1. GreenSoil raises €50-€70 million to invest in Europe and Israel.
2. SLM Partners seeks $100m for sustainable farming in Chile.
3. Agriculture has attracted more overall capital ($3.9bn) in 2015.
4. Caixa Capital Risc, Middleland Capital and Novozymes joined Monsanto to raise €5.7m series A equity for Madrid-based PlantResponse Biotech.
5. The Chinese drone maker DJI is using new capital to move into sophisticated agricultural drone technology, and plans to open a new research facility in Silicon Valley.
6. With a $32m deal, Farmland Partners acquires 7,400 acres of Louisiana farmland.
7. High-resolution accurate mass mass spectrometry capabilities can take food safety testing to ‘another level’, according to Thermo Scientific.
8. Foodborne outbreaks accounted for 3,301 illnesses, 225 hospitalizations and 30 deaths, according to an analysis of a reporting system in Canada.
9. Oman and Japan have agreed to form a US$400m investment fund focused on food and agribusiness, aimed at boosting the industry in Oman as well as Japanese exports.
10. From closing out its $7 million Series A round of funding in September 2014 on AgFunder, the agriculture-focused online investment platform, 'aWhere' is now partner to some of the top names in agribusiness - Sage Insights, John Deere, DN2K, MyAgCentral, AgVerdict, Willbur-Ellis etc.
11.Fonterra's work with FOSS and Arla Foods on a method to screen for adulterants served as a foundation for the development of its award-winning Milk Fingerprinting technology.
12. US agencies are investigating 19 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 (STEC O157:H7) infections linked to rotisserie chicken salad made and sold in Costco Wholesale stores.
13. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will sample and test cucumbers and hot peppers in fiscal year 2016 under a sampling program.
14. As Singapore’s National Environment Agency launches a campaign to curb food wastage, it was revealed that residents each dumped roughly 150kg of food last year.
15. Japanese savoury snack manufacturer Calbee UK will make a “significant investment” in its Deeside factory in Wales and boost staff numbers to 100, after winning a contract to supply 650 Tesco stores, the firm has revealed.
16.Dietary supplementation with olive oil may protect blood vessels from the deleterious effects of air pollution, suggests a new study from the US Environment Protection Agency.
17. Nestlé has launched a one-finger KitKat made with edible gold leaves for $16 a bar at its Chocolatory boutiques in Japan.
18. Around 32 of 1400 exhibiting companies (3%) have pulled out of the industry event Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) next week in Paris following the city’s fatal attacks, despite efforts from the organiser to up security.
19. The Russian government has imposed sanctions on food imports from Turkey in protest after a Turkish jet shot down a Russian warplane, stepping up the unofficial sanctions of last week.
20. General Mills has rolled out its $500m higher-fiber brand Fiber One to retailers in the UK for the first time.
21. Supplements of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root extract may improve muscle strength, size, and recovery, say results of a new randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study.
2. SLM Partners seeks $100m for sustainable farming in Chile.
3. Agriculture has attracted more overall capital ($3.9bn) in 2015.
4. Caixa Capital Risc, Middleland Capital and Novozymes joined Monsanto to raise €5.7m series A equity for Madrid-based PlantResponse Biotech.
5. The Chinese drone maker DJI is using new capital to move into sophisticated agricultural drone technology, and plans to open a new research facility in Silicon Valley.
6. With a $32m deal, Farmland Partners acquires 7,400 acres of Louisiana farmland.
7. High-resolution accurate mass mass spectrometry capabilities can take food safety testing to ‘another level’, according to Thermo Scientific.
8. Foodborne outbreaks accounted for 3,301 illnesses, 225 hospitalizations and 30 deaths, according to an analysis of a reporting system in Canada.
9. Oman and Japan have agreed to form a US$400m investment fund focused on food and agribusiness, aimed at boosting the industry in Oman as well as Japanese exports.
10. From closing out its $7 million Series A round of funding in September 2014 on AgFunder, the agriculture-focused online investment platform, 'aWhere' is now partner to some of the top names in agribusiness - Sage Insights, John Deere, DN2K, MyAgCentral, AgVerdict, Willbur-Ellis etc.
11.Fonterra's work with FOSS and Arla Foods on a method to screen for adulterants served as a foundation for the development of its award-winning Milk Fingerprinting technology.
12. US agencies are investigating 19 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 (STEC O157:H7) infections linked to rotisserie chicken salad made and sold in Costco Wholesale stores.
13. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will sample and test cucumbers and hot peppers in fiscal year 2016 under a sampling program.
14. As Singapore’s National Environment Agency launches a campaign to curb food wastage, it was revealed that residents each dumped roughly 150kg of food last year.
15. Japanese savoury snack manufacturer Calbee UK will make a “significant investment” in its Deeside factory in Wales and boost staff numbers to 100, after winning a contract to supply 650 Tesco stores, the firm has revealed.
16.Dietary supplementation with olive oil may protect blood vessels from the deleterious effects of air pollution, suggests a new study from the US Environment Protection Agency.
17. Nestlé has launched a one-finger KitKat made with edible gold leaves for $16 a bar at its Chocolatory boutiques in Japan.
18. Around 32 of 1400 exhibiting companies (3%) have pulled out of the industry event Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) next week in Paris following the city’s fatal attacks, despite efforts from the organiser to up security.
19. The Russian government has imposed sanctions on food imports from Turkey in protest after a Turkish jet shot down a Russian warplane, stepping up the unofficial sanctions of last week.
20. General Mills has rolled out its $500m higher-fiber brand Fiber One to retailers in the UK for the first time.
21. Supplements of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root extract may improve muscle strength, size, and recovery, say results of a new randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study.
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