Farmland is in high demand from growers and traditional landowners as well as investors who are finding value in agricultural land as an asset class.

Raised in a cattle and timber family, Tripp grew up learning the value of stewardship from his grandfathers. It was an early introduction to a conservation mindset and the interconnectivity of everything from plants, to animals, to water, natural resources and more.

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CNBC’s Diana Olick reports on a start-up fighting climate change by using food data.

Pete Oberle, managing partner of Trailhead Capital, shares about his journey into investing and the latest investments they have made. Among them there is a regenerative cultivated lab-grown meat company.

Senator Durbin describes the AgTech innovations EarthSense has created as the kind of innovation we need.

Although real-world data is scant, proponents say robotics and AI will soon revolutionize agriculture.

Funds will be used to grow HowGood’s platform and team to meet increasing demand for unique product impact data

SWARM Engineering, the software-as-a-service platform that focuses on solving complex challenges in the agri-food supply chain, announced today the launch of the SWARM Challenge Modeler, a unique approach to defining and solving business challenges.

Adding “a few million” dollars to Vence’s earlier $12 million Series A round, the deal will also see the San Diego-based startup partner with both investors to scale and improve its offering, according to CEO Frank Wooten.

Clean Crop Technologies ("Clean Crop") uses electricity to decarbonize the way we grow food and keep it safe and fresh, helping to feed the world without burning it down. 

The raise comes as regulatory bodies tighten regulations around food safety. Level 46 Investments led the round. Level 46 is a private special-purpose entity established by the co-founders of TriWest Capital Partners. Trailhead Capital, Serra Ventures, Waterpoint Lane, and Voyager, along with other private investors, participated in the round. The round closed in late November.

Ascribe Bioscience has raised $2.5 million in seed funding for its biopesticide solution based on ‘signaling molecules’ found in the soil microbiome. The round was co-led by by The Yield Lab and Acre Venture Partners, with participation from impact-oriented investors Trailhead Capital and Ponderosa Ventures.

A check in interview with another co-founder of Trailhead Capital Tripp Wall. Hear from Tripp how provenance is key to transparency in the food system. We also discuss how time kills food, the regenerative soil amendments that are off ramps from extractive agriculture and, finally, how we need to be able to go long on investments.

Brands and retailers using HowGood’s Latis platform can now further improve product impacts using uniform metrics and thus contribute to a global agricultural transition.

What role can VCs play in the regen ag landscape? And what technologies and trends are VCs looking at to guide their investments?

When cows overgraze it's bad for the soil and the climate. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is trying new technology to help avoid overgrazing: virtual fencing.

The existing food system is failing us – failing farmers, consumers, and the environment. Regenerative agriculture offers a path forward to address many of these systemic failures, but for now, it represents only a tiny fraction of our food system.

“We’re hoping we can place capital with entrepreneurs and companies that are creating the lithium-ion battery equivalent of what’s next, how else could we fix nitrogen and have plants thrive without all the negatives externalities.” – Mark Lewis

US startup Vence today announced it has raised $12 million in a Series A round led by California’s Tyche Partners. The round included participation from existing investors including Grantham Environmental Trust subsidiary Neglected Climate Opportunities, and Eniac Ventures as well as new investor Trailhead Capital.