A tiny BC farming town’s fight against billionaire speculators
- The Tyee
- 13 July 2026
A US company’s pursuit of farmland in British Columbia, Canada has reignited calls for stiffer foreign ownership rules.
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US: Public or private? The future of East Maui’s water is at stake
- Civil Beat
- 30 June 2026
Critics say the owner of East Maui Irrigation, Canada's PSP Investments, has a broader goal of acquiring water rights for irrigation at relatively low prices in places where the natural resource is becoming increasingly scarce and eventually selling them for much more.
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Fracaso de Milei y Peter Thiel: se frenó la ley de extranjerización de la tierra
- Info News
- 05 June 2026
El Senado de Argentina decidió postergar el debate del denominado "proyecto de ley sobre propiedad privada", iniciativa clave del esquema de reformas oficialistas que elimina las restricciones para que empresarios extranjeros adquieran tierras rurales en el país.
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New Zealand: OIO greenlights Marlborough feedlot investment
- Farmers Weekly
- 02 June 2026
The Overseas Investment Office has granted a consent for American businessman Sjerp William Ysselstein to buy 288 hectares of farmland in Marlborough’s Kenepuru Sounds to construct a feedlot.
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Conservation Resources Farmland II makes first investment in California permanent crop asset
- AIM
- 20 May 2026
CRF II has made its first investment in a 155-acre permanent crop property growing kiwi and citrus in California; an acquisition that solidifies CR as one of the largest institutional investor owners of bearing kiwi acreage in the US.
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United States: Farmland for Farmers Act reintroduced to stop corporate farmland grabs
- NFFC
- 19 May 2026
National Family Farm Coalition says legislation would curtail the alarming rising trend of investment firms, pension funds, and other multinational corporations snatching up farmland across the US, often using shady and exploitative practices against food producers and local communities.
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American investors to sell major Victorian table grape farms
- Weekly Times
- 18 May 2026
American fund manager RRG Capital Management is preparing to sell its third major horticultural venture as it accelerates a sell-off of its Aussie farms.
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Booker reintroduces legislation to restrict purchases of farmland by corporate investors
- Cory Booker
- 29 April 2026
US Senator Cory Booker is working to end the Wall Street buy-up of farmland across the nation by reintroducing the Farmland for Farmers Act, legislation that would limit corporate ownership of farmland in the United States.
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Palantir a obtenu un contrat de 300 millions de dollars avec l'USDA pour moderniser les services agricoles américains
- QZ
- 22 April 2026
Selon les termes de l'accord, Palantir déploiera un logiciel opérationnel conçu pour sécuriser les terres agricoles face aux étrangers
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Component Earth announces launch and secures over $50 million to scale Lake Victoria agroforestry project
- Component Earth
- 22 April 2026
Component Earth, a new carbon finance company announced the close of an over $50 million facility from global commodities leader Trafigura that will be used to scale the Lake Victoria Watershed Agroforestry Carbon Project in Kenya from its initial 15,000 hectares to 35,000 hectares, and potentially beyond.
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FarmTogether expands into new crop with California avocado investment launch
- https://investinag.com/2026/04/15/farmtogether-expands-into-new-crop-with-california-avocado-investment-launch/
- 15 April 2026
FarmTogether is now offering exposure to one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. permanent cropland with the launch of Riviera Avocado Grove, the firm’s first expansion into avocado production.
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Taylor Farms acquires Equinox Growers, the largest greenhouse in the US Mid-Atlantic Region
- AIM
- 30 Mar 2026
Taylor Farms, which has greenhouse facilities across the US, Mexico, Canada, Spain, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy, announces it has acquired leafy green producer Equinox Growers from Generate Capital.
