Is Monette Farms like Bernie Madoff?

[the big wheel]

Hmmm , only conservatives bad

No nobody said only conservatives bad but they are the ones spending a billion dollars on a project only helping a few people, why would that be? Also that billion could make crop insurance and agristability actually an effective program but that would mean it would help farmers in areas hit by multiple disasters and then the monettes etc wouldnt be as easily to take over mass tracts of land as since crop insurance is not only a failure but an enhancer to the take over of land by large sometimes foreign owned companies which are killing our smaller communities and becoming a national threat. China India Russia owning massive amounts of farm land are you ok with that? And since we ve seen how these particular countries operate paying off people threatenning people installing their agents in govs I think its about time we ask why this is all happenning

[furrowtickler]

Don’t disagree at all

What with the interest of you not from western Canada?

[fcr]

It makes me laugh when people complain that some evil foreigner is buying farmland.Simple just dont sell to them and sell to your neighbour instead.Oh but money talks.Guess we are lucky i dont know of any Chinese or Russian that own land anywhere close to us.Our biggest competition for land is from Alberta,both farmers and investers,but its up to the seller who they chose to sell to.There are alot of young farmers here and our small towns are doing quite well,houses sell quick and many are moving from cities to retire were its safer and afforable.We have two new daycares being built within 20 miles and both have long waitlists so the future looks good.

[the big wheel]

It makes me laugh when people complain that some evil foreigner is buying farmland.Simple just dont sell to them and sell to your neighbour instead.Oh but money talks.Guess we are lucky i dont know of any Chinese or Russian that own land anywhere close to us.Our biggest competition for land is from Alberta,both farmers and investers,but its up to the seller who they chose to sell to.There are alot of young farmers here and our small towns are doing quite well,houses sell quick and many are moving from cities to retire were its safer and afforable.We have two new daycares being built within 20 miles and both have long waitlists so the future looks good.

It makes me laugh when people cant see whats happenning right in front of their eyes.
Thay guy that you say was from Alberta how do you know whos bankrolling him? It may be legit but we found out in our area even some of the neighbors admitted they have offers from people working as agents for those countries, getting huge commissions to find canadian land.
And plain and simply you think its a good idea foreigners own our farm land?lmao

[fcr]

My father and his brothers as well as many others rented land from a U.S . Company until they were forced to sell because of a change in land ownership laws. They had an office in town and the owners would visit every July. Great landlords and very fair rents. My father purchased what he could afford at the time however some was sold to BTO with deeper pockets so we lost some land.Not everything is always as it appears. It’s your choice who you sell to when that time comes. Oh and the Albertans with one exception have all moved here lock, stock and barrel so they are a welcome addition to our rural communities.

[newguy]

Lots of farmers here have sold to investment people.That money is still in our community and land being farmed by local young families.Those retiring now went through some tough years and deserve to get as much as they can when they sell.

[biglentil]

What does "stilling our community" mean? Watching too much moonshiners are we? Large investment co's buying up the land is not a good thing for small towns. Young families have little security when they have zero legal interest in the land. That's serfdom and exactly the reason many of our ancestors risked it all and left the ole country with little more than a hope and prayer of owning some farmland of their own. #neofeudalism

[newguy]

What does "stilling our community" mean? Watching too much moonshiners are we? Large investment co's buying up the land is not a good thing for small towns. Young families have little security when they have zero legal interest in the land. That's serfdom and exactly the reason many of our ancestors risked it all and left the ole country with little more than a hope and prayer of owning some farmland of their own. #neofeudalism

No need to preach to me about making sacrifices to own land.I would have loved to have more rental land available when i started.I would have been able to justify newer technology equipment.Instead was putting all my profits into land payments .

[ColevilleH2S]

No need to preach to me about making sacrifices to own land.I would have loved to have more rental land available when i started.I would have been able to justify newer technology equipment.Instead was putting all my profits into land payments .

Wait, retired farmers don't rent their land out where you farm. What do they do with it?

[WiltonRanch]

Two of the largest farms in this general area have been big for decades. Took them generations, good decisions, hard work, and tenacity to arrive at where they are at. They’ve built and maintained through thick and thin. Some of these “big” outfits have operated in historically good times. None have had the litmus test of the 80’s and 90’s. Some BTO throwing around a million to change public favour indicates to put it nicely are wet behind the ears or the money they’re throwing around didn’t involve a lot of their sweat equity.

[newguy]

Wait, retired farmers don't rent their land out where you farm. What do they do with it?

Back then most that retired sold and those that rented it was rented to a relative .Families were bigger and usually multiple family members that were actively farming.We did rent a few quarters but not enough to make a difference to the overall farm operation.

[checking]

[QUOTE=biglentil;n805017]What does "stilling our community" mean?
I believe he meant "still in".

No darts in this game.