1. The real estate division of French insurance giant AXA marked the start of its aim to grow its forestry portfolio by acquiring a large swathe of forest land in Finland for €11.2m.
2. The life sciences venture capital firm Finistere Ventures is raising $200 million for its second fund that will have a strong focus on agricultural innovation.
3. UK sugar industry sales drop by 14% - Sugar sales dropped to £298m (€338m) in 2014 and coincided with findings that nearly half of British consumers had shied away from sugar that year.
4. The UK organic market has continued its recovery with sales up 4% in 2014, according to new figures from the Soil Association.
5. DS Smith has acquired Duropack Group (Duropack) recycled corrugated board packaging for approximately €300m ($339m), the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2015.
6. USDA announced that a one-time extension will be provided to producers for the new safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC).
7. The European Commission (EC) is taking Italy to court for failing to collect €1.34bn (US$1.5bn) of European Union (EU) milk quota fines from offending dairy farmers.
2. The life sciences venture capital firm Finistere Ventures is raising $200 million for its second fund that will have a strong focus on agricultural innovation.
3. UK sugar industry sales drop by 14% - Sugar sales dropped to £298m (€338m) in 2014 and coincided with findings that nearly half of British consumers had shied away from sugar that year.
4. The UK organic market has continued its recovery with sales up 4% in 2014, according to new figures from the Soil Association.
5. DS Smith has acquired Duropack Group (Duropack) recycled corrugated board packaging for approximately €300m ($339m), the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2015.
6. USDA announced that a one-time extension will be provided to producers for the new safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC).
7. The European Commission (EC) is taking Italy to court for failing to collect €1.34bn (US$1.5bn) of European Union (EU) milk quota fines from offending dairy farmers.
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