Robert Andjelic, who owns 248,000 acres of cropland in Canada, stands in a massive field of canola south of Whitewood, Sask. Andjelic doesn't believe that technical analysis is a useful tool for predicting farmland values | Robert Arnason photo

Land crash warning rejected

Critics respond to report suggesting price correction, saying farmland remains a solid investment

A technical analyst believes that Saskatchewan land values could be due for a correction, but land owners and FCC say supply/demand fundamentals drive land prices - not mathematical models

Conservationist and farmer Lorne Scott and Kerri Finlay from the University of Regina are appealing to the Saskatchewan government for a wetland policy.  |  Karen Briere photo

Wetland advocates hoped Sask. election would talk water

REGINA — A group pushing for a wetland policy says it should have been a Saskatchewan election issue. Wetlands for Tomorrow includes scientists, farmers and conservationists. Last week at a news conference near Wascana Lake in Regina, spokespersons said everyone should work together toward a common goal of water quality. “The province of Saskatchewan really […] Read more

J.P. Gervais, Farm Credit Canada's chief economist ,said values are increasing at a slower rate but described the growth as strong. | File photo

Land values continue to rise: FCC

REGINA — Farm Credit Canada’s mid-year review shows cultivated farmland values rose an average of 5.5 per cent in the first half of this year. From July 2023 to June 2024 the increase was 9.6 per cent. J.P. Gervais, the federal crown corporation’s chief economist ,said values are increasing at a slower rate but described […] Read more