In late 2021, Steve and Emily Wideman, co-owners of SW Farms Ltd., were presented with a rare opportunity to acquire a 2,500-sow farrowing operation in Lambton County, Ontario. While potentially attractive, the expansion posed significant financial and operational challenges. Already managing a multi-site hog and crop operation, the Widemans faced constraints on both capital and management capacity. To pursue the opportunity, they would need to make .....more

In November 2020, Paul Dietrich was wrapping up his busy harvest season for the 1,100 acres of farmland he currently operated. Although the fall harvest season demanded much of Dietrich’s time and attention, he simply could not ignore an investment opportunity that had been presented to him. A local farmland owner was selling a 150-acre parcel of farmland that adjoined some land parcels already owned by Dietrich. Dietrich estimated that a competitive .....more

Teaching note for product W27011.

Spreadsheet to accompany product W27012.