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In the past months, farmland prices have continued to creep downward, leaving behind the record prices of the past few years. The August 8th Land Values Report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service shows farmland values dropped 0.3 percent nationwide in the past year. However, changes in farmland values vary from region to region … Continue reading "What Today’s Farmland Prices Mean for Investors [+PODCAST]"

Finding and retaining good talent in any company is critical for success. But the challenge of accomplishing this is exacerbated for start-ups, who have limited capital resources and unsure futures. Greg Duerksen, president at executive search firm, Kincannon & Reed, explains that a big challenge facing agtech today is under-capitalisation – when a company ends up settling … Continue reading "Addressing the Talent Challenge in AgTech [+PODCAST]"

From expanding coverage in mainstream media to the growing number of innovators creating solutions designed to address agricultural and food challenges, the increasing momentum behind agtech is undeniable. Global AgInvesting’s deal activity data indicates that the number of capital deals involving agtech companies and the number of agtech investment funds launched increased from 2015 to … Continue reading "Agtech: A Farmland Investor Perspective [+PODCAST]"

Global AgInvesting’s AgTech Week event, held last week in San Francisco, brought together more than 250 stakeholders, including innovators and investors, in the agtech space to share insights and build relationships to move solutions forward. One of the biggest themes of the week was the growing opportunity in plant biology. Coverage of the topic included … Continue reading "Monsanto CTO Robb Fraley on What’s Critical to AgTech Success"

While the past five years have delivered both increased innovation and investment in agricultural technology (agtech), the value it promises to deliver to farmers has been widely unrealized, as of yet, according to a new white paper. Investment in agtech reached a new record high in 2015, reaching $4.6 billion and almost doubling investment from … Continue reading "Addressing the Agtech Adoption Gap: Headwinds and Solutions"

by Lynda Kiernan Securing good partners is key to successful investing – a tenant that Blue Sky Real Assets embraces. This is evident in the firm’s third single-asset private equity co-investment it originated with Kialla Pure Foods. GAI News had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Blakeney, Investment Director with Blue Sky, to discuss … Continue reading "Blue Sky Investing in Australia’s Organic Grain Supply Chain"