Jul 23, 2026 – 7.00amCanadian pension funds just can’t get enough of Australian farmland.Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan acquired a controlling stake in potato-growing Mitolo Family Farms in 2023. PSP Investments acquired the majority of egg farm operator Ellerslie Free Range Farms last year. Now, Canada’s second-largest pension fund is getting in on the action.Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.Angira Bharadwaj is a co-editor of Street Talk. She covers IPOs, capital raises, mergers and acquisitions and other breaking news in Australia’s capital markets. Previously, she covered financial services, state, and federal politics. Send tips to @angirab.60 on encrypted messaging platform Signal.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?