Acreages/Land... Full Retard?

[farming101]

Pieces of the puzzle...
Les Henry's chart is in 2018 dollars

[farmaholic]

Contest, Name the intersection point of the two graph lines on the second chart....

The lines are very linear.

What surprises me is the most recent(average?)farm size. It must be a reflection of land ownership versus farming enterprise size?????? What's up?

[farmaholic]

When you look at the year of the intersection and relate it to the chart above it, I would call it "Sask's Agricultural Heyday"!

[malleefarmer]

id say 80% owned 20% leased/rented

[Ache4Acres]

The trump card that has yet to be played is the opening up of all Canadian farmland to non-Canadian investors. Until that happens productive Canadian land is cheap compared the rest of the world. The world is awash in currency and liquid assets that will one day look for a place to hide. Farmland and gold are two of the best safe havens known to man - each with their benefits and weaknesses. If nothing else, I enjoy the smell of the soil being tilled in the spring and the thick lentil dust on a warm August night.

[GALAXIE500]

which would also be taken from you in a heartbeat , unless you have a standing army
when people become desperate all things will be taken from you and I
look at the videos of once normal people in Venezuela clubbing and killing live cattle to eat
when everything is taken from you , there is nothing left to lose , survival is all. that matters , at any cost

The only difference between a sane person's behaviour and one who is not is about 2-4 days without food.

[biglentil]

Thee who owns the LAND makes the rules !

That would be the crown, since commoners only hold title fee simple of the crown.

[bucket]

The only difference between a sane person's behaviour and one who is not is about 2-4 days without food.

Interesting...my wife says I get HANGRY after about 6 hours....

[highwayman]

How do current farmland ownership laws compare in western Canada to those of the United States? Have been hearing talk of some mega farms purchasing large tracts of agricultural land in Montana and North Dakota. Is this just a repeat of what we saw in the late 70s or is it new opportunity in a more viable/friendly environment. Farming both sides of the border may have its advantages.

[Guest]

The trump card that has yet to be played is the opening up of all Canadian farmland to non-Canadian investors. Until that happens productive Canadian land is cheap compared the rest of the world. The world is awash in currency and liquid assets that will one day look for a place to hide. Farmland and gold are two of the best safe havens known to man - each with their benefits and weaknesses. If nothing else, I enjoy the smell of the soil being tilled in the spring and the thick lentil dust on a warm August night.

Nothing like fresh soil and air in the spring