
Farmland Partners jumps 8% on dividend annoucement
Shares of publicly traded FarmLand Partners (NYSEMKT:FPI) jumped over 8% in the last couple of days on last weeks announcement that the soon-to-be-classified REIT was increasing its quarterly
Shares of publicly traded FarmLand Partners (NYSEMKT:FPI) jumped over 8% in the last couple of days on last weeks announcement that the soon-to-be-classified REIT was increasing its quarterly
The world of microbial solutions is getting lively. Not to be outdone by Symbiota, which just announced a $7.5M Series A backed by Flagship Ventures,
The Boston Business Journal reports that food diagnostics company, Sample6, has raised an additional $2.5M from founder and board member Tim Lu, adding to the
The wireless “smart gardening system” could help growers of all levels — professional farmers and novice rooftop-tomato-plant hobbyists alike — make the most of their plants and resources.
Flagship VentureLabs, an offshoot of Flagship Ventures, just unveiled Symbiota, a company that they’ve been developing in stealth mode for the past two years with $7.5
Who would have thought that anyone except for squirrels ate acorns, but Mighty Wild a food startup that’s making a new acorn-based cracker, found that there was
According to a SEC Filing, Aquaspy which produces a soil sensor has raised $1,930,000 of a $2 million debt offering, with $70,000 remaining to be
With agtech investment on pace to quadruple in 2014 to nearly $1 billion, Silicon Valley can’t seem to get enough of this super hot sector.
Electrochaea, which uses a biological process to convert low-cost and stranded electricity into pipeline-grade renewable case has raised ‘several million euro’ in their Series A
Deborah Gage at the Wall Street Journal reports that New York based Arlon Group, the investment arm of 200-year old Continental Grain whose backers also include
The discussion, Technology on the Menu: Food of the Future, focused on advancements within the AgTech space and how new technologies and methods from each sector might shape the way the global community produces its food in the coming decades.
John Cook over at GeekWire has reported that WISErg has added another $900,000 to the $5 million Series B they raised earlier this year for
Vestaron, which designs environmentally friendly insecticides, announced last week that it closed an oversubscribed Series C with an additional $4M investment from Anterra Capital, based in the
Crop monitoring technology and data acquisition systems have been heavily oriented towards row crops, such as grains and vegetables. Now, a new company could help precision agriculture branch out.
Harvest Power, which turns organic biowaste into bioenergy, natural soils, fertilizers and mulches, announced a $20 million financing round. The lead investors were True North Venture Partners,
Kespry the developer of commercial-grade drone system for aerial data capture, analysis, and visualization systems, announced that it has raised $10 million in Series A
Foodtech big-data company FoodEssentials which collects, aggregates and analyzes food label data for government, retailers and manufacturers has raised a $1.5M Series A, according to their SEC filing. Edward
Penford (NASDAQ: PENX), which develops and manufactures specialty natural ingredients for food, paper, and other bioproducts has announced an acquisition deal by Ingredion (NYSE: INGR) in a $340 million cash transaction with
CARANA Agribusiness, an emerging affiliate of the CARANA Corporation, sets to boost Guyana’s production potential and commercial viability by scaling sustainable farms, modernizing the industry, and diversifying crops.
Some how this one slipped by us, and so in the interest of covering the whole spectrum of agtech deals, we’re covering this belated announcement.
Smoke & mirrors, not worth the extra cost: 50 US farmers speak out on carbon markets