By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Centuria Capital Group subsidiary Primewest Agricultural Trust No. 1 (PWAT1) acquired a portfolio of six vineyards across eight properties, spanning 113.74 hectares from Accolade Wines through an off-market transaction.  Together with 223 megaliters of water assets on a 10-year, triple-net sale-and leaseback term, the non-contiguous estates were secured for […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Peptide-based biological crop protection developer Vestaron initially announced in May of this year that it had successfully raised $82 million through a Series C co-led by Ordway Selections and Cavallo Ventures with participation from Agronautic Ventures, Fortistar, and Endeavor8, and returning investors Novo Holdings, Northpond Ventures, CGC Ventures (the […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Through an agricultural fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management, Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed A$75 million (US$51 million) to Paraway Pastoral Company to support Paraway in reducing its methane emissions by at least 30 percent by 2030.  This landmark allocation was made to help Paraway meet […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Vinci Partners Investments, a Brazil-based company in control of a leading alternative investment platform, announced a close at R$360 million (approximately US$71 million) for Vinci Crédito Agro Fiagro Imobiliário (VICA), the first fund launched under its agribusiness strategy. Established in 2009, Vinci Partners is a top alternative investor active […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media During the pandemic, the phrase “it’s a small world” became fitting when speaking of meat processing in the U.S.  Being dominated by only four major meat packers – Cargill, JBS USA, Tyson, and National Beef Packing – made meat supply chains in the country significantly more vulnerable to unforeseen […]

Contributed Content from Bits x Bites  Agriculture and food are responsible for 31 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. With growing population and wealth, so will the demand for more and better quality food. But making more food and nutrition available doesn’t necessarily have to drive up the pressure on the environment. This is where biotechnology […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Based in Boston, Massachusetts, and Montreal, Quebec, Spring Lane has done big things in a relatively short period of time. Focusing on providing hybrid project capital within the sustainable food, water, energy, waste, and transportation industries, its first private fund concluded fundraising in November 2019 with capital commitments totaling […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Estimates are that as much as a third of all arable land on Earth is used to make animal feed. This has traditionally been in the form of unsustainable soy and other crops that are largely responsible for deforestation at their point of production, and for significant carbon emissions […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Conexus Venture Capital’s Emmertech Fund is taking steps to drive innovation in the winemaking industry by leading a $3.1 million Seed round for Vancouver-based BarrelWise Technologies Ltd. Ag Capital Canada also provided additional funding to the company. (Emmertech has had a banner week – also leading a $26 million […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Canadian agtech venture capital fund Emmertech has led a $26 million Series C for Vive Crop Protection (Vive), a precision chemistry company that has developed technology that improves the targeting and performance of both synthetic and biological inputs.  Cibus funds, and existing investors Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Macquarie Asset Management has expanded its farmland holdings through the acquisition of the Cowal Agriculture farmland portfolio in central Queensland, in a deal reported to be valued as high as A$120 million (US$82.49 million).  Affiliated with U.S.-based Global Endowment Management, and located in Queensland Central Highlands region, the Cowal […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Cooke Inc., the parent company of Cooke Aquaculture in New Brunswick, Canada, has reached an agreement to acquire Tassal Group (Tassal), the largest vertically integrated seafood producer in Australia, for A$1.1 billion (US$760 million).  (Fourth time’s a charm, as Tassal reportedly refused Cooke’s first three takeover bids.) “Tassal is […]