By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media French ag-biotech leader Elicit Plant announced it is successfully expanding internationally, and is currently laying the groundwork for its entrance into the U.S. market in 2025. Climate is rapidly becoming a global emergency. Rising temperatures and volatility in the form of severe droughts alternating with severe rainfall is negatively […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Enko, a Massachusetts-based company that develops novel crop protection solutions, has announced a multi-year partnership with Syngenta Crop Protection to develop next-generation, safe and sustainable crop solutions to resist pests and novel diseases. The world’s farmers need new tools at their disposal. For years the agricultural industry has relied […]
Agricultural producers know that business practices are key in the pursuit of higher margins and future growth, however, inconsistent communication and outdated processes can pose serious challenges to raising the efficiency of a farm’s daily operations. Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Conservis examines the bottom-line benefits of integrating Enterprise Farm Management (EFM) – a single-language platform that combines […]
Montreal-based Inocucor received the green light from Canadian regulators in recent weeks to register a pair of biological products, Synergro and Synergro Free. The approvals come even as the company is raising a Series B round of equity of between $10 million and $12 million ahead of an expansion that stretches from the lower 48, […]
Leading food and agribusiness-focused private equity group, Paine & Partners announced the addition of Dr. Stephen R. Padgette, formerly the vice president of R&D Investment Strategy with Monsanto Co. to their team as operating director. Dr. Padgette’s brings deep experience gained through his 30-year career in the fields of agricultural technology, R&D management, and strategic […]
As commodity prices continue to remain low and net farm incomes have fallen off by 65 percent over the past three years compared to their record highs of 2013, investors are increasingly turning to agtech as a path to both higher returns and solutions that can lift returns for the agricultural industry. Combined investments by […]
“We’re taking a resolutely practical approach to a big problem,” Garret Melby says, regarding Climate Ventures 2.0 (CV2), his organization’s small business program aimed at developing solutions to combat climate change. “How can we profit from things getting worse?” Despite Melby’s provocative, tongue in cheek words, the answer is, big dollars and major league connections […]
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