PSP Investments Executes Two Major Australian Ag Deals With Combined Value of A$250M
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Canada’s PSP Investments, the fourth-largest pension manager in the world with a total CAD$243.7 billion (US$177.4 billion) in AUM and a Natural Resources Group with CAD$12.3 billion (US$8.95 billion) of net AUM as of March 31, 2023, has recently executed two major agricultural investments
Read moreNature’s Miracle, Agrify Merge to Form CEA Products and Solutions Leader
photo credit: Nature's Miracle By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Major vertical farming tech and infrastructure company Nature’s Miracle Holding has agreed to acquire 100 percent of Agrify Corporation, a leading provider of innovative cultivation and cannabis extraction solutions, to create the leader of CEA products an
Read moreInverness Graham-Backed Custom Agronomics Acquires BioTek Ag
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Custom Agronomics ("Custom Ag"), the second of three active portfolio companies of Inverness Graham Green Light, the environmental sustainability-focused, lower-middle market buyout strategy of Inverness Graham, announced it has acquired BioTek Ag, a Florida-based provider of solutions that
Read moreGinkgo Bioworks Acquires AgBiome’s Platform Assets
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Ginkgo Bioworks announced its acquisition of AgBiome’s platform assets including more than 115,000 sequenced and isolated strains, more than 500 million unique gene sequences, associated functional data and metadata, and AgBiome’s development pipeline. These newly held assets wi
Read moreWindfall Bio Raises $28M for Methane-Eating Microbes
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Methane-to-value solutions startup Windfall Bio has raised $28 million in Series A funding led by Prelude Ventures with participation from Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Global Brain (through its Norinchukin Innovation Fund L.P.), Incite Ventures, Positive Ventures, and existing investor B3
Read moreKing Ranch Announces Strategic Investment in US’ Fourth-Largest Cattle Feeding Operation
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media King Ranch was founded over 170 years ago in Kingsville, Texas, by Captain Richard King. Today, the historic 825,000-acre King Ranch is not only a founding figure in American ranching still owned by the founder’s descendants with operations in Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, and California, but
Read moreVeripath Farmland Partners Acquires 1,246 Acres of Alberta Farmland
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Veripath Farmland Partners has brought its total acreage under management to approximately 120,000 acres through its latest acquisition of 1,246 acres of farmland in the Province of Alberta. Veripath was launched during the pandemic in mid-2020 on the predilection that global demand
Read moreTerraClear Raises $15M to Integrate AI in End-to-End Rock Management Platform
Photo credit: TerraClear By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Robotic tech startup TerraClear announced it has raised $15 million in new funding from its existing investors to better position the company to dominate the $2.7 billion rock management market. As long as there’s been agriculture, there’s been a rock
Read moreSeso Closes on $26M Series A for Ag Workforce Management Platform
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Often when discussing agricultural production and agtech innovation, the conversation focuses on the challenges associated with crop yields, inputs, and climate change – all valid and important considerations. However, although much more nebulous, labor issues are also a critical pain poin
Read moreOnego Bio Closes $40M Series A for Animal-Free Egg Protein
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Onego Bio has closed on $40 million in Series A funding - one of the largest such rounds in the Nordics - to support the commercialization and manufacturing of Bioalbumen - its revolutionary animal-free egg protein. This round, which brought total funding to-date for the company to $56 mi
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