By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Following its acquisitions of Nebraska-based CropMetrics and New Zealand-based ReGen last year, CropX has announced its acquisition of Netherland-based crop optimization platform Dacom Farm Intelligence.  “This is our third acquisition since the beginning of 2020 as we continue to execute on our vision of providing the most comprehensive farm […]

photo credit: BrightFarms By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Cox Enterprises, a leading communications, automotive, and media company, has fully acquired indoor farming company BrightFarms after being a major stakeholder in the company since it led a $100 million Series E for BrightFarms in October 2020.  The company noted that this deal marks the first and […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media First, let’s meet Booster. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, Booster is an independent financial services company in business since 1998. Among its offerings is the Booster KiwiSaver Scheme (with currently NZ$3 billion (US$2 billion) invested), a vehicle for retirement savings, and a range of different investment funds including a […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media AppHarvest and produce company Mastronardi have announced a new endeavor in the form of a joint venture that will further strengthen their existing relationship and reinforce their standing as pioneers in the agtech space. From its location in Central Appalachia, AppHarvest’s 60-acre CEA facility (one of the largest in […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media I see a theme emerging. Gladstone Land has announced it has closed on a $42.3 million deal for farmland, blueberry plantings, and improvements situated in Kern County, California, and Yamhill County, Oregon. Both farms are 100 percent certified USDA organic, and both feature high-density plantings, shade structures to minimize […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media U.S. timberland investor CatchMark has agreed to sell 18,063 acres of prime timberland in Oregon, known as the Bandon property, to Roseburg Resources via a $100 million cash deal.  Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Atlanta, CatchMark focuses exclusively on timberland investments and management. With a goal of maximizing […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It’s been a minute since we’ve heard about a massive SPAC deal, but GreenLight Biosciences brings us back to the table, announcing its agreement to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Environmental Impact Acquisition Corp. to list on the Nasdaq at a valuation of $1.2 billion.  Boston-based GreenLight […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Classified as an impact-first investment, Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG), a Manulife Investment Management company, has acquired 89,800 acres of timberland in the U.S. state of Maine, driven by the intention for the timberlands to be used to primarily sequester carbon.  “We are well-positioned to seek positive climate impact […]

photo credit: AmplifiedAg By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media AmplifiedAg has successfully raised $40 million in equity funding in support of the expansion of its world-leading hydroponic container farm model and its holistic operating system. Stating that “it’s time to re-localize our food systems…”, AmplifiedAg has a vision to create a global network of indoor […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The facts are startling. Acumen details how smallholder farmers supply a third of the world’s food. And in Africa, their ability to produce food is even more critical, providing 80 percent of the continent’s caloric intake. But it is these farmers, half of whom are living in poverty, that […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Cargill and Continental Grain have announced their agreement to acquire chicken producer Sanderson Farms for $203 per share, or a total consideration of $4.53 billion. The transaction will be conducted through a joint venture between Cargill and Continental Grain which, once acquired, will merge Sanderson Farms with Continental Grain […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It all began last year with a focus on the humble soybean. In June 2020 Danone North America and biosciences company Brightseed announced a new partnership to use AI to unlock so-far unknown health and nutrition benefits of plants.  Reflective of a new era in precision nutrition, San Francisco-based […]