A Booming Prairie Land Markethttp://www.mortgageguide101.com/blogs/blog/archive/2007/02/22/108061.aspxWant to invest in real estate? What about a nice piece of prairie farm land? Prices are up over 35% in Idaho. Don't live in the US? No problem. You could have had a 20 percent return if you bought land two years ago in Saskatchewan. Why the boom in farmland?enCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)re: A Booming Prairie Land Markethttp://www.mortgageguide101.com/blogs/blog/archive/2007/02/22/108061.aspx#108082Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:04:10 GMTafa0456e-4f8f-497f-8a0b-02eabd1b1d28:108082StuartBio-fuels aren't really environmentally &nbsp;friendly. To make these fuels widely available we are going to use lots of land normally used for growing foods. Also as farmers are not growing corn for food, I feel this will also accelerate the rise of GM crops. Sooner than later the soil be useless. Bio-fuels should be regarded as a stop-gap fuel to be used while we develop truly renewable fuels.re: A Booming Prairie Land Markethttp://www.mortgageguide101.com/blogs/blog/archive/2007/02/22/108061.aspx#108088Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:26:28 GMTafa0456e-4f8f-497f-8a0b-02eabd1b1d28:108088MichaelWhile I hate to agree with you -- because something should be done about polluting fuel -- I do. <br> <br>We actually use more fuel and petro products (like fertilizers, pesticides and the like) to grow corn than any other crop. Using ethanol in fuels fundamentally just means that we are using oil in a different part of the process -- in this case, to grow corn rather than run cars. <br> <br>But if you are looking for an investment, I'd say: buy farmland. It will take the market awhile to figure out that ethanol isn't the next best thing, and by the time they do, farmland will be valuable for other reasons... Want A Hot Real Estate Tip? Buy In Africahttp://www.mortgageguide101.com/blogs/blog/archive/2007/02/22/108061.aspx#108334Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:43:11 GMTafa0456e-4f8f-497f-8a0b-02eabd1b1d28:108334Mortgage Guide 101 BlogI'm not joking: the same thing that's happening to North American farmland because of corn and canola...re: A Booming Prairie Land Markethttp://www.mortgageguide101.com/blogs/blog/archive/2007/02/22/108061.aspx#110623Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:58:29 GMTafa0456e-4f8f-497f-8a0b-02eabd1b1d28:110623mbbcatfarm prices up 35 % in 2 yrs - after being depressed for decades - time to sell - take the money &amp; run!