Canadian farmland has a long track record of producing steady, equity-like returns that are uncorrelated with the ups and downs of other financial assets. Bonnefield’s research has shown that long-term…
The Liberal government’s proposed tax changes will likely cause the greatest destruction of wealth for Canadian farm families since the 1980s farm crisis. But unlike the crisis of the 1980s,…
Le des conditions météorologiques instables partout au Canada so far during the 2017 growing season has, once again, reiterated the need for a well-diversified farmland portfolio amidst unpredictable and challenging farming conditions.…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Reuters recently reported that Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has decided against making further farmland investments. Is CPPIB’s decision an indication that farmland is a poor investment, or…
Le 9 février 2017, Bonnefield a comparu devant le Comité sénatorial permanent de l'agriculture et des forêts. Le Comité entreprend une “Study on the acquisition of farmland in Canada and its…
US farmland prices, particularly in the Mid-West, are moderating and in some places actually declining modestly from their peak in 2013/14. US farmers have faced headwinds from a strong US…
Water is a central component of the Canadian farmland investment thesis – indeed Canadian farmland (as distinct from US or other farmland) might be seen as a proxy for investing…
Two back-to-back seasons of high crop yields in 2013 and 2014 increased world stockpiles of several important commodities – particularly corn and soy. Harvests in 2015 were uneven in different…
MCSI recently published their quarterly “Indice trimestriel mondial des actifs d’infrastructure” comparing the returns generated by both listed and private infrastructure classes with other asset classes such as bonds,…
La Société géographique royale du Canada a lancé une initiative visant à Trouver un oiseau national officiel for Canada in time for our country’s sesquicentennial celebrations in 2017. In voting so far,…
