The sustainable TIMO focuses on non-core timber investments with additional revenue streams from conservation easements with its fourth fund.
Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison's preliminary decision is to block the bid, as investors called the review process "badly and unpredictably" managed.
German company Kalle has been passed through four private equity firms' hands.
Researchers were able to modify an insecticidal protein commonly used on crops to target pest resistance.
The recent rise in grain prices after Latin American weather concerns is not enough to put Illinois farmers in the black.
The REIT, Potlatch, has sold the "less productive" Idaho timberland, and is likely to record a $36m loss on the sale.
Agri and timberland saw the largest growth in transaction volume in secondaries last year, and now buyers are bracing themselves for a rise in opportunities.
The US development bank's capital will be used for small and medium agribusiness loans that ultimately benefit smallholder farmers.
The kingdom will continue to buy agri assets, as it reduces dependence on oil and boosts food security.
Proposals for foreign investment in Australian agriculture and timberland rose sharply in 2015 under expanded review requirements for the sector.