farmland Archives - Page 9 of 9

Water quality: Part 2 of a three-part series

There is a lot of talk about water quality issues, but not  all of the commonly-cited information is accurate

By Les Henry February 27, 2015

Note to readers: Before you read this article, I suggest you check back to page 14 of the April 15, 2013 issue of “Grainews.” The headline was “The Truth About Lake Winnipeg.” There will be some overlap with this piece. Water quality There are many aspects to water quality. For irrigation use, salt content is […] Read more

Crops, Features

High land prices hurt new farmers

Price increases may be slowing, but it’s a tough time for farmers to buy land 

By Julienne Isaacs February 24, 2015

Western Canadian farmland has never been more expensive. According to J.P. Gervais, the chief economist for Farm Credit Canada (FCC), which provides data at the national level for Statistics Canada, farmland values continued to increase throughout 2014. “In a few months the report will be released, but we know that farmland values have continued to increase throughout […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

S. Africa’s proposed ban on foreign land ownership aimed at farms

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 17, 2015

Johannesburg | Reuters — A South African government proposal to ban foreign nationals from owning land will apply to farms, not residential property, a government minister was quoted as saying Tuesday. In his State of the Nation address last week, President Jacob Zuma said foreigners would be barred from owning land and South African citizens […] Read more

Australian countryside near Bendigo, northwest of Melbourne. (CIA.gov)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Australia tightens rules over foreign buying of farmland

By GFM Network News February 12, 2015

Sydney | Reuters –– Australia tightened rules on Wednesday over foreign ownership of its agricultural land amid concerns that it is losing control of its own food security, slashing the amount beyond which land purchases would require regulatory approval. From March 1, foreign purchases of agricultural land over A$15 million (C$14.51 million) will be subject […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Sask. eyes tougher rules on investor farm buys

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News January 26, 2015

Saskatoon | Reuters — Saskatchewan is likely to tighten what are already some of North America’s strictest rules for purchasing farmland, as it looks to fend off big money managers hungry for what they see as a winning investment. The province, whose fertile plains grow more wheat than Argentina, has become the latest front in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Foreign ‘land grabs’ seeing redrawing global farmland ownership map

By GFM Network News November 29, 2014

Rome | Thomson Reuters Foundation — A handful of wealthy countries are responsible for most international farmland acquisitions — what some critics term “land grabs” — in a trend that is redrawing the global map of land ownership, a new study has found. China, the U.S., Britain, Germany, Singapore and a small group of other […] Read more

News

Impact of heavy rains on crops

Southern Sask. hit hard by heavy rains over the weekend

By Grainews Staff June 30, 2014

Many parts of southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba experienced heavy rainfall this past weekend. With more rain expected to fall in these areas in the next 24 hours, this will further impact many severely waterlogged fields. Crop Chatter, an agricultural forum for farmers and public and private agronomists, has posted a number of helpful articles and factsheets farmers can download from its website, such as: Seed […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures post limit-down losses

ICE canola weekly outlook: Market rangebound

CBOT Weekly: Analysts examine new trade deal, upcoming WASDE report

Tag Archives farmland

Water quality: Part 2 of a three-part series

High land prices hurt new farmers

S. Africa’s proposed ban on foreign land ownership aimed at farms

Australia tightens rules over foreign buying of farmland

Sask. eyes tougher rules on investor farm buys

Foreign ‘land grabs’ seeing redrawing global farmland ownership map

Impact of heavy rains on crops

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Sept. 5, 2025

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Latest Market News