Crops

The $32m deal widens the REIT's crop and geography exposure.

The Chinese drone maker is using new capital to move into sophisticated agricultural drone technology, and plans to open a new research facility in Silicon Valley.

Macri's pro-market rhetoric is drawing interest in the country's fertile agri sector, but cash could be slow to follow.

The private equity firm moves into agriculture, while keeping its wider focus on data and technology.

Blue Road will also seek co-investment capital before its target closing date in March 2016. The fund's first investment was the National Pecan Company.

The Swedish investment firm sells farming company Rolnyvik but holds on to agri investments in Russia.

A Stanford-led study offers new ways to measure crop growth from outer space.

BrightFarms executive predicts 700% growth for greenhouses that minimise transport costs by building near retail locations.

The state received more than a third of venture capital funding for water tech in the US.

The publicly-traded REIT has made a series of acquisitions since the beginning of the quarter.