Chris Janiec
The de Rijcke family vehicle has invested in Countryside Dairy to support the company’s plans for expansion in the regional dairy sector.
Hygiena has agreed to acquire the assets of DuPont Diagnostics, the global science company’s food safety diagnostics business, for an undisclosed sum.
Farmland values in Iowa have fallen for three consecutive years for the first time since the farm crisis of the 1980s, according to a recent report.
Ryan Sullivan, a senior investment manager for real assets at Aberdeen Asset Management, offers Agri Investor his thoughts on farmland demand, the role of debt in agriculture and his timber market outlook for 2017.
The acquisition of Avocado Ridge marks the first completed in collaboration with Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management under a deal announced last month.
Snooze, which runs 17 locations across Colorado, California, Arizona and Texas, specialises in breakfast and lunch options in metro areas and has a focus on sustainability.
The challenging profit margin environment US farmers face will continue until at least 2018, according to Rabobank’s senior grains and oilseeds analyst Sterling Liddell.
Pilgrim's Pride said the acquisition would help expand into the upper Midwest while addressing evolving consumer demands, though Humane Society rejected the claims of 'humanely-raised' chickens.
The $150m Tyson New Ventures fund will look to partner with companies across the agriculture, nutrition, advanced materials, data and other related sectors.
Food industry mergers and acquisitions will continue to be shaped by rapidly-changing consumer tastes and an increasing focus on the health and environmental aspects of food, according to Rabobank analysts.