Chuck Stanley
Hemp-focused private equity firm General Hemp is a cornerstore investor in Medical Marijuana, which plans to use the funding for clinical trials and expansion into Latin America.
A group of 650 agribusiness companies signed a letter in support of the measure, arguing that compulsory labelling would drive up costs and hurt US agricultural production.
The sustainable forestry fund will acquire clear-fell forest land in Ireland for conversion to continuous coverage management.
The early stage company-focused fund should be fully deployed by 2017, while the launch of a second fund is expected in mid-2016.
Record exports and increased imports in agricultural goods are expected to reduce the US agri trade surplus to its lowest level in a decade.
Investors looking to reap rewards from non-GMO price premiums may face additional costs from exposure to genetically engineered material.
A Canadian court ruling makes it legal for medical users to grow their own marijuana, while Australia's parliament takes steps towards the creation of a legal medical market.
The Australian and Cuban trade ministers discussed a portfolio of agriculture investments open to foreigners.
The New Mexico State Investment Committee has increased its timber exposure to $375 million, and is banking on a resurgent US housing market to boost forestry returns.
Understory Weather, whose backers include the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, sells its weather sensor technology to insurance companies.