Illinois Family Farms

[hobbyfrmr]

SF3, loosen up and write a cheque. You are losing all this land right around you. You will never get to buy it back and soon you will be surrounded by outsiders. It going to be difficult to live there if you dont buy more land and keep everyone out.

[farmaholic]

These guys that are selling out are just taking advantage of an opportunity. If Ag goes south and land prices with it(although I think the bar{land prices} has been set higher by now), they will have missed out on the high prices. Are these guys just about ready to pack it in anyway? SK3, at least this time you were given the option!!!

[SASKFARMER3]

Yea these two were ready, I didn't see it coming,
must be slipping. I have their cleaned seedi in my
bins and not a word till yesterday. Not a joke.
Nothing. Starting to think if you can't beat them
join them. Have relatives west away that would
sell and could relocate. Must be slipping.
But heard a good one from a new Canadian. He
could by his old farm he sold back in the
motherland for 50% of what he got. Hm 8 years.

[grassfarmer]

Who'd want to go back to Zimbabwe though?

[SASKFARMER3]

Sorry grass jolly old not zimbabwae.

[hedgehog]

looks like investors are buying up all the sask farmland, soon i fear you will all be tenants working for some d*** in a suit, the reason your ancestors left europe in the first place.

[furrowtickler]

yuup, hedgy hit the nail on the head

[SASKFARMER3]

It's been a tough week. Met the new Chinese guy.
Seems to think he will have no problem
expanding in our area. He will be growing non
traditional crops. Shipping to china. He said he
was fcc and banks looking for money to build
infastructre to get them their. Also for his
equipment. I wished him good luck. He takes over
nov 15. One got paid in full. Rest have a deposit
no titles have changed hands. Each a small
deposit. Remax let us know we would be
purchased if we wanted to quit. Just have a funny
feeling something doesn't seem right.

[grassfarmer]

So name the "old country" where land prices have
halved in 8 years SF3 - sounds like just more BS to
me.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yea I bs grass farmer yea I really do !
England the guys farm just sold for half it was 8
years ago, seems banks aren't in the borrowing
their. Yes they sold at the top market before
moving here.
Investment houses and insurance companies
purchase at the hay day. Their not doing good so
liquidating, farmers can't get money so land
drops.