going on around here in the Edmonton area as well. Know of a number of fields that were bush a few years ago. Recently cleared land has been for sale in the area for a couple of years too. You get to bush the brush piles but they are not able to sell at $400000 per quarter. Wonder why.

[Taiga]

Hope it works better than the Alberta version - the land cleared up at Ft Vermillion/La Crete in the last decade. Anyone got an update on that project?

Majority of it is being farmed, not sure what you thought had happened. Though it is very far from markets.

[Taiga]

Bush clearing going on around here in the Edmonton area as well. Know of a number of fields that were bush a few years ago. Recently cleared land has been for sale in the area for a couple of years too. You get to bush the brush piles but they are not able to sell at $400000 per quarter. Wonder why.

Assuming cleared properly and roots have been picked and it is not swamp, the recently cleared land is the most productive for several years, and weed free.

[foragefarmer]

Klaus

So what's the big deal, you farmed in Manitoba and now in Sk, who do you think opened those lands? Pioneers who cleared the land with horses in many cases and no modern equipment. That's something note worthy!

Now you post pictures of land being open in Argentina initiated by a government with all sorts of modern equipment which is on the verge if not already dealing with economic collapse. So what!


"Argentina's currency woes have deepened in recent weeks despite determined policy responses on the part of the government and the central bank, as well as a $50bn financial package from the IMF.

The country is now the world's riskiest sovereign borrower behind Venezuela. It's currency, the peso, has halved in value this year against the dollar. Today, Argentina is on financial life support, with the highest interest rates in the world."


Are you thinking of setting new roots soon?

[Guest]

Hope it works better than the Alberta version - the land cleared up at Ft Vermillion/La Crete in the last decade. Anyone got an update on that project?

what's goin on there ,haven't been for a few years , but was pretty impressed last time I was there? their long summer days sure helped them
couldn't begin to count the times I have driven AB Hwy 35 N , beautiful flat land

[sumdumguy]

How many times have I heard the saying, “ they aren’t making any more”? (With respect to land)

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Hope it works better than the Alberta version - the land cleared up at Ft Vermillion/La Crete in the last decade. Anyone got an update on that project?

I don't know of any specific "project" up there. But know some organic farmers from that exact area. They clear new land, it is certified organic immediately, nearly all of their neighbors are organic as well, so no issues with setbacks or contamination. Growing high value crops including hemp, buyers pay freight, something about that climate makes for very high quality that buyers can't get enough of, and making very good money.

[Guest]

Klaus

So what's the big deal, you farmed in Manitoba and now in Sk, who do you think opened those lands? Pioneers who cleared the land with horses in many cases and no modern equipment. That's something note worthy!

Now you post pictures of land being open in Argentina initiated by a government with all sorts of modern equipment which is on the verge if not already dealing with economic collapse. So what!


"Argentina's currency woes have deepened in recent weeks despite determined policy responses on the part of the government and the central bank, as well as a $50bn financial package from the IMF.

The country is now the world's riskiest sovereign borrower behind Venezuela. It's currency, the peso, has halved in value this year against the dollar. Today, Argentina is on financial life support, with the highest interest rates in the world."


Are you thinking of setting new roots soon?

I think the point he is trying to. make is that they are trying to adress problems in Ag ?
Harper didn't give a shit , this guy even less?
biggest concern here is trans , gay, rights etc. , I couldn't care less about those issues one way or another , but there is a lot bigger fish to fry , as they say, here in this country right now
people have lost sight of what our forefathers knew , if Ag is healthy , all is well .

[Wheatking]

Here is some bush clearing from Siberia I think. Some of it looks similar to our land before it was broke, I think. To say they aren't making more farmland is an absolute lie only propagated by those that are dumb or trying to justify buying expensive land

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[foragefarmer]

Case

"I think the point he is trying to. make is that they are trying to adress problems in Ag ? "

How so, I know you follow commodity prices. More production, driving world prices down. Will Argentina's farmers be paid with the 50 BILLION borrowed from the IMF?

[Klause]

I don't know of any specific "project" up there. But know some organic farmers from that exact area. They clear new land, it is certified organic immediately, nearly all of their neighbors are organic as well, so no issues with setbacks or contamination. Growing high value crops including hemp, buyers pay freight, something about that climate makes for very high quality that buyers can't get enough of, and making very good money.

Ya... I have friends that farm there. Shorter season but organic crops mature faster, more rain less heat lends itself to more cultivation...

Since crops are higher value transportation is easier to swallow.

New land never chem applied so no residues to start with and can practice conservation ag instead of regenerative ag.



Not sure what you mean, grass?

[Klause]

There is also a project in north central Ontario some where . One local guy folded up tent ⛺️ and went out there.

Ya. The great and little clay belts...

The great clay belt is 16 million acres. Fertile black dirt in a high rainfall area. Subsidies to plclear the land and install irrigation (500/ac)

Can still proof up land in that region... Yields are huge compared to southern/Central SK/AB


The Yukon is also handing out quarter sections to proof up... As they are trying to grow more locally instead of hauling everything north.

Closer to Pacific and microclimates in valleys actually make it possible to grow decent crops.