Peoples Company Acquires Atkins Group’s 14,000-Ac. Farmland Portfolio; Opens New Illinois Office
May 13, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Peoples Company announced it has acquired the Atkins Group’s Farmland Management portfolio comprising holdings totaling 14,000 acres of farmland, and will consequently be opening an office in Urbana, Illinois, after years of sustainable growth in the region. “The Champaign-Urbana area
Read moreA Look at the Potential for Alternative Crop Investment and Growth
May 10, 2024
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media We hear plenty about the crops that make the world go round – wheat, corn, and oilseed crops such as soybeans, canola, cottonseed, sunflower and more – but alternative crops are proliferating at boutique farms around the U.S. and the globe and becoming more and more prevalent in
Read moreFarmland LP Expands Access to $250M Vital Farmland III on Alternative Investment Platforms
May 10, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland LP, the largest asset manager specializing in organic farmland in the U.S., announced it has expanded access to its $250 million Vital Farmland III fund through large brokerage platforms and through a partnership with iCapital, the leading global fintech platform driving alternative
Read moreMeati Raises $100M, Expands Retail Locations by 1,000X in One Year
May 9, 2024
photo credit: Meati Foods By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Meati Foods, a Public Benefit Corporation and the developer of products that feature the superfood MushroomRoot™ with the goal of giving consumers access to high-quality protein that is healthy and sustainable, has raised over $100 million in C-1 round fun
Read moreCenturia Acquires 21-Ha. Katunga Fresh Glasshouse in Off-Market Deal
May 9, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media ASX-listed fund manager Centuria Capital Group announced it has expanded its agricultural portfolio with the acquisition of Latimga Fresh’s 21-hectare glasshouse facility located in Katunga, Victoria. The off-market sale-and-leaseback deal was secured on a 20-year triple-net lease
Read moreNVentures Backs Carbon Robotics’ AI-Powered Laser Weeder
May 8, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media NVentures, the venture capital arm of NVIDIA, has made an investment in Carbon Robotics, a leader on AI-powered farming and developer of the LaserWeeder. This investment follows a $27 million Series B closed on by Carbon Robotics in 2021 and a $30 million Series C announced in April
Read moreAgriZeroNZ Invests up to $5M in BioLumic for Sustainable UV Light Platform
May 8, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media BioLumic, a New Zealand-based agbiotech company and developer of a novel and proprietary UV Light Treatment platform that when applied to seeds can regulate their genetic expressions and unlock their natural potential, will benefit from an investment of up to NZ$5 million (US$3 million) from
Read moreTreefera Closes on $12M Series A to Use AI to Bring Transparency to Nature-Based Reporting
May 7, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Only seven months after raising $2.2 million in Pre-Seed capital, AI-enabled data management platform Treefera announced it has successfully closed on $12 million in Series A funding led by AlbionVC. As climate change continues to accelerate, Treefera’s mission is to drive positive chan
Read moreButterfly is Splitting Portfolio Company Bolthouse Farms Into Two Standalone Entities
May 7, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Los Angeles-based, food-focused private equity firm Butterfly announced the imminent separation of its portfolio Bolthouse Farms into two distinct standalone businesses: Bolthouse Fresh Foods and Generous Brands. Bolthouse Fresh Foods will continue as a leading North American supplier of
Read moreClimate Asset Management to Acquire 1,900 Ha. of Farmland in Spain and Portugal
May 6, 2024
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Climate Asset Management, a specialized firm solely dedicated to natural capital, announced the signing of agreements for the acquisition of 1,900 hectares of farmland in Spain and Portugal that will be financed by its Natural Capital Strategy (NCS). These assets are being acquired from B
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