Expert Commentary|Insight|Strategy

Photo credit: FarmTogether FarmTogether’s commitment to providing innovative capital solutions for accessing farmland goes hand-in-hand with the firm’s core value of sustainable land stewardship. FarmTogether’s recently released report breaks down the firm’s sustainability efforts across its entire portfolio, spanning 48 properties across eight states and 14 commodities. The report features FarmTogether’s key portfolio sustainability metrics […]

By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media (NOTE: This article was originally published in our sister news, Women in Agribusiness Today blog.) Sustainability and climate change — the buzzwords of not just the agriculture industry, but of every business near and far. There is a global concern, a global initiative, a global imperative to be […]

By Stephen Johnston, Director, Veripath Partners Introduction: Canada represents a farmland market of over 150 million acres with approximately 80 percent of that land in just three western provinces – Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. Canada also has very large regional variations in prices, even for row-crop farmland. In addition, farmland is a provincial jurisdiction, and as […]

By Jeremy Stroud,  with contributions from Brent Lawson and Eamonn McGuinty The foundations of the modern agri-food value chain have been tested in recent months. With the spread of COVID-19 causing remarkable supply and demand disruptions, we are arriving at a fascinating junction in the world of food business. Some farmers and agricultural outfits, generally […]

This article will be featured in the GAI Gazette, Volume 6, Issue 4, along with other articles addressing agriculture investment opportunities and surrounding themes. The magazine will be distributed in conjunction with the annual Global AgInvesting Europe event, to be held in London on 9-10 December 2019. Join us in London to hear valuable insight and best practices from the expert […]

By Michelle Pelletier Marshall Growers Edge Financial of Johnston, Iowa, just named Dan Cosgrove as chief strategy officer. Tasked with having the strategic insight to take the company to “the next level”, Cosgrove has his sights on two massive challenges: how a grower manages risk and gains access to capital. With decades of experience as […]

By Michelle Pelletier Marshall A joint venture of Ruchi Soya, Agrimax, DJ Hendrick International, and Agri-India Holdings, Ruchi Hi-Rich Seeds of India has developed non-GMO soybean seeds that promise to outperform yields of current varieties used in that country by up to 50 percent. Founder and Managing Director Dinesh Shahra of Ruchi Soya, one of […]

Although there are strong macro indicators including population growth, rising standards of living, and shifts in protein demand supporting the choice to pursue agricultural investments in emerging and developing nations, there is no denying that North America remains a powerhouse in the agricultural investment universe. At this year’s Global AgInvesting 2017 in New York, a […]