Chris Janiec
Family Farms Action, an organization that will soon have the power to support political candidates, plans to research how institutions can support rural communities yet opposes foreign investment in farmland. We spoke with Joe Maxwell, its president and chief executive, to find out more.
Levine Leichtman has agreed to buy FlexXray, which uses X-ray imagery to help clients identify food safety incidents, amid a drastic jump in food recalls in the US.
The Detroit-based lower mid-market firm plans to combine Aquamar and LM Foods into a single platform focused on providing imitation crab meat to North American food service, food manufacturing and retail channels.
Former PSP Investments managing director Antoine Bisson-McLernon says establishing multiple partnerships with local operators is the key to scaling up in a very fragmented global agriculture market.
The PSP Investments portfolio company is facing criticism from environmental groups after an equipment failure at a Washington State facility containing 305,000 Atlantic salmon, resulted in many of the fish escaping into Pacific waters.
Bob Saul has joined the Montreal-headquartered firm led by PSP Investments alumni, which recently announced a C$200m close on its debut vehicle.
The proposed partnership with JD Chongqing Microcredit Company would support loans designed to encourage the use of data in agri lending and expand financial access for under-served communities.
Backed by the US firm’s $70m Brazil Renewables Fund, the $115m project is the first of ‘multiple plants’ Summit intends to build within the next two years.
Agreement with Indiana-based cooperative Growmark is designed to complement the state-backed firm's existing North American export capacity with the ability to source US grain.
The C$130m vehicle, which closed last month, targets low double-digit returns through an innovative strategy focused on partnering with family farms. We talked to co-founder and president Joelle Faulkner to bring you all you need to know.