Outlook on Ag 2016 Q4 with Philippe de Lapérouse [+WEBINAR]
On Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 2:00 PM, Managing Director of HighQuest Partners LLC Philippe de Lapérouse delivered a webinar looking back on the ag sector in 2016 and looking ahead to the anticipated drivers in 2017. How will a Trump administration effect the ag sector in 2017? I don’t think that the Trump administration will hav
Read moreAddressing the Agtech Adoption Gap: Headwinds and Solutions
While the past five years have delivered both increased innovation and investment in agricultural technology (agtech), the value it promises to deliver to farmers has been widely unrealized, as of yet, according to a new white paper. Investment in agtech reached a new record high in 2015, reaching $4.6 billion and almost doubling investment
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Specialty ingredient company, Frutarom, continues its explosive expansion, making its 29th acquisition within the past five years.Specialty ingredient company, Frutarom, continues its explosive expansion, making its 29th acquisition within the past five years.
Read moreThe Impact of El Niño and Other Weather Patterns on Global Ag [+PODCAST]
Perhaps no industry is as deeply affected by uncontrollable factors as much as agriculture is affected by weather and climate. As El Niño weather conditions take shape around the world, questions around the impact on regional and global ag grow. In a recent conversation with Oilseed & Grain News’ Sarah Day Levesque, Dr. Cor
Read moreTIAA-CREF Unveils $3 Billion Global Ag Investment Vehicle (Premium Content)
Jose Minaya Senior Managing Director and Head of Private Markets Asset Management TIAA-CREF Asset Management Listen to the entire interview with Jose Minaya, senior managing director and head of private markets asset management at TIAA-CREF Asset Management, here. By Sarah Day Levesque and Gere
Read moreFarmers Edge CEO Talks Recent Investments, Plans for Expansion [+PODCAST]
Wade Barnes Founder, CEO and President Farmer's Edge Listen to the interview here. By Sarah Day Levesque Despite the emergence of investment in precision ag in 2014, deals in precision ag accounted for 30% of all agtech deals in 2014 but only 12% of capital invested in agtech. And while the avera
Read moreThe Rise of Data Science in Agriculture [+PODCAST] (Premium Content)
Dave Gebhardt Chief Strategy Officer FarmLink By Garrett Baldwin With GAI AgTech Week 2015 set for June 22-24 in San Francisco, GAI News is exploring the impact of data science in the agricultural sector. Growth in the industry has been remarkable in recent years as new innovations have dramatically improved the o
Read moreManaging Drought Risk Through Transparency in Ag Investments [+VIDEO]
By Gerelyn Terzo Disque Deane Jr., co-founder of Water Asset Management, LLC, which oversees $500 million in assets under management across public globally and private investment vehicles in water rich agriculture with a focus on the Southwestern United States, addressed the conditions for water development at the recent in Global
Read moreCEO of Verdex Capital Talks Agtech Opportunity [+PODCAST]
By Sarah Day Levesque Michael Raymont CEO, Verdex Capital Agtech may be considered the only solution to a potential global crisis in food delivery, according to Michael Raymont, CEO of Verdex Capital, a new brand launched by Canada’s AVAC Ltd., that focuses on agtech investments. In a recent inte
Read morePODCAST: CME Group on Ag Outlook, Global Trends and More (Premium Content)
What is the outlook for the U.S. economy and how is that expected to impact the agriculture sector and farmland values? What role will China's growth play in global agriculture in the next year? What trends should ag investors keep their eyes on? GAI News recently spoke with Erik Norland, Executive Director and Senior
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