Canada’s agricultural sector faces mounting pressure as the country continues to lose farmland to urban development, while some existing acres sit vacant.
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Canada losing farmland to development as rental costs squeeze farmers
Canada’s dwindling farmland base and rising rental costs threaten the country’s agricultural sustainability, researchers warn
Mounting pressure on farmland losses raise flags for agricultural agvocates
During this federal election, we encourage you to stay informed on the promises candidates are making. Read their platforms and ask more questions on how they intend to preserve our farmland and support food security in Canada.
Immigration fuels loss of farmland
For decades, a vocal minority of ideologues conflated any criticism of Canada’s immigration policy with hostility towards immigrants. This stifled the free and lively democratic debate that, while at times noisy and acrimonious, ensures government policies are subject to scrutiny from the public. As the Trudeau government oversaw record-breaking population growth of 1.2 million in […] Read more
Losing farmland to urban sprawl receives little attention
Every day, thousands of acres of farmland around the world are converted into urban sprawl as developers build low-density housing projects for people choosing to move out of too-expensive, decayed, highly-taxed, over-regulated and crime-ridden cities. Canada is particularly subject to this with cities like Toronto and Calgary spilling out across hundreds of thousands of acres […] Read more
Prairie soybean acreage increase has a ceiling
Specialists say the crop is a ‘sub-tropical species’ that likely can’t reach four to five million acres in Western Canada
Not long ago, soybean advocates were expecting the crop to reach four to five million acres in Western Canada. After several years of drought, industry experts are now saying that soybeans can still perform on the Prairies, but likely on a smaller number of acres. “I think Manitoba will probably end up at 1.5 to […] Read more
