By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Packhorse Pastoral Company Australia (PPCA) launched in Australia in 2021 with its eye set on building a $1 billion portfolio of regenerative cattle properties by 2027 that would play a critical role in carbon sequestration and addressing climate change.  The plan called for properties to operate mostly under a service […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Pluton Biosciences (Pluton) has a mission to bring agriculture to a carbon-negative outcome by leveraging the power of microbes to identify and deploy cost-effective and innovative solutions that address the sustainability challenges faced in food production. Illumina Ventures and RA Capital are onboard with this mission, having co-led a […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media After nearly 50 years in the hands of the same family, JLL Agribusiness has managed the sale of the entire 18,000-plus hectare (44,924-acre) Carson Family Portfolio (Ooraine Pastoral Company) located near the township of Dirranbandi on the lower Balonne floodplain in southwest Queensland, Australia.  Initially listed for sale by […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media With offices in New York, Singapore, and Paris, Big Idea Ventures (BIV) is looking to invest in the best emerging food tech and agritech companies in the world. In doing so, the group intends to contribute to the development of growing alternative protein and ingredients startups while becoming a […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading Australian real estate and advisory firm LAWD has partnered with fractionalization platform Bricklet to launch LAWD Bricklet, a venture designed to democratize ownership of farmland and provide a new way for farmers to plan for succession or draw capital from their agricultural assets.  To accomplish this, LAWD Bricklet […]

By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Women in Agribusiness Media Whether a producer for conventional or organic crops, Certis Biologicals (“Certis”) has the products to encourage growth and resilience in food supply chains around the world. Since 2001, the company, which is led by President and CEO Amy O’Shea, has been pioneering the field of biological solutions […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Muscle Maker Inc. (MMI), a global agricultural commodity supply chain and restaurant company, announced the acquisition of 4.942 acres of farmland in Zambia for $8.5 million through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sadot, an international agri-food company.  The land, which included all buildings and related assets, is located within the Mkushi […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The physical system through which humans taste food is inefficient, with many sugar molecules moving through the mouth without registering with taste receptors – meaning humans eat sweet foods without tasting their full sweetness, requiring food companies to add more sugar than is needed to achieve a certain taste. […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media It was in January 2022 that AgInvesting Weekly shared the news that indoor vertical farming company Plenty closed on a $400 million Series E – the largest funding round to-date for an indoor farming startup.  Concurrently, Plenty also announced a new strategic commercial partnership with Walmart (which also participated […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Over the past month, Cargill has made a series of announcements detailing the investments it is making in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, Australia, and Brazil to expand and enhance its grains, oilseed, and feed business.  The company’s most recent disclosure outlines its plans to build a new animal feed […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Owners are increasingly treating their pets as part of the family, and this shift in perception has had a profound impact on the pet food market. Pet owners now seek to provide their pets with the same level of care, attention, and even dietary preferences as they would for […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Not even four months after its last buy-in, The Board of the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) has voted their unanimous approval for a secondary purchase totaling  $46.4 million in TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture II.  In February of this year, LACERA deployed a total investment of $456 million […]