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Browse active Abbotsford Farms in the City of Abbotsford, BC on the MLS®, covering Sumas Prairie (Whatcom Road, Vye Road, Cole Road, No. 3 Road, and Keith Wilson Road), Matsqui Prairie (Highway 11, Harris Road, and Foreman Road), Bradner (Bradner Road and Downes Road), Aberdeen (Ross Road and Fraser Highway), and Poplar. Buyers comparing properties on this page will find working blueberry, raspberry, vegetable, turf, dairy, poultry, nursery, greenhouse, and equestrian farms inside the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) from 5 to 160+ acres.
Pair these live listings with our Abbotsford Neighbourhood Guides (covering all 9 Abbotsford MLS® sub-areas, SD34 school catchments, parks, and ALR / zoning rules) or use the quick links below to jump to our buyer guide, 7 local FAQs, and related Abbotsford searches.
Abbotsford Real Estate & MLS® Guide
Approximately 72% of the City of Abbotsford's land base sits inside British Columbia's Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), making Abbotsford the highest-grossing agricultural municipality in Canada per hectare. Active farm listings on this page span five distinct farming districts: Sumas Prairie (deep lake-bottom soils suited to dairy, vegetables, turf, poultry, and berries), Matsqui Prairie north to the Fraser River (dairy, forage, and berries), Bradner and Aberdeen on the western bench (blueberries, nurseries, greenhouses, and horse farms), and South Poplar near the US border.
When evaluating an Abbotsford farm, land value is driven by soil capability, drainage and irrigation infrastructure, barn and outbuilding utility, residential footprint, and Highway 1 corridor access. On blueberry and raspberry farms, buyers must inspect variety mix (such as Duke, Draper, Calypso, Bluecrop, or Elliott), plant age, trellis and drip-irrigation condition, and historical pack-out receipts. On livestock and poultry operations, barn engineering, biosecurity layout, environmental farm plan compliance, and marketing-board quota transferability determine commercial value.
Active listings on this page span Sumas Prairie (Whatcom Road, Vye Road, Cole Road, No. 3 Road, and Keith Wilson Road), Matsqui Prairie (Highway 11, Harris Road, and Foreman Road), Bradner (Bradner Road and Downes Road), Aberdeen (Ross Road and Fraser Highway), and Poplar. Compare individual neighbourhoods on our Abbotsford Neighbourhood Guides hub.
Verify school catchments with Abbotsford School District 34, check parcel zoning and Development Permit Areas on the City of Abbotsford webmap, and review our Abbotsford Zoning Guide.
Buyer Due Diligence & Local Rules
Most working farms in Abbotsford are zoned A1 or A2 (Agricultural) under City of Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw No. 2400-2014 and governed by the Agricultural Land Commission Act. Buyers should verify: (1) whether existing houses, farm-help dwellings, processing buildings, and fill placements were completed with municipal permits and ALC approvals; (2) Floodplain Development Permit Area and Flood Construction Level (FCL) rules on Sumas Prairie, Matsqui Prairie, and Glen Valley parcels; (3) water licences or irrigation ditch rights along the Sumas and Matsqui drainage systems; and (4) GST implications and BC Assessment Farm Class income thresholds.
Whether you are comparing strata buildings around Central Abbotsford and Abbotsford West, family homes in Abbotsford East and Poplar, or rural and ALR properties across Bradner, Aberdeen, Matsqui, Sumas Mountain, and Sumas Prairie, we pull the title search, strata or permit file, and recent sold comparables before you remove subjects.
Frequently Asked Questions
Abbotsford farms are concentrated in four main agricultural areas: Sumas Prairie in the east, Matsqui Prairie in the north, Bradner and Glen Valley in the northwest, and Aberdeen and South Poplar in the west and southwest.
Abbotsford leads British Columbia in blueberry, raspberry, poultry (broiler, layer, and turkey), dairy, egg, field vegetable, turf, nursery, and greenhouse production, alongside private equestrian acreages.
For parcels between 0.8 hectares (1.98 acres) and 4 hectares (10 acres), BC Assessment generally requires $2,500 in annual gross qualifying agricultural sales (reported every two years); for parcels over 4 hectares, the threshold is $2,500 plus 5% of the actual farm land value.
Under current ALC and City of Abbotsford rules, parcels in the ALR may qualify for one additional small residence (up to 90 square metres / 968 sq ft) subject to municipal zoning, servicing, and siting setbacks, while larger farm-help accommodation requires an ALC application demonstrating agricultural need.
GST generally applies to the commercial farmland and farm outbuildings portion of an ALR sale (while the used residential house and immediate 0.5-hectare curtilage are typically GST-exempt), though GST-registered buyers acquiring a farm for commercial production can often self-assess using a GST election with their accountant.
Both prairies sit inside the City of Abbotsford Floodplain Development Permit Area. Before removing subjects, verify the parcel's ground elevation, Flood Construction Level (FCL) for dwellings and barns, Barrowtown or Matsqui drainage ditch proximity, and property insurance terms.
Call or text Jared Gibbons at 604-928-1361 or email jared@jaredgibbons.ca for a confidential consultation on active and off-market Abbotsford berry, dairy, poultry, and acreage farms.
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