New Forests Launches New Agriculture, Hires Platform Team
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media New Forests, a global manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies, the second largest forestry investment manager in the world, and the largest in the timber and plantation sectors in Asia-Pacific, is expanding through the formation of a new ag investment business divis
Read moreThai Union, Chicken of the Sea Partner With ISH Food Co. on Plant-Based Seafood Proteins
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Thai Union, Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods (a wholly owned subsidiary of Thai Union Group), and leading plant-based seafood brand The ISH Food Company have announced a North American alliance in support of the advancement of a regenerative, nutritious food system. As The ISH Food Compan
Read moreFirst U.S. Carbon Neutral Food Company Closes on $12M Series A
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Neutral Foods, the first carbon neutral food company in the U.S., announced it closed on a $12 million Series A led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a fund co-founded by Bill Gates, which also led one of the company’s early-stage Seed funding rounds in October 2021. Additional particip
Read moreWell, How ‘Bout That… Walmart Acquires Minority Stake in Sustainable Beef
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media On August 26 I wrote an article titled The Shifting Landscape of U.S. Meat Processing in which I outlined the long history of consolidation in the industry, eventually resulting in a market dominated by only four major meat packers - Cargill, JBS USA, Tyson, and National Beef Packing. Th
Read moreVeripath Farmland Partners’ R-Fund Acquires 4,588 Acres in Saskatchewan
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Considering it launched its official memorandum in mid-2020 during the worst of a global pandemic, Calgary-based Veripath Farmland Partners (Veripath) has rapidly grown, operating on the conviction that global demand for agricultural products, including food, feed, fiber, and fuel, make farml
Read moreSouth Korean Ag Hub Tridge Closes on $37M to Remove Barriers in Conventional Ag Trading
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media South Korean B2B agrifood platform Tridge closed on a $37 million Series D led by DSAsset, bringing total funding to-date to nearly $120 million, and lifting its valuation from $500 million when it raised its $60 million Series C in 2021 to $2.7 billion today. Founded by commodity inves
Read moreGroundwork BioAg Closes on $18M Series B to Decarbonize Mainstream Agriculture
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media There are multiple types of “good” fungi that establish relationships with plants that are mutually beneficial – these relationships are called mycorrhizae, and the microorganisms are called mycorrhizal fungi. However, over time these naturally occurring and beneficial microbes have bee
Read morePrimewest Acquires Portfolio of Six Vineyards from Accolade for $8.2M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Centuria Capital Group subsidiary Primewest Agricultural Trust No. 1 (PWAT1) acquired a portfolio of six vineyards across eight properties, spanning 113.74 hectares from Accolade Wines through an off-market transaction. Together with 223 megaliters of water assets on a 10-year, triple-ne
Read moreVestaron Raises Another $10M, Brings Series C to $92M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Peptide-based biological crop protection developer Vestaron initially announced in May of this year that it had successfully raised $82 million through a Series C co-led by Ordway Selections and Cavallo Ventures with participation from Agronautic Ventures, Fortistar, and Endeavor8, and return
Read moreCEFC Commits A$75M to Paraway Pastoral Through Macquarie-Managed Ag Fund
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Through an agricultural fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management, Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed A$75 million (US$51 million) to Paraway Pastoral Company to support Paraway in reducing its methane emissions by at least 30 percent by 2030. This landm
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