1. Private companies from China and other countries have shown significant interest in acquiring Kidman Farms, Australia’s biggest agricultural land holdings.
2. Water Management Platform SWIIM Raises $3m Series A from Aussie Family Office.
3. Descartes Labs Raises $5m Series A for Artificial Intelligence Analysis of Agriculture Imagery.
4. General Mills coughed up $820m to buy Annie’s last year. But it has also signaled its intention to invest in brands at an earlier stage in their development via its 301 Inc venturing arm and a recent tie up with equity crowdfunding site CircleUp.
5. Irish dairy and ingredients giant Ganbia is acquiring Californian protein bar specialist thinkThin for $217m (€200m).
6. Swisslog has won a €43m order with Almarai dairy, in Saudi Arabia, to automate its distribution logistics for its operations in Al Kharj, to be completed by 2018.
7. Fonterra is to sell its 50% stake in DairiConcepts, its joint venture with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), to the US dairy giant.
8. The number of ill people in the E. coli outbreak from Chipotle restaurants has been cut from 50 to 37, by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
9. The tie-up between AB InBev and SABMiller could be a threat to Global public health, particularly in emerging markets such as Africa, say scientists while AB InBev pledges positive impact.
10. USDA announced the availability of $350 million to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), created by the 2014 Farm Bill.
11. International GPS technology giant Trimble is set to acquire the assets of privately held AGRI-TREND, a Canadian-based company operating the largest network of independent agricultural consultants in North America.
12. One of the biggest startups, AgBiome, has raised over $50 million from venture capital investors to advance its natural fungicide product for use in organic farming, including a $34.5 million investment from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation back in August 2015.
13. Tel Aviv University and Peking University have executed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint research institute for food security in China’s Shangdong Province.
2. Water Management Platform SWIIM Raises $3m Series A from Aussie Family Office.
3. Descartes Labs Raises $5m Series A for Artificial Intelligence Analysis of Agriculture Imagery.
4. General Mills coughed up $820m to buy Annie’s last year. But it has also signaled its intention to invest in brands at an earlier stage in their development via its 301 Inc venturing arm and a recent tie up with equity crowdfunding site CircleUp.
5. Irish dairy and ingredients giant Ganbia is acquiring Californian protein bar specialist thinkThin for $217m (€200m).
6. Swisslog has won a €43m order with Almarai dairy, in Saudi Arabia, to automate its distribution logistics for its operations in Al Kharj, to be completed by 2018.
7. Fonterra is to sell its 50% stake in DairiConcepts, its joint venture with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), to the US dairy giant.
8. The number of ill people in the E. coli outbreak from Chipotle restaurants has been cut from 50 to 37, by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
9. The tie-up between AB InBev and SABMiller could be a threat to Global public health, particularly in emerging markets such as Africa, say scientists while AB InBev pledges positive impact.
10. USDA announced the availability of $350 million to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), created by the 2014 Farm Bill.
11. International GPS technology giant Trimble is set to acquire the assets of privately held AGRI-TREND, a Canadian-based company operating the largest network of independent agricultural consultants in North America.
12. One of the biggest startups, AgBiome, has raised over $50 million from venture capital investors to advance its natural fungicide product for use in organic farming, including a $34.5 million investment from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation back in August 2015.
13. Tel Aviv University and Peking University have executed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint research institute for food security in China’s Shangdong Province.
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