Canada

Lawson Grains buys Bulgandra Aggregation
- Grain Central
- 26 Mar 2025
New Agriculture manages the Lawson Grains portfolio on behalf of its investor, Canadian pension fund Alberta Investment Management Corporation, or AIMCo.
US giant quits NT cattle station amid carbon confusion
- AFR
- 16 Mar 2025
A global commodities trader and carbon player, part-owned by funds giant Brookfield, is quitting a 450,000-hectare Northern Territory cattle station where it hoped to set up an offset scheme, amid confusion and delays over new carbon rules.
Blueberry farming expands in Laos with new investment
- FreshPlaza
- 03 Mar 2025
Australia-based Costa Group has launched a new blueberry farming project on the Bolaven Plateau in Laos, starting with 17 hectares of crops at Paksong.
Warakirri targets $500m-plus for new dairy farmland fund
- The Weekly Times
- 28 February 2025
Australian agricultural asset manager Warakirri has announced it is targeting a $500m-plus expansion into the dairy farming sector via a new trans-Tasman investment fund.
Investors grab a $15m stake in Riverina citrus farms
- Explore
- 30 January 2025
The Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund invests in agricultural assets on behalf of Australian, Canadian and European pension funds, as well as high net-worth individuals and private family offices.
Propriété des terres agricoles : les inquiétudes face à l’acquisition étrangère
- Radio Canada
- 19 January 2025
La question de la propriété des terres agricoles par des étrangers suscite des préoccupations en Saskatchewan, à cause de la hausse des prix. Mais les données montrent que la majorité des fermes restent entre les mains de familles canadiennes.
Canada: Foreign ownership of Saskatchewan farmland remains a concern for producers
- Regina Leader-Post
- 30 December 2024
"Whether it is a farmer or an investor, they are now viewing land as an asset class to get rich off of speculation, not the productive capability of that land."
Réforme majeure du cadre législatif entourant les terres agricoles
- McCarthy Tetrault
- 12 December 2024
Par un nouveau projet de loi, le gouvernement du Québec vise à protéger les terres agricoles face aux pressions découlant de l’urbanisation du territoire et la spéculation foncière domestique.
Québec s’attaque aux spéculateurs qui achètent des terres agricoles
- La Presse
- 05 December 2024
Les personnes qui « achètent une terre agricole » et qui n’ont pas pour objectif de faire « de l’exploitation » sont dans la ligne de mire de Québec.
Saskatchewan auditor concerned with tracking foreign ownership of farmland
- Regina Leader-Post
- 03 December 2024
Saskatchewan’s auditor says the Canadian province needs to do a better job tracking and enforcing rules on non-Canadians purchasing farmland
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund buys shares of Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Co.
- MarketBeat
- 30 November 2024
Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition is a Nasdaq-listed SPAQ that recently acquired 200,000 ha of farmland in Australia through a business combination with Australian Food & Agriculture Company Limited.
La 'uberización' alcanza el olivar: los fondos buitre, a la compra de grandes fincas
- Público
- 27 November 2024
COAG expone en un informe que el proceso por el que los agricultores pasan de trabajar sus tierras a ser empleados de grandes empresas contribuye a un descenso en el 59% de las explotaciones.