Carbon Opportunities, Farmland Values, Investing Abroad and More… at GAI NY
By Michelle Pelletier Marshall, Global AgInvesting Media You know all about it…our 16th annual Global AgInvesting event in New York City next week, April 15-17, that hosts the world's largest gathering of allocators, fund managers, and industry executives focused on the food and agriculture sectors. But did you know during the two-and-a-
Read moreMolecular Farming Pioneer PoLoPo Unveils Protein Biofactory Platform Using Potatoes
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Israeli molecular farming company PoLoPo has emerged from stealth to introduce its SuperAA platform with the ability to turn a simple potato into a biofactory. Currently deployed in potatoes at greenhouse scale, this technology is capable of producing both patatin - a native potato protein -
Read moreRadicle Growth Launches The Radicle Corn Value Challenge Sponsored by US Corn Farmers
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Company-building platform and early stage investor in ag and food technologies, Radicle Growth, has a history of forging partnerships and launching platforms that create challenges designed to identify and grow startups advancing technologies that drive the evolution of our food systems. Its
Read moreColliers Managing Sale of Largest Corporate Broadacre Holding in WA
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Colliers’ Global Agribusiness team is managing the campaign for the sale of the Merredin Farms Wheatbelt Portfolio, the largest corporate broadacre land asset in Western Australia. Currently owned by SALIC Australia Pty Ltd (SALIC Australia) and PenAgri Farms Pty Ltd (PenAgri Farms), an
Read moreJoint Venture Affiance Limited to Transform Tobacco Farms in Malawi into Large-Scale Stevia Farm
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Affiance Limited, a joint venture formed between Press Agriculture Limited - a company owned by Press Trust Limited - and the MGT Trust Australia, has reportedly secured significant funding to transform existing tobacco farms in southern Malawi into the country’s largest Stevia farm.
Read moreRiverstone and Impact Ag Partners-Backed SPAC Lists on NASDAQ at $300M Valuation
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition - a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by Riverstone Investment Group and Impact Ag Partners - has listed on the NASDAQ at a valuation of $300 million after offering 30 million units at a $10 per unit price point. Trading began o
Read moreAgIS Capital Provides Valuable Insight into Permanent Crop Markets in State of the Harvest Report
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media Launched in 2013 by Jeff Conrad, with Carolyn Bailey, and Ken Warlick, AgIS Capital is a Boston-based, employee-owned boutique farmland investment management firm focused on the US permanent cropland sector. Over the past ten years, the firm has established an impressive track record of
Read moreProvectus Algae Targets Livestock Methane Reduction With First Biomanufacturing Plant
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media With backing from sustainability leaders such as Hitachi Ventures and CJ Cheiljedang, Australian biotech startup Provectus Algae announced its entry into the livestock methane reduction space with its first 30,000-liter demonstration plant commissioned to scale up production of Asparagopsis
Read moreeAgronom Expands into Czechia, Romania, and Ukraine
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media eAgronom is an ag-focused climate tech company in Central and Eastern Europe using real-time agtech monitoring programs along with on-the-ground educational outreach to help farmers integrate sustainable practices in a financially beneficial way. The company’s carbon offsetting and inse
Read moreLDC Building $500M Soybean Crushing Plant in Ohio
By Lynda Kiernan-Stone, Global AgInvesting Media The increasing demand for renewable fuels, particularly biodiesel, has led to a boom in soybean crushing. Biodiesel and renewable diesel have gained significant momentum due to environmental concerns and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These fuels are derived from a variety of s
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