Since 2005, the province’s beef farmers have shrunk their operations nearly 25 per cent, losing more than 100,000 cattle to fickle global markets and rapidly rising land costs in southern Ontario. For years, farmers have lobbied for a fix, and last week the Liberals announced one: they’ll release Crown land to northern farmers, allowing them to expand their properties to 2,000 acres.
But don’t expect a Wild West land rush anytime soon: so far, the government has simply agreed to the idea in principle and put the bureaucratic wheels in motion. Matt Bowman, president of Beef Farmers of Ontario, said he’s optimistic but isn’t expecting land sales to start tomorrow.
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