‘We want this to be something that gets incredibly hot in two, six or nine years from now,’ said the Ospraie founder about the inputs and biologicals strategy the firm is pursuing in ag. Source: https://www.agriinvestor.com
Company positions for new innovation and deepened market reach; cofounder Brad McNamara remains President. BOSTON, March 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Freight Farms, the global innovation leader of containerized vertical farming with the world’s largest network of IoT-connected farms, announces today that it has hired veteran consumer brand executive Rick Vanzura as CEO who will also join the company’s Board of …
SAN DIEGO, March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Agragene, Inc., a sustainable agricultural technology company developing novel biological crop pest protection products, announced today that it has raised $1.2 million in a seed financing round. The funding by Ospraie Ag Science (OAS), the venture arm of New York-based Ospraie Management, a commodities and basic industries firm, will expand field trials and commercialization …
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Container farming startup Freight Farms has raised a $15 million Series B led by Osrpaie Ag Science, a venture firm focused on sustainable ag. Existing investor Spark Capital also participated in the round, which brings the company’s total funding to over $28 million. The news follows a major recent announcement from the Boston-based company: a partnership with global foodservice provider …
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In this week’s “Commodity-In-Chief” on “Bloomberg Commodities Edge”, Alix Steel talks with Dwight Anderson, the founder of hedge fund Ospraie Management. They discuss the issues currently facing farmers, and his investments in agricultural technology. (Source: Bloomberg_TV) Source: https://www.bloomberg.com
IN10T (“intent”), a rapidly growing St. Louis, Missouri digital ag company, today announced a financing agreement with Ospraie Ag Science (OAS), the venture arm of New York-based Ospraie Management, a commodities and basic industries firm. The agreement will expand IN10T’s ability to provide innovative, on-farm solutions through trials, commercialization and technology. “Ospraie’s deep experience in a …
In an effort to save crops amidst a drastic decline in bee populations, a startup in Argentina is producing a nutrient-packed formula that is fed to the pollinators once a week to turn them into “super bees”. Beeflow’s special formula is meant to strengthen the bee’s immune system and make it stronger so that it …
(Beyond Pesticides, October 24, 2019) Fish and fruit are undoubtedly healthy foods, but modern-day contamination is leading scientists to caution pregnant mothers and young children to stick within current dietary guidelines, or switch to organic, in order to avoid adverse health effects. This new public health message is based on research published in the journal Environmental …
(CNN) One company wants to help farmers adapt to a world of rapidly declining bee populations. Argentina-based startup Beeflow has developed a special nutrient-packed formula for bees meant to boost their immune systems and make them stronger to work better in colder temperatures. According to CEO Matias Viel, it enables bees to do seven times more flights …
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He called his move a natural progression. Carl Casale, former CEO of Inver Grove Heights-based CHS Inc., now pursues his passion for agriculture as an investor. A fourth-generation farmer, Casale seeks investment opportunities aligned with sustainable food production as senior agricultural partner with Ospraie Ag Science. Casale helped launch the venture arm of Ospraie Management …
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