Infarm Raises Another $100M to Fund Expansion
photo credit - Infarm By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media It wasn’t that long ago that Berlin-based urban farming company Infarm announced its first close of its series C at $170 million, with expectations that the round will exceed $200 million. Now, approximately six months later, the company shared that it has raised an
Read moreGladstone Expands Mid-Atlantic Holdings
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Gladstone Land has expanded its holdings in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region with the announcement of its acquisition of 228 acres of farmland located in Dorchester County, Maryland, for $1.6 million. In association with this deal, Gladstone has expanded its partnership with a current tenant, who
Read moreGreen City Growers Eyes Exponential Growth Through Partnership With Tanimura & Antle
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Boston-based Green City Growers (GCG) began in 2008 with a mission to create a more environmentally sustainable urban food system that can produce more nutrient-dense foods by providing homeowners with the infrastructure, tools, and education to grow their own produce employing organic, regenerativ
Read moreHancock Agriculture Appoints Elders to Sell Portfolio of Seven Northern Australia Cattle Stations
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Hancock Agriculture, the second largest producer of beef in Australia, and its joint venture partner S. Kidman and Co. have appointed Elders to market a portfolio of seven of its Northern Australia beef production assets. Included in the sale will be approximately 108,500 head of cattle, plus
Read moreWalter GAM, Bonnefield Management Team Acquire Majority Stake in Bonnefield
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Walter Global Asset Management (Walter GAM) has partnered with the management team of Bonnefield Financial to acquire a majority stake in Bonnefield, the leading farmland investor in Canada. Walter GAM was launched in 2018 as part of Walter Financial, the investment unit of the Walter Group, whi
Read moreMcCain Foods Intends to Bring Innovation to Canada’s Food Systems Through $65M Investment in Vertical Farmer GoodLeaf Farms
photo credit - GoodLeaf Farms By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media With the intention of driving innovation in Canada’s food systems, McCain Foods has made an investment in excess of $65 million in TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture and its wholly owned subsidiary GoodLeaf Farms, the largest commercial vertical farming operation in
Read moreAppHarvest Acquires Flagship Kentucky CEA Facility From Equilibrium Capital for $125M
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media One month after AppHarvest merged with SPAC Novus Capital, went public on the Nasdaq under the symbol APPH, and gained a valuation of $1 billion, AppHarvest has now announced that it has acquired its flagship CEA facility in Morehead, Kentucky, from Equilibrium Capital for $125 million. AppHar
Read moreSummit Ag to Acquire Assets from Prairie Horizon, Plans Largest Wheat Protein Plant in North America
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy has agreed to sell its assets to Iowa-based agribusiness and private equity investor Summit Agriculture Group (Summit Ag) for an as-of-yet undisclosed amount. Located in Phillipsburg, Kansas, Prairie Horizon is a producer of ethanol, distillers grains, and corn oil
Read moreLewis & Clark Lead $9M Series B for Natural Indigo Producer Stony Creek Colors
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Did you know that the vast majority of the blue dye used today to color the jeans we wear no longer comes from indigo plants, but is synthetic and made through petroleum-based processes that rely on toxic chemicals? I didn’t, either. Stony Creek Colors has been working since its foundin
Read moreContour Venture Partners Leads $6M in Funding for Sustainability Platform HowGood
By Lynda Kiernan, Global AgInvesting Media Contour Venture Partners has led a $6 million round of funding for HowGood, an SaaS data platform that is the largest sustainability database offering ingredient-level sustainability insights for CPG, restaurants, and retailers. Danone Manifesto Ventures, FirstMark Capital, and Trailhead Capit
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