Kraft Heinz to sell natural cheese business to Groupe Lactalis for $3.2bn

By NS Agriculture Staff Writer

16 Sep 20

The cheese businesses being sold contributed nearly $1.8bn to Kraft Heinz’s net sales for the 12 months ended…

CommoditiesTechnologyOther

Iron Ox secures $20m in Series B funding to expand robotics and AI-enabled farming

By NS Agriculture Staff Writer

10 Sep 20

The funding will be used by Iron Ox to expand its presence outside of California, offering more fresh,…

ProductionTechnologySustainable Farming

Universal Corporation to acquire ingredient processing firm Silva International for $170m

By NS Agriculture Staff Writer

09 Sep 20

Upon completion of the deal, Silva International will join Universal’s plant-based ingredients platform, including FruitSmart and Carolina Innovative…

Supply ChainTechnologyProcurement

Data science firm Climax Foods raises $7.5m in seed funding

By NS Agriculture Staff Writer

01 Sep 20

The seed funding will help Climax Foods to develop new ways of processing plants into foods that can…

TechnologyProductionSustainable Farming

Ospraie Ag Science increases stake in CubicFarms from 19% to 25%

By NS Agriculture Staff Writer

10 Aug 20

Ag technology investor Ospraie Ag Science had increased its equity stake in CubicFarms to 25.4% by acquiring 7,500,000…

ProductionTechnologyCrop Protection

Enviva Partners closes acquisition of Georgia Biomass

By NS Agriculture Staff Writer

03 Aug 20

Georgia Biomass has a wood pellet production plant in Waycross along with an associated contracted terminal capacity

TechnologyBioenergy

CubicFarm Systems secures $3.73m in financing from BDC Capital

By NS Agriculture Staff Writer

24 Jul 20

The debt financing from BDC Capital will be used to expand machine capabilities and crop varieties

ProductionTechnologyCrop Protection

Roslin Technologies to raise £50m capital for AgriTech initiatives

By NS Agriculture Staff Writer

15 Jul 20

The capital raising round values Roslin Technologies at more than £55m

TechnologyBiotechnology

Vytelle, GrowSafe Systems to combine into single livestock company

By NS Agriculture Staff Writer

14 Jul 20

The new company under the Vytelle brand will link genetic evaluation and reproduction technologies into a single, streamlined…

CommoditiesTechnologyGenetics

Irrigation equipment firm Lindsay acquires Net Irrigate

By NS Agriculture Staff Writer

08 Jul 20

Net Irrigate is a developer of IoT-based remote monitoring devices, supporting farms and government agencies in water conservation

EquipmentProductionTechnology