Farm business
What drives farmland values in Canada, and why rent tells a different story
Canadian farmland has risen in value for decades. How Farm Credit Canada measures it, what pushes prices up, and why rents and returns lag behind land prices.
Issue
Farm business
Farm size, succession, land, risk management programs and the economics of running a farm in Canada.
Papers on this issue
Food and rural economy
Temporary foreign workers on Canadian farms: how the programs work
From the 1966 Jamaica agreement to today's Agricultural Stream: how farms hire seasonal workers from abroad, the rules on wages and housing, and the criticisms.
Trade and markets
How cattle and hogs get priced in Canada
Canadian cattle and hog prices start in Chicago and are converted, adjusted and graded on the way north. How cash trade, basis, auctions and formulas fit together.
Farm business
Passing on the farm: the basics of succession planning
Ownership, management and the estate are three separate handovers. How Canadian farm families plan a transfer, the tax rules in outline and the fairness question.