By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading South American beef exporter Minerva Foods announced it has agreed to acquire 16 cattle slaughtering and deboning plants (including 11 in Brazil, three in Uruguay, one in Argentina, and one lamb plant in Chile) from beef rival Marfrig Foods, the parent company of U.S.-based National Beef and Iowa […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Biotech company ViAqua Therapeutics announced it has closed on $8.25 million in funding led by S2G Ventures, with participation from Rabo Ventures, The Trendlines Group, Agriline Limited, Nutreco, I-Lab Angels, and Circle Investments. A major hurdle holding back the shift toward a sustainable aquaculture industry is the prevention and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Climate tech company CH4 Global has closed on a $29 million Series B, bringing total funding to-date to nearly $47 million in support of their mission to radically reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in animal agriculture. The company explained that this funding was led by DCVC, DCVC Bio, and […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Climate Asset Management (CAM) was formed in 2020 as a joint venture between HSBC Asset Management and Pollination, a climate change and advisory firm, with the goal of being the world’s leading asset management company fully dedicated to natural capital providing investment solutions that benefit nature, people, and the […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Brown&Co. is bringing a unique institutional scale investment opportunity to the market, brokering a premium 44,000-hectare, grass-fed beef breeding and fattening operation and 46,000 head of predominantly Brangus cattle in the Gran Chaco region of Paraguay. Having begun working in South America in the early 2000s, Brown&Co. has built […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Forever Feed Technologies announced it has secured an undisclosed, but multi-million dollar investment, from a group of dairy and agriculture leaders to support its work developing enterprise scale, automated indoor-growing feed mills. Participating in the round were River Ranch Farms, Bar 20 Dairy, and Producers Dairy Products, all of […]
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media Since 2019, The Radicle Challenge has recognized the best and brightest entrepreneurs looking to disrupt existing business models or provide solutions in the world of food and ag. Through the years, Radicle has partnered with global ag industry leaders – such as Syngenta, Corteva, World Agri-Tech, and this […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Both Mitsui & Co. and Nomura, a global financial services group with a network spanning more than 30 countries and regions, have concluded agreements to invest in Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2, a Southeast Asian forestry resource fund managed by New Forests Asia, a wholly owned subsidiary of New […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media As we face unprecedented challenges in feeding a growing global population, while also trying to mitigate the negative environmental effects of doing so, sustainability has become foremost in the minds of agricultural producers, investors, and consumers. But how do you know that your operation is sustainable? How do you […]
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Advances in biological solutions for agriculture and human pharmaceuticals have shown remarkable interconnectedness and mutual benefits, fostering a symbiotic relationship between these two domains. This convergence has opened up new avenues for innovation, sustainability, and improved well-being for both humans and the environment. One company making strides in both […]
photo: Remora Robotics By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media As the demand for seafood continues to rise, aquaculture has become a vital industry filling the gaps left by overexploited wild caught fishing, but it also raises concerns about the welfare of the fish being reared in these systems. Like any other animal, fish have the […]
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 […]
