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RFSI News is an online news source covering the latest developments in regenerative agriculture and food investment.

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Here you’ll find updates on the investment deals, on-going research, curated news from around the industry and insight from the players already operating in the space.


Innovation for Food Systems Impact with Food System 6

  Food System 6 CEO Caesare Assad sat down with RFSI’s Sarah Day Levesque recently to discuss the food systems entrepreneurs, the challenges they face in realizing their aspirations, what is needed to help them succeed and what the Food System 6 Cohort 5 will be bringing to the kick-off ...
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Emerging Opportunities for Investment: Connecting Healthcare to the Regenerative Food Supply

RFSI Forum's Sarah Day Levesque speaks to Pipeline Foods founder, Eric Jackson, about the critical connection between the way food is produced and human health, the role research can play in growing an understanding of this connection, and the enormous opportunity the healthcare sector presents. He also addresses how the ...
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Rockey to Kick Off RFSI Forum with Farmer Case Study

Building a regenerative food system requires innovation in farming, inputs and services,  and supply chain development, as well as in the funding models that support them. This kind of innovation is one of the underlying themes of the 2020 Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum. So, what better place to start ...
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Raising Regenerative News – August 20, 2020

Big money investors and philanthropists are starting to show serious interest in regenerative agriculture; how will this impact the future of farming? Raising Regenerative News also looks at regenerative efforts in products from beer to potatoes to menswear. Listen to podcasts about agroforestry and a farmers first marketplace, and more ...
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Raising Regenerative News – August 6, 2020

More big investment news from Indigo Ag and Cooks Venture leads off our latest issue of Raising Regenerative News. Colorado farmers and major investors pitch climate change solutions on Capitol Hill, interesting insights on regenerative, the future of organic coffee, carbon labels on food packaging, two new podcasts, and more ...
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Read Joins NewAg Partners’ Board of Directors, Will Chair Investment Committee

NewAg Partners is proud to announce the appointment of Russell Read, CFA, Ph.D. as a director and Chairman of the Investment Committee. Dr. Read is managing partner of the C Change Group (‘C Change’) which will become a shareholder in NewAg. C Change focuses on initiatives which can materially and ...
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Raising Regenerative News – July 23, 2020

We focus on a very busy period of investment in regenerative companies, including Lakota owned Native American Natural Foods, to lead off this issue of Raising Regenerative News. Read about regenerative challenges around water and soil, measuring the impact of investment, regenerative grazing, fixing the broken food system, and more ...
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Raising Regenerative News – July 9, 2020

“Profit” is a key word as we look at how farmers and ranchers are finding profitability in regenerative agriculture. In Point & Counterpoint, we look at mixed reviews of a much-discussed World Resources Institute blog about sequestering carbon through regenerative ag. Soil news, investment activity, a new podcast, and more ...
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RR News Update – June 25, 2020

In an exclusive article, Raising Regenerative spoke with three fund managers who focus on direct investment in farmland and farms about the specific sets of criteria they look for before deciding to invest in, employ or work with particular farmers. Another busy period of investment activity and news, and more ...
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Regenerative Ag Investment Aims High by Focusing on Soil, Steady Growth

Fund Managers Talk Blueprints for Investing in Regenerative Agriculture By Leigh Glenn, Raising Regenerative News Direct investment in farmland and farm operations that follow regenerative practices is one of six investment strategies within the sustainable food and ag investment sector. It also represents the largest amount of investment, nearly $90 ...
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