Chuck Stanley
The company bills the move as an opportunity to dramatically scale up production of non-GE packaged and processed foods.
David Gladstone explains why lower prices won’t push his REIT toward greater commodity crop exposure and why growers don’t need to own the land they farm.
The accelerator will invest up to €100,000 in eight to 12 portfolio start-ups, bringing them into an accelerator programme modelled on one in St Louis.
The Fund IV portfolio company has snapped up a pea and bean seeds producer in North America.
New policies to conserve water must be put into place in order to feed a growing global population, according to a recent report presented to the Kansas City Federal Reserve.
The USDA has revised the forecast for the year, and also expects major grains to be badly affected until 2020.
Production decreases and tightening government regulations in China create an opportunity for EU and North American pork producers.
The sale will free up working capital to build on the $500m the company invested in the midstream protein sector over the past year, according to an executive.
USDA will provide most of the funding for 10 projects to preserve and enhance wetlands, deepening government support for easement projects.
The credit line will go towards modernising farming practices to meet EU standards and improving market access for producers.