SkyPeople Launches Organic Kiwi Orchard Project
China’s SkyPeople Fruit Juice Inc. announced the launch of Hedetang Kiwi Orchard through its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary, Shaanxi Guoweimei Kiwi Deep Processing Company. SkyPeople produces fruit...
View ArticleBioagtech Firm Vestaron Announces Oversubscribed $18M Series D
Biological insecticide company, Vestaron announced the completion of an oversubscribed $18 million Series D. The Kalamazoo-based company that produces bio-pesticides developed from spider venom that...
View ArticleAcre Venture Partners Leads $20M Round for Farmers Business Network
Farmers Business Network Inc., the company behind the independent farmer-to-farmer network built to connect farmers and allowing for the sharing of data, insights, and information critical to agronomic...
View ArticleAustralia’s RFM Talks Investment Strategy
A recent A$50 million acquisition of three established Queensland rural properties has propelled Rural Funds Management (RFM) into a leading Australian listed cattle and land company. The purchase...
View ArticleGrowers Express Expands on Both U.S. Coasts Within Two Months
Growers Express, a Salinas, California-based grower-owned supplier of fresh vegetables announced that it has acquired the long-standing Green Giant Fresh supplier, Curran Co., in Biddeford, Maine....
View ArticleLouis Dreyfus, Midfield Group Announce Dairy Processing JV
Louis Dreyfus Company Dairy Asia Pte Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Asia, announced it has agreed to a joint venture with Australia’s privately-owned Midfield Group for the...
View ArticleInvestcorp Exits UK Snack Company in $392M Sale
Global alternative investment firm, Investcorp, announced it has agreed to sell Tyrrells Crisps, a UK-based maker of hand-cooked potato and vegetable crisps, to U.S.-based Amplify Snack Brands for...
View ArticleFormer Syngenta Exec Joins Farmers Edge to Head Australian Expansion
Leading global precision ag and data management company, Farmers Edge, announced the appointment of former Syngenta executive, Scott McKinnon, to head the company’s Australian expansion beyond New...
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Gladstone Acquires Florida Strawberry Farm
Gladstone Land Corp. has made a $1.7 million acquisition of 70 acres of Florida farmland, farmed primarily for strawberries. Just east of Tampa, the property is located in Hillsboro County, where...
View ArticleOld Mutual Partners with NSIA for $200M Nigerian Ag Fund
Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG) is partnering with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund, to invest $200 million in an agricultural investment fund....
View ArticleBunge to Acquire Two European Oilseed Plants from Cargill
Cargill announced that it has agreed to sell two oilseed processing plants and their businesses in France and the Netherlands to Bunge for an undisclosed amount. The assets in France include a soybean...
View ArticleCanadian Pork Groups Make C$80M Pork Processing Investment
Two Canadian pork groups, Olymel and Groupe Robitaille, announced a joint C$80 million (US$61 million) investment to expand Aliments Lucyporc – their jointly owned hog slaughtering, butchering, and...
View ArticleSea Harvest Takes Control of Australia’s Mareterram
South Africa-based Sea Harvest has gained control of ASX-listed, vertically integrated agribusiness, Mareterram. Sea Harvest announced its intention to gain control of the company in April of this...
View ArticleOld Mutual Partners with NSIA for $200M Nigerian Ag Fund
Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG) is partnering with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund, to invest $200 million in an agricultural investment fund....
View ArticleLand O’Lakes Pursues African Expansion with Bidco JV
Land O’Lakes has announced a joint venture with Kenya’s Bidco Africa for the formation of Bidco Land O’Lakes Ltd. – an entity created through the consolidation of the two companies’ complementary...
View Article8 Miles Leads $80M Investment in Nigerian Snack Company
8 Miles, the London-based, sub-Saharan focused private equity firm founded by Bob Geldof, has led a consortium of investors including the Nigeria-focused African Capital Alliance (ACA), and DEG –...
View ArticleMurray River Organics IPO Pegged for 2016 Listing
The highly anticipated sharemarket listing of Australian organic dried vine fruit company, Murray River Organics, is expected to value the company at around A$150 million, following an over...
View ArticleGladstone Land Expands into New Crop with Latest Farm Acquisition
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Gladstone Land announced it has agreed to acquire 7,384 acres of farmland in Colorado for $4.9 million in cash and the issue of 125,677 common units of limited...
View ArticleU.S. Farm Exports Challenged by China’s New Zika Regulation
As America deals with reports from Florida of mounting mosquito-borne Zika infections, as of August 3, China has added the U.S. to a list of countries that are required to guarantee that their cargo is...
View ArticleBrief: Newly Acquired NAPCo Appoints New CEO
The North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCo) announced it has named Stephen Thompson as its new chief executive officer effective September 12. Thompson will succeed Nigel Alexander who has served as...
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