By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Approximately half of New Zealand’s total greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to animal agriculture. Of these emissions, three quarters are due to methane from the livestock sector, followed by nitrogen soil amendments, and then manure.  One of the newest and most intriguing ways that science has developed to counter […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Founded in 2007, Divert is a Massachusetts-based impact tech company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™.  Through the creation of advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure, Divert drives positive social and environmental change through its end-to-end solution that prevents waste by maximizing food freshness, recovering edible food […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Wide Open Agriculture (WOA), Australia’s leading ASX-listed regenerative food and agriculture company, announced it has secured up to A$12 million (US$8 million) in debt facilities with National Australia Bank (NAB) to support the company’s growth in manufacturing plant-based beverages.  The components of this financing package include $A8 million (US$5.4 […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Verde Farms, a pioneer of organic, 100 percent grass-fed and pasture-raised beef for nearly 20 years, announced a relaunch focused on regenerative agriculture including verification with Land to Market.  Backed by Manna Tree Partners, Johnsonville Holdings, NHL player Alex Biega, and others, Verde Farms prioritizes animal welfare, sustainability, and […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Let’s face it, the relationships we have with our most beloved foods can be complex. Climate change, rising costs, ethics issues associated with production and processing, and health issues plague many of our go-to favorites like chocolate, for example. And in some cases, the challenges even put the future […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Stafford Capital Partners announced the successful initial close of its carbon offset and sustainable timber strategy, the Stafford Carbon Offset Opportunity Fund, at $242 million.  Launched recently in December 2022 with an anchor investment of $114 million (£100 million) from Essex Pension Fund and an ultimate funding target of […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media One hundred days after Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG) acquired BayWa r.e. Bioenergy GmbH via the Macquarie Green Investment Group Energy Transition Solutions Fund, GIG announced a rebranding of the business as VORN Bioenergy (VORN).  This acquisition and rebranding comes as the EU is looking to significantly […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The cross-industry need for bioreactor capacity is massive, and not being met. When examining just one engaged industry – the production of cultivated edible protein – Future Fields explained that 10 billion liters of bioreactor capacity will be needed by 2030, when currently there exists only 51 million liters […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) has allocated a total of $400 million into a separate account with UBS Farmland Investors and a Homestead Capital USA Farmland Fund IV.  The capital was dedicated to the Olympic Sun separate account that was launched with a cornerstone investment of $100 million in […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Leading vertical farming pioneer Plenty and Realty Income, a REIT-structured real estate investor, announced their strategic alliance to provide up to $1 billion in support of the development of Plenty’s indoor vertical farms. “We are pleased to announce this strategic relationship with Plenty – whose sustainable business practices align […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media UK-based private equity firm Exponent has entered into an agreement to acquire IFF’s Flavor Specialty Ingredients (FSI) business in an all-cash deal for $220 million. IFF’s FSI is a leading producer of specialty base aromas with a wide range exceeding 1,000 aroma chemicals and natural extracts, which provide inputs […]

By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Sustainable ag and food investor Cibus Fund II has acquired Alba Trees Limited, a sustainable forestry nursery founded in 1988, for an undisclosed sum.  Based in East Lothian, Scotland, Alba Trees is pioneering the supply of cell-grown trees for the forestry sector. Since its founding, through expansion and re-investment, […]