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Participation in the $4.25m funding round for Kuli Kuli marks the first investments from eighteen94, Kellogg’s $100m venture fund designed to give the company exposure to innovative food ideas.

Farmer Mac’s Curt Covington offers Agri Investor his thoughts on farmland values, alternative lenders and the specter of the 1980s for farmers in their approach to leverage.

The acquisition of a 16,595-acre farm in southeast Colorado expands the REIT’s presence in hay production following purchase of its first such property last year.

Conterra Asset Management founder, president and chief executive officer Paul Erickson tells Agri Investor about loans offered on the firm’s platform and views on debt as an entry point into agriculture for private equity.

Strong yields and soybean prices help support Midwest farmland markets widely expected to fall in the year ahead.

The acquisition of Avocado Ridge marks the first completed in collaboration with Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management under a deal announced last month.

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.

A regulatory filing from the NGP Capital Management affiliate reveals further progress in fundraising on its second agribusiness fund.

2017 will see US and Brazilian farmers struggle with low field crop margins as counterparts in Europe enjoy a recovery.

The AP Investment Fund, focused on real estate investments and lending into the cannabis market, has announced its $12.6m close.