By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media A unique alignment between agriculture and community banking is taking shape in California’s Salinas Valley, widely known as America’s Salad Bowl. Taylor Fresh Foods, the family-owned parent of the Taylor Farms operating companies, has acquired a 16.3 percent ownership stake in independently owned Pacific Valley Bank, marking a distinctive […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Institutional appetite for European forestry continues to build as investors seek long-term, income-generating assets aligned with sustainability and natural capital themes. Helsinki, Finland-based CapMan Natural Capital has announced the first close of its latest forestry vehicle, CapMan Dasos European Forest Fund IV, in a series of main funds, reflecting […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Fresh capital continues to find its way into U.S. farmland as investors seek scale, resilience and durable income tied to food and agriculture. The Manulife Permanent Cropland Plus Fund (MPCPF), a real asset fund, has marked a key milestone with a $289 million final close of the investment vehicle, […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Impact-focused capital is increasingly being deployed with the same rigor and intentionality long associated with institutional portfolios. In a recent LinkedIn post, Dr. Stephanie Gripne, founder and CEO of the Denver-based Impact Finance Center, issued a call for investment opportunities. Dr. Gripne highlighted how her team is advising a […]
Institutional capital continues to deepen its presence across agricultural supply chains, with a trend emerging of pension investors taking direct ownership stakes in operating agri-businesses. Among the most recent deals, Brazil-based orange juice and citrus ingredients producer Citrosuco has ushered in Canada’s pension juggernaut, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), with nearly C$300 […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The London Borough of Camden Pension Fund is strengthening its sustainability impact following its investment committee’s December 2025 approval to introduce a natural capital allocation of 5 percent alongside a renewable infrastructure allocation of 2.5 percent. The Camden pension, which oversees roughly £2.4 billion (USD 3.2billion) in assets under […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media For decades, 401(k) plans have been built almost entirely around public markets, steering retirement savers toward traditional assets like stocks, bonds and mutual funds while leaving private assets on the sidelines. A sea change is now underway. As plan sponsors look to improve diversification and long-term outcomes, real assets […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media North American agtech company BinSentry has secured $25 million in growth capital from CIBC Innovation Banking. BinSentry, which also recently clinched $50 million in a series C fundraising round, is an agtech company that harnesses AI-powered sensors and real-time monitoring to help large agricultural operators track feed levels and […]
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media A cross-border tie-up is taking shape in the table grape trade, linking a UAE-based fruit group with a Peruvian grower in one of the Southern Hemisphere’s key export regions. Unifrutti Group, owned by Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company ADQ, is acquiring Safco Peru from Rio King. Safco operates […]
By: Artem Milinchuk, Founder, FarmTogether Farmland rarely experiences sharp inflection points, yet the dynamics emerging from 2025 signal a market undergoing meaningful realignment. Rather than returning to the broad appreciation cycle of the early 2020s, the sector is entering 2026 with a different mix of influences: more measured valuation trends, improving operator economics, and continued […]
