Farmland

Takeaways from Vol. 2 of the 2024 provincial auditor’s report

Takeaways from Vol. 2 of the 2024 provincial auditor’s report

Dec 3, 2024 | 2:55pm
REGINA – The Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan has issued her 2024 Report, Volume 2, which has been tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The full report from Provincial Auditor Tara Clemett has annual integrated audits of 175 different agencies, including integrated audits of 17 ministries, 33 Crown corporations and agencies, seven pension and employee benefit plans, […]
SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 51

SaskAgToday.com Roundtable Episode 51

Oct 11, 2024 | 2:06pm
Two-thirds of the SaskAgToday.com Roundtable panel have put on a lot of kilometres lately. 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young has been visiting Community Pastures as part of the 620 CKRM Ranch Roundup and shares how livestock producers have fared this season. Meanwhile, the Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh was in Nova Scotia […]
Saskatchewan experiences largest increase of farmland value among provinces: FCC Report

Saskatchewan experiences largest increase of farmland value among provinces: FCC Report

Oct 10, 2023 | 3:43pm
The value of farmland has risen, despite availability for it being limited. That’s according to Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) mid-year farmland values review, which looked at the average growth for the first 6 months of 2023. Saskatchewan had the largest increase in value at 11.4 percent, followed by Quebec at 10.6 percent, Ontario 6.9 percent, Mantioba 6.4, […]

Sask farmland values jump over 14 percent in 2022

Mar 13, 2023 | 11:16am

  Saskatchewan farmland values gained over 14 percent last year, higher than the national average. Farm Credit Canada reports the average value of Canadian farmland jumped 12.8 percent last year amid strong income, higher input prices and rising interest rates. National farmland values saw their largest increase since 2014 and followed gains of 8.3 percent […]

NFU promotes Community Land Trusts to avoid farmland crisis

Feb 7, 2023 | 11:09am

The National Farmers Union says Canada is facing a farmland crisis. The NFU is encouraging farmers to donate land to Community Land Trusts to provide a way for farmland access to a new generation. The NFU describes land trusts as non-profit corporations created to acquire and hold land for the benefit of a community. The […]

FCC report says farmland prices in Sask rose 8.4 percent in first half of 2022

Oct 5, 2022 | 6:14am

Farmland values in Saskatchewan continue to increase in 2022 despite rising interest rates. FCC chief economist J.P. Gervais says strong farm cash receipts are among the factors pushing Saskatchewan farmland values up 8.4 percent in the first six months of 2022. Saskatchewan is slightly above the national average of 8.1 percent for the first half […]

Sask farmland values rise 7.4 percent in 2021

Mar 14, 2022 | 11:54am

  Saskatchewan farmland values jumped 7.4 percent in 2021, about one percent point below the national average. Farmland values in Saskatchewan continued to rise last year despite drought and the pandemic. FCC chief agricultural economist, J.P. Gervais, says land values remain strong in Saskatchewan and rose due to low interest rates and strong grain prices. […]

Sask farmland values show modest rise in past 12 months

Sep 28, 2021 | 11:11am

  Saskatchewan farmland values are showing modest increases this year, mainly due to drought. Regina-based Farm Credit Canada says farmland values in Saskatchewan rose 1.8 percent in the first six months of the year, about half the national rate of 3.8 percent. In the 12 months ending in June, Saskatchewan farmland values rose 3.5 percent, […]

Sask. RMs and conservation areas encouraged to apply for Sask. water channel clearing grant

Jun 21, 2021 | 11:20am

The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency is encouraging rural municipalities and Conservation and Development Areas to take advantage of the largest channel clearing grant ever offered. The province is offering up to 1.5 million dollars in 2021-22, part of the province’s two year 2 million dollar funding announcement in March. The Water Security Agency says the […]

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