Gladstone Land Expands Permanent Crop, Organic Assets with $32M Deal
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media For the second time within weeks Gladstone Land announced a major farmland deal - sharing that it has acquired 2,515 gross acres of farmland in Fresno County, California for approximately $31.8 million. Less than 10 days earlier, Gladstone announced a deal on the opposite coast when it acquir
Read moreNorway’s Saga Robotics Raises EUR 9.5M From International Cohort of Investors
photo credit: Saga Robotics By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Few in agriculture can say that COVID-19 is good for business. Agriculture robotics however is an outlier. Despite employing 1.1 billion people worldwide, agriculture has been challenged with labor shortages in recent years - something that has only been compounded by
Read moreGrimwade and Gordon Partnership Acquires Terrica Aggregation for Estimated A$14M
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media A three-year old partnership between Australia’s Michael Gordon and well-known sheep breeders Will and George Grimwade has acquired the iconic Terrica sheep aggregation for an estimated A$14 million (US$9.5 million). “We are seeking to build a balanced portfolio in terms of climatic diversit
Read moreGladstone Enters Mid-Atlantic Region with $7.4M Deal
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Gladstone Land’s latest deal brings the investor into a new U.S. region for the company with the announcement of the acquisition of 939 gross acres of farmland in Maryland’s Eastern Shore and Delaware for approximately $7.4 million. The land will be used to grow vegetables and sod, and i
Read morePlant-Lab Raises €20M in First External Funding Round for International Expansion
photo credit PlantLab By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Dutch startup PlantLab has raised €20 million (US$23.88 million) through its first external funding round from De Hoge Dennen Capital. Dedicated to advancing hyper-efficient urban farming over the past decade, PlantLab has developed an innovative and revolutionary te
Read moreThe Better Meat Company Raises $8.1M to Advance Animal-Plant Hybrid Meat Alternatives
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Sustainable foodtech startup The Better Meat Co. announced it had closed on $8.1 million in Seed funding, including $1.6 million raised during the pre-Seed round in 2018, bringing total funding to-date to $9.7 million. The round was co-led by Greenlight Capital and Green Circle Foodtech Ventur
Read moreBiotech Startup Mushlabs Raises $10M Series A to Scale Mycelia Production
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Berlin-based Mushlabs announced it has closed on a $10 million Series A co-led by Singapore’s VisVires New Protein and Switzerland’s Redalpine. Happiness Capital, an existing investor and affiliate of Lee Kum Kee food brand, also participated in the round along with Joyance Partners. This
Read moreRural Funds Agrees to Sell Mooral Almond Orchard for A$98M; Commits to $500M Investment for Macadamia Development
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Rural Funds Management (RFM), manager for the ASX-listed Rural Funds Group (RFF), an owner of a diversified portfolio of high-quality Australian agricultural assets, announced it has agreed to sell its Mooral almond orchard in New South Wales for A$98 million (US$70.3 million). The buyer remai
Read moreWorld Wildlife Fund Launches Impact Investment Strategy Leading $1.5 Million in Funding for Seaweed Farmer Ocean Rainforest
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Ocean Rainforest, a company applying new technologies to seaweed farming in the Faroe Islands of the North Atlantic, announced it has closed on $1.5 million in funding led by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which committed $850,000 to the round. Ocean Rainforest has more than 10 years of experience
Read moreiFarm Raises $4M for Automated Vertical Farming Solution
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media iFarm, a Helsinki-based provider of automated indoor vertical farms for the production of fresh fruit and produce, announced it has successfully closed on $4 million in funding led by existing investor Gagarin Capital. Gagarin was joined by Matrix Capital, Impulse VC, and several additional ange
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