A section of pivot irrigation waters a pea crop against a clear blue sky.

Irrigation expansion urged in Western Canada

Investor report says 10 per cent of Canada’s farmland could be irrigated

An asset management and investment fund says irrigated farmland is a significant opportunity for Canada to boost productivity and gross domestic product.

Looking along two dirt paths made by vehicle wheels with grass in between, alongside a field with the sun setting over trees in the distance during summer.

Prairie farmland still a bargain

Cropland costs have risen dramatically, but it’s still deeply discounted according to an investor

Western Canadian farmland is cheap when compared to Europe and the U.S., says the director of an investment fund with offices in Calgary and Toronto.