Ontario Teachers’ Invests in Four Family-Run Orchards to Create Single 500 He Business
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), a global asset manager with more than $200 billion in assets under management, has made an undisclosed investment in four family-owned orchards in the Goulburn Valley in the state of Victoria, Australia. This investment, which is being conducted thr
Read moreGuardian Agriculture Launches Drone Crop Protection Service with $10.5M in New Funding
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Following 18 months of intensive R&D with partners across a range of high-value crops, Guardian Agriculture comes out of stealth with $10.5 million in Seed funding led by Leaps by Bayer, and backed by FMC Ventures, Cavallo Ventures, Fall Line Capital, MIT affiliated E14 Fund, Pillar VC, and Neo
Read moreMeat Giant JBS Acquires Europe’s Third-Largest Plant Protein Company Vivera in €341M Deal
(photo credit: Vivera) By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Brazilian meat giant JBS has taken a major step to gain a prominent foodhold in the plant-based protein space by acquiring Vivera, the third largest plant-based food company in Europe, in a deal valuing the company at €341 million (US$410 million). As the world’
Read moreBushel Closes on $47M Series C Led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood, Continental Grain
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Bushel, an independently owned software and software technology solutions provider to grain growers, buyers, protein producers, and food companies, has announced $47 million in funding raised through a Series C led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood and Continental Grain Company. Germin8 Ventures a
Read moreMilk Moovement Closes on $3.2M in Funding to Drive Cloud-Based Dairy Supply Chain
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Milk Moovement, a leading cloud-based dairy supply chain software platform, has closed on $3.2 million in additional funding led by Dynamo Ventures, and backed by Bread & Butter Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, and Better Food Ventures. SOSV and Techstars also provided follow-on investments
Read moreStartup Singled Out by GAI as a 2019 Robotics Company to Watch Raises $20M Series A
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Tortuga AgTech, an ag robotics startup singled out in 2019 by Philippe de Lapérouse and Mark Zavodnyik of HighQuest Consulting as a robotics company to watch, announced it has raised a $20 million Series A led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood. Also participating in the round were Colorado Impac
Read moreThe Finnish Climate Fund Makes First Investment – €10 Million Commitment to Solar Foods
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media The Finnish Climate Fund has made its first investment, committing €10 Million to Solar Foods, a novel startup producing nutritionally complete protein from thin air. Founded in Helsinki in 2017 as a spin-off from a VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and LUT University of Finland res
Read moreHazel Technologies Closes $70M Series C For Novel Food Waste Solution
photo credit: Hazel Technologies By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Hazel Technologies, a Chicago-based startup focused on mitigating food waste by extending the shelf life of produce, has closed on a $70 million Series C co-led by Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech) and Temasek. The overs
Read moreMission Barns Raises $24M Series A to Scale Up Cultivated Fat Production
photo credit: Mission Barns By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Plant-based meats have taken off. But as alternative food innovators strive to create products that match their animal-based counterparts in taste and texture, one key factor is missing - fat. Solving the missing fat issue has been a challenge across the industry
Read moreIMG Citrus Acquires 2,500-Acre Citrus Grove, Expands Total Acreage to 11,387 Acres
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Florida-based, family-owned, vertically integrated citrus grower, packer, and shipper IMG Citrus announced it has acquired a 2,500-acre grove through a deal that expands its total acreage under management in the state by 27 percent, to 11,387. Formerly known as the Chiquita Grove, the property
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