By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Mucci Farms, a leading grower and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables, announced it has expanded its operations through the acquisition of Hacienda North Farms, a 159-acre, state-of-the-art greenhouse facility in Coatsworth, Ontario. Mucci Farms is part of Cox Farms, a new business announced by Cox Enterprises in early […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvestment Media Silicon Valley innovation accelerator NEC X announced its latest investment in Verdi Expeditions, the world’s first scalable farm automation and personalized plant healthcare platform. Through this investment, NEC X joins an impressive list of Verdi’s existing investors including SVG Ventures, which is part of NEC X’s growing partner ecosystem […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Australian-owned, mission-driven ag investor, developer, and manager GO.FARM announced it has launched a A$300 million (US$198.4 million) capital raise, part of which is the additional launch of the Responsible Agriculture Fund to elevate natural capital assets to their highest value and best use. The fund launch is happening at […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Private investment management services firm Domain Capital Group announced that its subsidiary Domain Timber Advisors has completed the full placement of committed capital with the acquisition of five new assets totaling 5,800 acres on behalf of its timberland portfolio. The newly acquired holdings are located in Mississippi (2,530 acres), […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media BeeHero’s mission as explained by company CEO Omer Davidi is “…to deliver pollination accountability for commercial crop growers, by leveraging big data analytics and machine learning to help them mitigate pollination risk. Thus allowing them to focus on producing more food, securely, and sustainably.” Bees are our critical partners, […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media AGCO, a leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced an investment in the Innova Ag Innovation Fund VI as the first investment executed by AGCO Ventures – its recently launched corporate venture capital initiative. AGCO explained that this investment aligns with its mission […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Stafford Capital Partners announced that a major Korean pension fund has invested $200 million in its flagship SIT X timberland fund, and has agreed to a further $100 million co-investment sidecar vehicle. Stafford Capital has a track record of 24 years of success investing in sustainable managed timber plantations […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media AgriWebb, an agtech software platform for the livestock industry that provides farmers the ability to track animal location and manage forage rations, grazing, and animal wellbeing, announced it has secured AUD$11 million (US$7.3 million) in funding from existing investors Germin8 Ventures, Grosvenor Food & AgTech, and Telus Ventures, and new […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ocean 14 Capital Fund I was created to act as a tidal surge to supercharge the blue economy – an investment channel using ocean resources for economic growth and preservation that is forecast to have a value of $3 trillion by 2030, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media ArkeaBio, a bio-agtech startup working to develop a safe, user-friendly, and cost-effective vaccine to reduce ruminant methane emissions, announced it has successfully closed on $26.5 million in Series A funding led by founding investor Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV). The round also attracted new investors: The Grantham Foundation for the […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Berjé, a leading supplier to the flavor and fragrance industries, announced it has acquired Global Citrus International (GCI) and Acelim del Peru – two citrus growers and producers of essential oils and fruit products with extensive operations in Peru and strong collaborations with Citrolim SA de CV in Mexico. […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media PeakBridge announced that PeakBridge Growth Fund II has exceeded expectations, closing at $187 million and bringing total AUM for the firm to more than $250 million. Active in food tech investing since 2000, PeakBridge is a pioneering global impact fund manager in the agrifood tech space focusing on scalable, […]
