Starting A Farm In Canada - How Much Does It Cost?

[@drummerchicago]

“The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways.” - John F. Kennedy

[@cornelsmith7513]

I have been in Saskatchewan in December 🎄seen been to glow Saskatchewan

[@Rio-by1eh]

Try working just for one yr on the farm...no one realizes what these people do for mankind.

[@Rio-by1eh]

@Weaver Cattle Company my biggest FEAR , once it gets monopolized by corporations, it will be the choke for humanity.

[@306champion]

Oh how true but it's what we do, lol.

[@306champion]

@@rayhawk9432 Some how I reckon you're frying other fish.

[@hassaanvault]

Such a gentleman. Bless him for giving such useful insight.

[@ahamedularefin9426]

Polite and very Honest

[@AbidKhan-lr5wb]

True

[@gulammohiddin5747]

@uni blab Well, at that scale I guess all you can get are guesses. As the man said there are a lot of risks in that profession. But I get it, we didn't really get an exact answer. So, in short it takes a lot of money to start farming in Canada. Back in India it can be cheap but again the scale can be different. India has a lot of farmers, and the numbers are coming down since people are more inclined to move to cities now.

[@mohamedmaroof1505]

Farmers like mother feeding foods Almighty God bless you.

[@mohamedmaroof1505]

No need lie.honest people.

[@HuatulcoGuy]

You can tell by looking at dad that he worked very hard all his life, and I mean that as a compliment. He helped to keep this country fed and our economy depends on people like him. I salute you sir!

[@mariastefan5632]

I dont think these people need cheap flateries . But specific policies demanded and implemented to alieviete theyr problems and pressures, You sound just like a politician, ohh youre such a hero , now get lost. Very cheap way to fix things. This recognition BS for people in the real world is absolutly worthless, its even worse than that, it drains time and atention when You have to listen to this mildly distracting cheap false uninterested lazy encouregement when you're doing stuff

[@lorilouise9675]

This is so excellent - as a Saskatchewan farm wife I appreciate you telling the story of the farmer. Honest and true representation of the small farmer’s world ! 💥

[@AlinaMcleod]

Aw thank you very much, Lori!

[@opinionmonger]

Bless you both! It's so lovely see the father and daughter sharing such beautiful moments.

[@ravashhoodfar4084]

What a wonderful dad. I wish I had a dad like that. May he be blessed with many more years to come.

[@MicahB640]

I was drawn by the big tractors but I loved hearing from your dad! He seems like such a humble and hardworking person. I love his accent too!

[@boukhalfachaouki1037]

😀😀😀😀😀🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@canslim2007]

Like father, like daughter. You are all fine folks

[@donneff2195]

Hi Alina, loved this video. I similarly grew up on a wheat and cattle ranch in Washington State where our family is going on 5 generations. It’s a lifestyle. Your dad is a great guy!

[@malcolmlobo5291]

Living in Canada and after seeing what it takes to be a farmer here in the frigid conditions I have even more respect for them now. A big salute to our farmers !

[@christopherhoffer2393]

Terrific video. My relatives who were farmers had a joke: "how do you get $1,000,000 farming?" "Start with $2,000,000".

[@christopherhoffer2393]

@M M Yes. The joke is a comment on how difficult it is to make a living farming these days.

[@leebob86]

The same saying for NASCAR. How to make a $1,000,000 in NASCAR, start with $5,000,000.

[@AutoCrete]

@M M I have seen farmers get great crops 2 or 3 years in a row then over extend themselves buying equipment and lose it all with 2 or 3 years of near drought.

[@pteeradukteel]

That's why programmers are so popular. You have to have only one laptop, it maybe the old one with windows XP even But all your property will be only your own table and a room 2x2 meters as I have now, not such a colossal machines like Alina's dad has 😁

[@rizwanhabib2532]

Haha. Damn! That's not of money needed

[@albumin1643]

Massive respect! Listening to him made me feel like the earth talking to my soul...

[@osopolar2022]

What a great idea making this video during a time when you are not able to travel much. Your dad is wonderful and has such a sense of peace.

[@saeedkareemsheikh6150]

Loved watching such gentleman sharing his experiences. Very much appreciated.

[@timsummers870]

Alina, I really like your relationship with your dad. Make the most of your time with both your parents. I wanna see videos about your life in Toronto now.

[@DiamondHeartRanch]

Great Job!!! You couldn’t say it any better. When you are born and raised on the farm you have a certain passion for it. The love of the land. It’s hard to explain the feeling. That’s what keeps us crazy people going.

[@unclejake154]

A great video that reinforces my appreciation for farmers in Canada. Thank you.

[@PrairieSunsetRanch]

Farming for starters is a challenge never mind the fact we have -35 celsius winters, Snow storms, & +40 celsius summers to contend with. Oh yeah and the fact there is such a huge input cost. Im a third generation cattle rancher, that just recently came back to the farm, as my dad is getting ready to retire. I truly wonder how people get into farming if it isn’t handed down from family. Cheers 🍻 everyone from Prairie Sunset Ranch !!

[@PrairieSunsetRanch]

@Davit M Feel free to add me on Instagram and message me with any questions you may have. I don’t know everything but maybe can help you out with some basic questions. 👍 Cheers🍻and all the best my friend.

[@kerrylee2829]

Your Dad is so sweet 🙏 Hey from Ontario👋, big difference within our provinces but I'm sure to visit Saskatchewan one day 🙂

[@THE_ORIGINAL_I-SEARCHdotFUN]

Your Dad was quite the humble guy, when you asked him about driving before he got his actual license. Cool guy. I do enjoy your videos/vlogs. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

[@sewergal1]

God bless your amazing dad and all Canadian farmers who work so darn hard to put food on our tables. And tell that speed demon behind you talking to your dad to slow down!. Wow must be doing 100k.

[@barlybin]

Love your tour/ It reminds me when i worked for a farmer in 1953 at at Elrosw Sask hauling grain to the elevater.

[@erniewerezak]

Your dad farmed for many years without attending classes and writing exams. His classroom is his farm and land. Learning everyday, facing what Mother Nature throws at him and adapting quickly. With all this learning, you don't receive a PHD in farming, but something far more precious and not easily learnt, which is Wisdom. Alina, I think your dad is awesome! He would be great person to work with. Although, even at your dad's age, I think most of us would have a hard time keeping up with him. Thank you for sharing! PS I grew up on a farm near Hafford. I also went to school, k-12, in Hafford.

[@billmartin8706]

This is soooo good. Every person born in Saskatchewan must see this. Every person not lucky enough to be borne in Saskatchewan must see this!

[@terrelmchenry9524]

I REALLY ENJOYED THE PROGRAM,YOUR DAD SEEMS LIKE A REAL GOOD GUY. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY GROW CROPS THAT FAR NORTH.

[@casualtrucker]

Much Respect for your Dad and family. You helped build our great country🇨🇦🇨🇦. I fully understand why many family farms sold to larger operations however in the long term I am afraid it will come back to “bite” us especially with the huge tracts of land sold to foreign consortiums. Our land and the ability to grow our own food is one of Canada’s greatest assets. Thanks for the video. As an Alberta boy I also love Saskatchewan...well I love our whole beautiful country🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@danielsaraolu4948]

Alina, so sweet of you to take your dad's interview on farming, that he did for almost 60 years. You're so beautiful inside and out.

[@jaybennett2740]

your dad seems like such an amazing person.

[@AlinaMcleod]

He is!

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Awesome looking grain handling set up

[@lachlaninglis9568]

Alina 😊 I get such a feeling of peace and home feeling when watching you! Bless you, seriously 😊

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you so much

[@lachlaninglis9568]

Alina Mcleod 😊 thank you Alina, i am just always watching your travel vlogs and just really enjoy them and i feel that calm feeling when watching tbem kinda like when you go to that fave cafe and the food arrives and the feeling just when you see the food, kinda a nice “all is good” feeling - haha sorry i am crazy with explaining things 😀

[@timboston9770]

I have a lot of admiration and respect for the work that your father has done - we really need more farmers like him.

[@glued2pc]

Your dad deserves a standing ovation just like the workers on the front lines during this pandemic!!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Definitely!

[@syedtaimurshah473]

What a great man. He is so humble.

[@calgary1231]

Loved your video. Always good to hear from a farmer with lots of experience. It's crazy how big the farms are getting nowadays. Nobody does summer fallow nowadays so I think this no till farming practice is going to have some long term side effects for the land as well as the grain quality in the future. Thanks to all the farmers. You are the backbone of society.

[@erekem2495]

Hats off to your dad and all the farmers for their hard work and dedication! Mr. Mcleod has a great sense of humor. Last minute of your video really made my day!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@boukhalfachaouki1037]

Good

[@carlhansen3107]

I love this video, thank you. From an old farmer in Denmark, 73 years old. Carl . It could be mee here in DK.

[@matthewerickson4501]

Nice to see how your dad is still going strong with farming, soon I’ll be back farming cause of land handed down.

[@lb9007]

I lived in SK for few years, amazing sky, infinite view and the nicest people. Félicitations!

[@ramsesmorales9151]

Hello Alina Mcleod, first time I come across your channel and I really enjoyed this video. It was great learning all of those insights, it was great also learning about how big was a quarter of land in acres. I had no clue prior to that. One thing, I enjoyed about many farmers, is how hard-working, passionate, and how humble many of them are. Wish you well on your channel. Thanks.

[@noitawl]

That is a HUGE farm! I was raised on a farm not far from Kinistino.Things sure have changed since then!

[@BishawTongchongya]

I really love to see your videos, which always to make with your dad. and your English speaking ascend is really easy to understand to me. Thanks for your beautiful blog.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thanks and my pleasure!

[@logun24x7]

Alina, really enjoying your vid's .. they highlight one thing we can all learn ... from the Ukraine to small town Canada ,... all propaganda aside at our core we all just want the same basic things out of life life

[@boukhalfachaouki1037]

Good

[@rroestman]

What a beautiful success story, from the time your mom and dad met, while he was on a trip to the Ukraine to bringing you both home to Canada . The pride and appreciation you showed to become a Canadian. Followed by the beautiful videos you and your dad showing us the countryside and farms. Thank you and your Dad!

[@AlexSmith-gy7oi]

I like your dad! He reminds me of my grandpa who was an Okie farmer. That's Okie, not okay. lol.

[@Darvec]

I live 1957 km (1216 mi) almost directly south of your dad. I adore you and your dad. You’re lucky to have each other.

[@annyvitoria3074]

15:01 thanks Alina for showing this kind of work that helps support our tables

[@AlinaMcleod]

You are most welcome!

[@johnvail3280]

Great video! I can totally relate! I assumed the family farm after my parents passed about 10 years ago. No where near the size of farm in your video but it's similar in what it takes etc. Its a business and lifestyle and not for everyone! Your dad is amazing too! Lots of experience and knowledge!

[@darrellmartin5753]

excellent video! Your Dad seems a good guy, glad you're spending time with him.

[@rashidhussainsiddiqui6599]

Awesome experience, really enjoyed the farms you shot. Thanks to your dad to share his exp.

[@UkraineDude88]

Your dad reminds me of my grandpa. Thanks for posting.

[@susanandrew5240]

Thanks, good tour, your dad has good sense of humour !

[@ajitpalsingh973]

Farming is not just a hobby... It’s a way of life❤️

[@komiat1592]

Alisa, you are great ! Your Dad is wonderful Farmer. God bless all of you ! Lifelong to your Dad.

[@evgeniysv7105]

Вот это и есть настоящие люди. Всегда знаешь,что на них можно положится. Отличное видео, Алина и респект твоему отцу!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Спасибо :)

[@Poltava2477]

This is the most lovely video I watched ever in KZbin , this simple and natural lady with here lovely father really captured my heart ❤️😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@tnystrom1980]

The fields look so big over there and i was amazed by hearing the size of your dads farm and seeing different kinds of equipment. Farms of that size is probably uncommon here in Finland. My neighbor has about 8 cows and 50 calves and maybe he gets up to 10 % of your dads farmland owning just a part of it.

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great video Alina

[@prairiestrong4037]

where I grew up in Saskatchewan a family is farming 40,000+ acres. John Deere’s as far as you can see, it’s a beautiful sight during harvest.

[@zeeshanhanif5204]

@uni blab hahahhqhaha u naled it

[@nokwandasimelane3122]

40 000 acres, the Bayer family.?

[@HoroRH]

Other than the corporations, the only people I’m aware of that are still buying any significant amount of land are Hutterites. A couple years ago I learned from an elder that starting a new colony in southern Manitoba can cost >35 million, including land, buildings, and equipment.

[@shabbirmalik1658]

It’s truly pleasure to see your dad’s interview. Great man. God bless you and your dad. I’m about to retire and move back to my birth country and do livestock farming which is my passion. Always love watching your videos. You’re doing great job. Thanks.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you so much

[@shabbirmalik1658]

Alina Mcleod you’re welcome Alina.

[@smashthemachine3746]

Farmers are the lifeblood, backbone of any country.

[@gabrielshaughnessy6523]

Great video! I like the framing vibe. Very honest, humble, lots of nature

[@terrywiwchar1327]

Great video about farming Alina!!....your dad seems like a super fellow. He's spot on about us farmers, as I also farm here in SK, East Central Yorkton area, mainly livestock. He made a great comment towards the end where if land is passed down or gradually eased in through the family or corporation then it may be easier to absorb. To start from scratch is expensive.....that's putting it mildly. Great vid!!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you so much and all the best to you!

[@jsmakeitso]

your dad is awesome, I wanted be a farmer since i was little, thanks for talking me out of it

[@icehell0]

Bless him , loved the honesty ..... love farming

[@martinlugus7242]

Alina, I have followed you for a while, but this is my first comment. I am extremely impressed by the respect you clearly demonstrate for your father, his generation, and that little community in the middle of Saskatchewan. And while you have "travelled far" that grounding adds credibility and weight to all your subsequent observations.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Aw thank you very much!

[@ralphwiggum250N]

8 quarters and 100 head of cattle - Alina's dad worked hard.

[@boukhalfachaouki1037]

Good

[@azzouzfou]

Do you know that 8 quarters are around 8000 m2 ? They are just like nothing for farming !!!

[@ralphwiggum250N]

Nope. Many times farmers work by themselves - one guy - and 8 quarters and 100 cows are HARD HARD WORK. for a big corporation, eight quarters alone is not much.

[@azzouzfou]

@@ralphwiggum250N you are right for the 100 cows, but 8 quarters (2 acres) are like a house garden for me So no chance for him to survive He should know that earlier

[@ralphwiggum250N]

@@azzouzfou I think eight quarters is 1,280 acres. Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong. Eight quarters is two "sections." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_(United_States_land_surveying)

[@myao92]

Thanks for the tour! I looked up canadian crops in KZbin and your video came up. Driving by Saskatchewan to winnipeg last weekend I had no clue what most of the crops and devices are. This video explained a lot 👏

[@sincerely_y7381]

Love your dad, He's so sweet.

[@russcooper3325]

Hi AM, Great video. Tough business to break into. Thank you for all the insight from you dad. With Much Affection

[@tomaeschbacker9210]

Alina that's truly a great and very intressting viedo! your dad is great! where will you travel after the lockdown?

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you! That is what I am still deciding. There's a few places that should be open in the next couple of months, but nothing is set in stone so I'm just waiting until more information comes out.

[@wdancsiyaatmyrnd3262]

@@AlinaMcleod Visit Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@jsndy7365]

Farmers, manufacturer workers and the high-tech researchers are backbone of the country and I really appreciate their hard-working.

[@1o1s1s1i1e]

The 1998 movie "Conquest" with Lothaire Bluteau and Tara Fitzgerald did a good job of showing the struggle the farmers face to make a go of it. Nice to see you with your father.

[@Scrat335]

An informative and very educational video. Excellent work. Kudos to your dad, he has many reasons to be proud. He gets to drive cool toys too.

[@ruthkirkparick3535]

Ah Gordon, you remind me so much of farming uncles and great-uncles. Hard working, honest and loving. Another reason I miss my prairie home.

[@Agriculturespotter]

Great video! Greetings from the Netherlands / Holland!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you!

[@josephryan5949]

As a small farmer in Ireland, I really liked this insight to country life in Canada. Much the same movement to bigger scale is happening here, but it seems that is the pattern the world over.

[@MeherabadMoments]

Great video! A real slice of life and so down home--a refreshing change from most KZbin videos.

[@brianmarasco2610]

Wonderful presentation! I grew up on a small, simple farm in Eastern USA. The lifestyle was quite enjoyable but difficult at times; there is incredible UNPREDICTABILITY! Small livestock farms seem to be going by the wayside in the industrialized West!

[@RuralRevolution]

Yes they are going by the wayside but here in rural Ontario we are trying very hard to bring them back and we need the support of our government and also we need the support of the urban population.

[@bucketmcpretty9786]

Alina, for many reasons, this is my favourite video of yours :) awesome job to you and your dad!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you so much!

[@bucketmcpretty9786]

@@AlinaMcleod oh and Happy Birthday! :)

[@edwinkenani5712]

I love the relationship with your dad

[@libork8106]

Great sense of humor ... God bless your father and you too .... Well done Alina, .... , you have his name, and I feel that he is proud of you too ...

[@JT-gi8rx]

Thanks for sharing! Another good point to touch on would’ve been the price of farmland these days. When times were tough in the 90’s, it was tough sometimes to find someone who wanted to buy land. In our area, a quarter section of land was selling for roughly $40,000-$50,000. Even in the late 2000’s it was only $80,000-$100,000. Now, there’s so much competition for acres, that people are getting $250,000 and more for a quarter of land. If you don’t have a lot of money, or borrowing power, and family to help set you up, it’s pretty much impossible to start up with now. Another interesting part is farm labour in Saskatchewan. Older retired farmers like your dad are extremely valuable as farm help, because they can operate pretty much all farm machinery and not smash it up, which is important considering the cost. There isn’t a lot of people trained like this anymore, most people are raised in town or the city and don’t know how to operate all these things safely. Whereas back in the day, there were farm families everywhere, every family had many kids, and all were trained at very young ages on pretty much all farm machinery. It’s not like that anymore, so these older ex-farmers who still live out in the country are very valuable to the bigger farm operations, as they’re the only option with experience as well as very reliable. It’s not easy getting quality farm help out in the middle of nowhere.

[@mouweringroest2105]

Alina it is always nice to see you and your dad in a video, especially on a farm in Saskatchewan. He is such a nice man. He has such a beautiful daughter.

[@MohammadAli-xh7er]

How cheerful your dad is 👍😁

[@AnisTarekctg]

Thank you so much. this video helped me understand Canadian farming because I'm looking for a farm working job in Canada.

[@АлександрМединский-ж1н]

Тяжелейший труд, низкий поклон фермерам-крестьянам.

[@amitdatta4637]

Farmers are the essential part of every country. Your Dad is really a humble person.

[@laurie9142]

Great video. Thanks from a retired Australian farmer

[@nathancarter4216]

I live in Biggar, Saskatchewan. I can relate

[@yogeshsaharan1045]

True love for farmers ❤

[@FloraJames-nw8mk]

Agricultural has thought me a lot of things to survive with, like recently I earn about $23000 from CPV company and the company is different from the supermarket.

[@tankiman2368]

Energetic 73 age , he loves his job from his bone , he saves much for his kids , proud of your dad

[@jeffhovey1810]

Your father is a great guy. Awesome video. Stay safe Alina.

[@LordShagRag]

Oh wow, I've been a long time viewer, but had no idea you had any connection to Saskatchewan. I live in Regina!

[@MichaelOZimmermannJCDECS]

Alina, great informative video.... and our dad is such a swell guy!

[@AlinaMcleod]

He really is!

[@Dr-Alexander-The-Great]

It is so great to see you again. Were you the one I heard about. That was doing donuts in the fields, with your dads tracker

[@duncanb8186]

travelled through Saskatchewan 2 years ago loved it, had always flown to Vancouver where 2 daughters live, just wish I had done this trip earlier, your dad is a great guy, worked hard all his life and loved it, not many can say that

[@urbanlifeinbangladesh8695]

You r blessed with having a great person as dad.

[@pawancheekmarican320]

Very instructive explanation by your dad on the difficulty of farming and risks taken by farmers.

[@ahamedularefin9426]

Just looking for something like THIS one

[@frederickoning191]

I can't help but admire your skill as an interviewer and producer. I've watched your video on skipping university. Your presentation, natural ability combined with a degree in journalism would likely propel you towards a national stage. Well done!

[@zackprice8688]

If she skipped university how does she have a degree in anything?

[@harischandra3853]

Your dad doing really good ,,,I wish to work with him and learn agriculture practices. Tell me how can i ?