By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media U.S.-based Fractal Agriculture is launching a unique agricultural investment platform that takes a novel approach to address the pervasive challenge of gaps existing in farm financing.  More than 40 percent of U.S. farmland is owned by people 65 and older. And as this population continues to age, it is […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The Mosaic Company, the world’s largest integrated producer of concentrated phosphate and potash employing more than 13,000 people in six countries, announced the formation of the Mosaic Biosciences platform.  With a foundation solidly rooted in science and as a global legacy leader in crop nutrition, Mosaic Biosciences is able […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media “Over the last several decades, farmland’s performance as an investment has been remarkable – outperforming returns from the stock market, bonds, and even real estate,” Artem Milinchuk, founder and head of strategy, FarmTogether, told GAI News in an interview published in April 2022. “Even more impressive, farmland has produced […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Vivici B.V. has successfully closed on Seed funding provided by Fonterra and dsm-firmenich Venturing as it enters the precision fermentation industry with the goal of bringing animal-free dairy proteins to market.  Given our rate of population growth, finding sustainable and complementary protein sources is crucial. The evolution and introduction […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Bushel, an independently-owned and leading provider of technology solutions for farmers, grain buyers, ag retailers, protein producers, and food companies, has closed on $26 million in funding through an oversubscribed round led by The Banc Funds Company. Additional new and existing participating investors included The Andersons, Cargill, Lewis & […]

By Bill Phillips, Web Content Specialist, AgReserves (August 15, 2023)* Traci Jensen is the general manager at River Point Farms, an onion packer and processor that is one of the flagship operations in the Row Crops Division of AgReserves, an agriculture investment company that operates farms and ranches throughout North America as well as in […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media AMFRESH Group, in partnership with EQT Future and Paine Schwartz Partners, has acquired 100 percent of International Fruit Genetics (IFG), a global leader in table grape and cherry breeding.  This deal sparked a merger with AMFRESH’s SNFL Group (Specialty New Fruit Licensing) – itself a leader in table grape […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Row crop agriculture contributes 5 percent of greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S., and is the largest emitter of nitrous oxide – a gas with 300 times more warming potential than carbon dioxide. However, scientists estimate that a 21 percent reduction in row crop emissions is a viable goal […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The dietary needs of a global population numbering in the billions (and growing every day) need to be met – and met in ways that are sustainable, mitigate climate change, and are environmentally friendly.  Answering the call is ENOUGH (formerly 3F BIO), an alternative protein and food tech startup […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Taking a distinctive, value-add approach, Farmland LP is the largest U.S. asset manager focused on converting conventional farmland to sustainably managed organic production – a strategy which is resonating with investors as ESG and regenerative factors continue to be ever more important considerations when making capital commitment decisions, and […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has agreed to invest up to US$325 million in Atlas Agro and its affiliated project entities via its Macquarie GIG Energy Transition Solutions (MGETS) fund to scale the production of green nitrogen fertilizer.  Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, Atlas Agro focuses on the development, construction, and […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Domain Capital Group and its subsidiary Domain Timber Advisors announced the successful completion of the sale of nearly 2,900 acres of timberland in southeast Arkansas via an unsolicited, off-market deal. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Domain Capital Group manages approximately $8.2 billion in total AUM (as of September 30, 2022) […]