Sanofi joins the mRNA vaccine patent wars
Why it matters: The lawsuits give Sanofi another route to extract value from the mRNA technology it acquired through its $3.2 billion purchase of Translate Bio in 2021, despite failing to bring its own mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to market.
Rural Funds Group Secures $255.6 Million in Major Cattle Property Divestment
By Editor, Global AgInvesting MediaIn a milestone for its agricultural investment strategy, Rural Funds Group (RFF) has announced the sale of four developed cattle properties and a significant water entitlement package for a combined $255.6 million. The transaction represents a 22.7% premium over the assets’ combined book values, marking a successful execution of the fund’s long-term “acquire and develop” mandate.
General Mills, ADM, Walmart Partner to Accelerate Regenerative Agriculture Across 40,000 Midwest Wheat Acres
July 2026, Chicago: General Mills, ADM and Walmart today announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate regenerative …
As regulatory pressure increases, Ichor Ag aims to ‘supercharge’ fungicides with a new class of chemistry
For sixty years, Mancozeb has been the backbone of fungicide resistance management. Now it’s becoming another crop…
InSoil Secures €120M Credit Facility to Accelerate Sustainable Agricultural Lending
By Editor, Global AgInvesting MediaIn a move toward the growing institutional appetite for sustainable agriculture, InSoil has secured a €120 million senior secured credit facility from Pollen Street Capital. This financing represents one of the largest private credit commitments dedicated to sustainable agricultural lending in Europe to date, aimed at closing a critical funding gap for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the continent.
Making Travel To Australia Even Easier
July 2026, AU: Millions of travellers are soon to experience a faster, more streamlined arrival process thanks to the co…
Leaps By Bayer backs Sabanto to bring ‘practical autonomy to more farms’
Sabanto, best known for its autonomy retrofit system for agriculture, has raised an oversubscribed Series B round to bri…
In Conversation: Giacomo Bastianelli of Rainbow Crops
By Autumn Demberger, Global AgInvesting MediaRainbow Crops, a pioneer Agtech company that engineers complex traits to develop resilient, high-performing crops, closed an $11.25 million seed round backed by a mix of institutional VCs, corporate arms like Corteva Catalyst and Paulig, and the Gates Foundation. CEO and cofounder Giacomo Bastianelli shares insight into the company’s strategy, its founding, and his own connection to crop sustainability into today’s world.
🎥 Inside Faraday Earth’s bid to make cheap green ammonia without Haber-Bosch
[Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Faraday Earth] Can a container-sized plasma reactor…
China Allocates Supplies, Experts To Support Flood Recovery In South China’s Guangxi
July 2026, China: China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has rolled out a series of emergency measures …