Rights of refusal, options, and offers — these terms often come up in farmland sales, but few sellers truly understand their impact. In this episode of The Farmland Exchange Podcast, host Devon Davidson is joined by Roy Carter, CEO of CLHbid.com, and Alle Carter, legal and executive team at CLHbid.com, to unpack the legal and practical implications of these clauses.

We’ll explore:

✅ What sellers need to know about Rights of First Refusal (ROFR) and Rights of First Offer (ROFO) — and the key differences between them.

✅ How ROFR and Options appear in leases and contracts, and the common pitfalls sellers encounter.

✅ Why tendering to a lawyer is considered an Offer in contract law, even without acceptance.

✅ Practical advice to help sellers navigate these complex clauses without leaving money on the table.

📺 | Watch On YouTube - EP. 13

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Soil is the foundation of farming—but when it comes to buying and selling farmland, how much does a classification really matter? In this episode of The Farmland Exchange Podcast, host Devon Davidson is joined by Roy Carter, CEO of CLHbid.com, and special guest Tim Garner (P. Ag), professional agrologist and founder of Garner Vegetation Control.

Together, they take a deep dive into the history, purpose, and modern relevance of soil classifications in Western Canada.

We’ll explore:

✅ How soil classification began, where the data came from, and whether surveyors really walked the land decades ago.

✅ The differences between the Canada Land Inventory (CLI) and provincial soil systems—and why a Manitoba soil map may not look like Alberta or Saskatchewan.

✅ Whether a CLI 1 or 2 rating always means top value, or if subclasses like drainage, salinity, and stoniness play just as big a role.

✅ How soil restrictions (acidity, salinity, fertility) interact with micronutrients like lime, copper, or zinc—can they be managed or minimized?

✅ The risks (erosion, compaction, climate change) that can shift soil quality over time, and how tools like satellite imagery and precision ag are changing the way we measure productivity.

✅ Why strong management practices can sometimes outweigh a lower soil class rating—and the misconceptions buyers and sellers often have about “good” versus “bad” land.

✅ The future of Soil Classifications

If you’ve ever wondered why farmland maps don’t always tell the whole story—or how much weight to put on a soil number when buying or selling—this episode is for you.

📺 Watch On YouTube | Ep. 12

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Irrigation can be the difference between average returns and record harvests—but what really sets irrigated farmland apart, and how do water rights and taxation come into play when buying or selling? In this episode of The Farmland Exchange Podcast, host Devon Davidson is joined by Roy Carter, CEO of CLHbid.com; and special guest Bruce Warkentin, National Leader of Horticulture and Irrigation at MNP.

Together, they break down the complexities of irrigation in Western Canada and what it means for farmers, investors, and landowners.

We’ll explore:

✅ What makes irrigated farmland different from dryland acres—and how it changes yield potential, risk, and valuation.

✅ Opportunities for irrigation expansion across Western Canada, and the challenges of water access, infrastructure, and regulation.

✅ Taxation issues unique to irrigated land—why purchase price allocations matter when land, infrastructure, and water rights are all part of a sale.

✅ How water rights work in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, and why their transferability, security, and taxation matter.

✅ The benefits of a functioning water rights market, from attracting capital to improving bank security and optimizing farm assets.

✅ The growing trend of farmers divesting poorer-performing land to focus resources on high-quality, high-producing acres—and what that means for the future of farmland ownership.

If you’ve ever wanted to understand the value drivers behind irrigated farmland, the nuances of water rights, or why margins are reshaping farm ownership decisions, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

📺 Watch On YouTube | Ep. 11

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