Ontario farmland fetches record price says report Monday, September 12, 2011 by KAREN BRIGGSFuelled by skyrocketing commodity prices, increasing export opportunities, and a scarcity of tillable acreage on the market, prices for Ontario farmland have reached “unprecedented levels", states a report released Tuesday by RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic Canada.“This is the first time in memory when we have had more potential buyers (of farmland) than listings,” says Dale Petrie, a Chatham/Kent sales representative with the company. Petrie was the driving force behind the release of this inaugural Farm Edition trends report. “We have been blessed here in Ontario,” he says. “Prices for corn and soybeans have doubled in recent years, and global demand for grain has driven up real estate prices. The RE/MAX Market Trends Report – Farm Edition 2011, notes that of the 12 major agricultural communities examined in Ontario, 92 per cent reported a shortage of quality farmland for sale, while 75 per cent reported an increase in price per acre – up to $20,000 an acre in the Holland Marsh/Bradford area, for example.The report also highlighted the continuation of a trend towards fewer, but larger, farming operations province-wide. On a national scale, the average farm has tripled in size over the last 50 years, as farmers accumulate more acreage, either by purchasing or leasing, and diversify (including hosting solar or wind power projects, or facilitating the extraction of below-ground resources like natural gas). Petrie notes that investors form a small part of the buying group in the province, “but I would say 95 per cent of our land purchases are farmers looking to add to their acreage.” BF Wind organization reinstates Wellington County 'all-candidate' meetings Destructive beetle passed through Canada
Stinger Spade Bits kit from Spyder Friday, September 20, 2024 By Braxteen Breen, Whether you are constructing/repairing fencing and other structures around the farm, you can get those tasks completed on the farm quickly with the Stinger Spade Bits kit from Spyder. The Spade Bits kit provides an economical solution for someone who wants to make... Read this article online
$18.4M Boost for Canadian Cereal Grain Innovation Thursday, September 19, 2024 Gate Project Receives Major Funding for Research Canada's position as a pioneer in cereal grain research is set to strengthen with the Gate Capital Campaign raising $18.4 million. This funding will support the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate) initiative, a project... Read this article online
BASF introduces Surtain herbicide for field corn growers Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Field corn growers in eastern Canada have a new crop protection product available to them. After about 10 years of research and trials, BASF has introduced Surtain, a residual herbicide for corn that combines PPO inhibitor saflufenacil (Group 14) and pyroxasulfone (Group 15) in a premix... Read this article online
We Didn’t Start the Fire! Impacts of Wildfire Smoke on Corn Monday, September 16, 2024 Assistant Professor of Corn Production at Purdue University’s College of Agriculture, Daniel Quinn, PhD. recently provided fascinating insights into the impacts of fire on major corn producing areas, many of which have been impacted by smoke from wildfires. Quinn was the keynote... Read this article online
New home for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Saturday, September 14, 2024 The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) has announced it has moved into its new office building in Ingersoll. Located at 274620 27th Line in Ingersoll, the new office will serve as the hub for CFFO’s ongoing efforts to advocate for and support Ontario’s Christian farmers.... Read this article online