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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by mistermann on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @05:24PM (#15865612)
What a strange world.....farmland prices in Canada are about a tenth of that, whereas if anything land prices for housing are typically at least double what they would be in the US (roughly adjusting for earning potential). Maybe we're just on opposite ends of a pendulum.
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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by mattrices on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @09:43PM (#15867198)
Canadian farmland has less potential value due to the reduced light and lower temperatures of the northern climate.
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Re:The suicide rate for farmers in the U.S. is more than dou... by mistermann on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @09:54PM (#15867243)
True, but 5 to 7 times difference, all things considered? That seems fairly unlikely.
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