The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation, Boise, Idaho, invested $1 million in a Parma, Idaho, facility at the University of Idaho (U of I), Moscow, Idaho, designed to support the fundamental elements of Idaho agriculture.

Response Biotech and Koch Biological Solutions, LLC, Wichita, Kan., combined operations to form Plant Response Biotech, Inc., Madrid, to leverage both companies’ capabilities, assets and product offerings.

Bowery Farming, Inc., New York, raised an additional $50 million in a B+ round of financing from existing investors, including Temasek, Singapore, and Henry Kravis, co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., New York.

J. R. Simplot Co., Boise, Idaho, signed a research agreement with Yield10 Bioscience, Inc., Woburn, Mass., to evaluate three novel yield traits in potato.

Gestion AgrIA, Canada, received a $4.7 million financial contribution from the Government of Quebec through the Green Fund to complete a key research project designed to help growers boost their productivity while significantly reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Brookside Agra, O’Fallon, Ill., developed H2OExcel, a solution designed to protect vegetation from winter desiccation.

Agriculture Capital, Portland, Ore., released its third annual Impact Report, measuring the positive impact of its regenerative management practices on the environment, economy and labor force.

Integrated CBD, Scottsdale, Ariz., announced the closing of $50 million in senior secured debt and a Series A equity round in a combination of debt and equity financing led by a New York-based hedge fund.

Corteva Agriscience, Wilmington, Del., and MicroMGx, Chicago, announced a collaboration to provide farmers a wider range of microbial-based crop protection products.

Gladstone Land Corp., McLean, Va., acquired approximately 3,850 acres of farmland located in Hayes and Hitchcock Counties, Neb., for approximately $14.7 million.