Nora Zhou

The New York-based farmland real estate investment trust joins Farmland Partners to become the second NYSE-listed agri REIT.

Dairy prices are down and staying down, according to Rabobank, hitting profitability for farmers and investors. However, production for key regions like Australia and New Zealand is growing.

The US pension system's $152.5m timber portfolio is under new management.

A group of farmland investment professionals present the benefits and challenges of the two farmland investment strategies.

The project is expected to improve 125,000 acres of soil using efficient drainage, which will result in higher crop productivity by 15% to 20% on selected crops.

The Inter-American Investment Corporation, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank, has loaned $6m to International Greenhouse Produce.

The $106.8bn pension fund has committed the vast majority of its $1.4bn tangible assets allocation to agri-related investments.

ARPA-E awarded $55m to fund 18 projects to accelerate technologies for efficient residential combined heat and power generation and bioenergy crop development.

The role is based in Lisle, Illinois and is part of a wider expansion plan for Prudential's agriculture lending and equity investment business.

Innovation Endeavors, the VC fund launched by Google chairman Eric Schmidt, invested in the round alongside other heavy hitting VC players and a crowd-funding platform.