15 Minutes With… Traci Jensen, General Manager at River Point Farms
By Bill Phillips, Web Content Specialist, AgReserves (August 15, 2023)* Traci Jensen is the general manager at River Point Farms, an onion packer and processor that is one of the flagship operations in the Row Crops Division of AgReserves, an agriculture investment company that operates farms and ranches throughout North America as well as
Read moreConsultant’s Corner: HighQuest Partners – Your Guide in Unprecedented Times in Global Food & Ag
By Philippe de Lapérouse, Head, Consulting, HighQuest Partners Fourteen years ago, little did I anticipate that the increased focus on investing in global food and agriculture following the food price spikes in 2007 and the economic downturn in 2008 would today be driven by unprecedented threats and challenges that have converged within
Read moreThree Questions With… Ellie Symes of The Bee Corp
Photo Credit: The Bee Corp. By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Today in this quick-hitting profile series that features the movers and shakers in the agtech sector, GAI News spoke with Ellie Symes of The Bee Corp., of Indianapolis. The company develops technology to help growers reduce cost and optimize pollinati
Read more15 Minutes With… Kat Crawford, CEO of Skyward Apps
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media (This interview was originally published in our sister publication, WIA Today) Through the years, HighQuest Partners as a company – and its events, Global AgInvesting, AgTech Nexus, Women in Agribusiness Summit, and Organic & Non-GMO Forum – have addressed the latest and
Read moreContributed Content from WIA Summit: Understanding the Plant-based Consumer
By Michele Fite, Chief Commercial Officer, Motif FoodWorks Editor’s Note: Michele Fite was a speaker at our sister conference -- the 10th annual Women in Agribusiness Summit, which was held in Minneapolis, September 21-23, 2021. Below is a synopsis of her presentation on “Understanding the Plant-based Consumer - With Greater Demand Com
Read more15 Minutes With… Brad Keith, Principal at SLM Partners
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media For SLM Partners (SLM), an asset manager founded in 2009, there is no other way to invest in agriculture but through ecological farming and forestry in an effort to restore natural capital. The opportunities afforded in natural real assets – portfolio diversification, income yield,
Read moreThai Union Deepens Presence in Plant-Based Foods With V Foods Deal
photo credit- Thai Union By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Major seafood player Thai Union Group PCL has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Thailand’s V Foods to work together to expand their plant-based food businesses. The pair also intend to co-develop new products and expand their reach into both do
Read more15 Minutes With… Ruth Moloney, Co-founder of Corridgeree Belize Ltd.
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Australian Ruth Moloney has traveled her way across the supply chain, from being a buyer and trader and now, an independent cocoa and vanilla producer in Belize – a position she has held since 2017 when she founded Corridgeree Belize Ltd along with her business partner Tino Cota.
Read moreHappy Holidays From GAI News
Message From the Editor To say 2020 was challenging would be an understatement; yet as we stand here at the close of a year of great challenges and supreme sacrifices, we reflect on those who saw the opportunity in the difficulty. Those who, like our Global AgInvesting community, were resilient and with overarching patience, ingen
Read more15 Minutes With… Max Clegg, Head of Louis Dreyfus Company’s Corporate Venture Capital Program, ‘LDC Innovations’
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media As one of the world's largest agri-commodities merchants, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has stood the test of time throughout its nearly 170-year history. The global merchant is involved in food, feed, fibers and ingredients processing, citrus juice production, international shipping
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