ovrszd
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In my area (South Western BC) farmland sells for over $100K per acre. That’s down from pre 2008 when it was north of $130K.
No one can afford to get into farming with mortgage payments on that. Not many mechanized crops would command enough dollars per acre to make a living wage. Even marijuana is grown in greenhouses on cheaper non arable land.
I agree.
Doug says you must have land paid for. Then the profits off that acre will support the newly purchased acre that has debt against it. When it's paid for then both of those acres will buy the next one. Once you get this process started it's perpetual. Completely cuts out the beginning buyer. So in the end we'll have fewer, bigger farmers.