American farmland prices are consitently higher than Canadian values. However, American farmers see a slight advantage based on revenue per acre dedicated to land payments.
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Canadian farmers at slight revenue disadvantage to U.S. despite cheaper land costs
Canadian cultivated farmland cost $6,900 per acre in 2025 on average compared to $8,150 per acre in the U.S.
Farmland climbs higher in spite of headwinds: Farm Credit Canada report
In a year with trade disruptions, higher input costs and economic uncertainty, agricultural land in Canada continued to climb higher in value
Split market seen for Prairie farmland ahead of FCC 2025 values report
Realtors have noticed a change in the farmland market, where values in the best regions continue to rise but demand for mediocre land is softer
Improving agriculture’s economic and environmental sustainability
Policy fellows highlight need for more targeted risk management programs, land assessment and vegetable sector soil support
Improving the resilience of Canadian agriculture requires more flexible and targeted conservation and safety net programming, according to doctoral and distinguished fellows with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute.
Farm auctions evolve with the times
Online auctions and new technology reshape an environment once dominated by live on-farm sales
The option is still available for farmers who want to sell assets that way, but a U.S. auction firm expanding into Canada notes the number of live, on-farm auctions has drastically declined.
A vendor take-back mortgage will help keep a farm intact
Farm Financial Planner: The retiring sellers don’t want or need top dollar for the land, but need to limit the resulting tax liability
A retiring Manitoba couple with no farming heirs would like to see their land safely transferred to their farming neighbours. Just gifting the land, though, or selling it below market value would complicate their retirement plans.
Faster growth for farmland values in first half of 2025 says FCC
Canadian farmland values rose by an average of six per cent in the first half of 2025 according to a new report from Farm Credit Canada.
Catching a landscape before it crashes
Using simulations to study landscape resilience
A University of Manitoba soil scientist is using AI and satellite data to explore how Prairie landscapes respond to long-term stress — and how they bounce back.
U.S. farm secretary says ‘no amnesty’ for farmworkers from deportation
USDA will curb farmland purchases by “foreign adversaries” including China says Rollins
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Tuesday that there will be “no amnesty” for agricultural workers as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to deport all immigrants in the country illegally.
Canadian farm liabilities outpaced equity growth in 2024
Farmers see declining ability to service debt for second consecutive year
Canadian farmers' total equity growth slowed for the first time in five years in 2024 as liabilities grew faster than assets, Statistics Canada reported. Farmland prices led to most of the growth, while declining farm income led to less ability to service debts.