CleanJoule Gains $50M Investment For High Performance SAF From Agricultural Residues
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Principals of U.S.-based private equity firm Indigo Partners have led a $50 million investment round for CleanJoule, a Utah-based startup developing a breakthrough technology for the production of superior, cost-effective sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The round also included a ra
Read moreHancock Prospecting Group Acquires Moolan Downs, Ottley Station From Packhorse for A$80M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Packhorse Pastoral Company Australia (PPCA) launched in Australia in 2021 with its eye set on building a $1 billion portfolio of regenerative cattle properties by 2027 that would play a critical role in carbon sequestration and addressing climate change. The plan called for pro
Read morePluton Biosciences Closes $16.5M Series A to Bring Agriculture Carbon-Negative
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Pluton Biosciences (Pluton) has a mission to bring agriculture to a carbon-negative outcome by leveraging the power of microbes to identify and deploy cost-effective and innovative solutions that address the sustainability challenges faced in food production. Illumina Ventures and RA Capi
Read moreJLL Agribusiness Manages Sale of Entire Queensland-Based Carson Family Portfolio
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media After nearly 50 years in the hands of the same family, JLL Agribusiness has managed the sale of the entire 18,000-plus hectare (44,924-acre) Carson Family Portfolio (Ooraine Pastoral Company) located near the township of Dirranbandi on the lower Balonne floodplain in southwest Queensland, Au
Read moreMuscle Maker Acquires 4,942 Ac. of Farmland in Zambia for $8.5M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Muscle Maker Inc. (MMI), a global agricultural commodity supply chain and restaurant company, announced the acquisition of 4.942 acres of farmland in Zambia for $8.5 million through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sadot, an international agri-food company. The land, which included all b
Read moreDouxMatok Rebrands as Incredo Sugar; Closes on $30M Series C
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The physical system through which humans taste food is inefficient, with many sugar molecules moving through the mouth without registering with taste receptors – meaning humans eat sweet foods without tasting their full sweetness, requiring food companies to add more sugar than is needed t
Read moreCargill Continues Investment in Expansion on Three Continents
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Over the past month, Cargill has made a series of announcements detailing the investments it is making in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, Australia, and Brazil to expand and enhance its grains, oilseed, and feed business. The company’s most recent disclosure outlines its plans to buil
Read moreCULT Food Science Gains New Backers; Launches Cellular Pet Nutrition Brand
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Owners are increasingly treating their pets as part of the family, and this shift in perception has had a profound impact on the pet food market. Pet owners now seek to provide their pets with the same level of care, attention, and even dietary preferences as they would for themselves. This
Read moreLACERA Increases Stake in TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture II Via $46.4M Secondary Purchase
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Not even four months after its last buy-in, The Board of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) has voted their unanimous approval for a secondary purchase totaling $46.4 million in TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture II. In February of this year, LACERA dep
Read moreNew ADM Partnership to Advance Air-Based Protein
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Air Protein, a pioneer in and developer of air-based nutritional protein, have forged a strategic development agreement to collaborate on R&D for the advancement of new and novel nutritional proteins. “Food security and sustainability are two of th
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