Al Barbarino

The investment was made out of the Homestead Capital USA Farmland Fund II, which closed on its $400 million hard-cap in November.

Kenyan startup FarmDrive, the developer of a credit-scoring app for mobile phones connecting smallholder farmers to financing, has raised funding of an undisclosed sum from the Safaricom Spark Venture Fund.

Apollo Global Management has reportedly hired a group of investment banks and advisors to prepare for the sale of its Chuck E. Cheese business.

The survey of 240 of the asset manager's institutional clients, representing $8 trillion in assets, found that 58 percent expect to increase allocations to real assets.

If commodity prices and cash rents continue to rise, there could be a limited time window to snap up some undervalued land deals.

Growth equity fund JMK Consumer Growth Partners has led Series B investment in Miyoko’s Kitchen, a producer of non-dairy vegan cheese and butter alternatives.

Presteve Foods Limited has acquired La Nassa Foods, a processor and distributor of freshwater fish in Canada.

Paine & Partners has changed its name to Paine Schwartz Partners, effective immediately, reflecting a shift in the front office.

Mauser provides packaging for the storage and transport of agricultural chemicals, including fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides; as well as for the food & beverage industry and several other core markets.

The latest ag economic survey from Purdue University and CME Group shows that producer optimism continues to climb further into record territory despite mixed views on commodities prices and limited confidence in farm financials.