ROTH MKM is pleased to invite you to the 3rd Annual AgTech Answers Conference to be held at the The Yale Club in New York City on November 14th, 2023. This year's conference will consist of in-person 1-on-1 / small group meetings with approximately 20 companies across the AgTech vertical, as well as an industry panel. And, new this year, will be Lunch Round Table Discussions with sector specialists.
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80 Acres Farms
80 Acres Farm founders, Mike and Tisha, knew that food wasn't what it used to be. They wanted to make it better—and they did it by creating a new kind of farm. One capable of producing an abundance of crop varieties year-round. Completely indoors. Using 100% renewable energy. Without any pesticides or excessive food miles. Big vision, right? Well, they did it. And they called it 80 Acres Farms. For more information, visit the company's website at: www.80acresfarms.com
Alico, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALCO)
Alico, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALCO) is an agribusiness company with a legacy of achievement and innovation in citrus and conservation. The Company owns approximately 69,000 acres of land across eight Florida counties. The current principal lines of business are citrus groves and land conservation/leasing. Alico is one of the largest Citrus growers in the U.S. and the company's common stock trades on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol ALCO. For more information, visit the company's website at: www.alicoinc.com
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTO)
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTO), is a leading producer and distributor of specialty alcohols and essential ingredients. The company is focused on products for four key markets: Health, Home & Beauty; Food & Beverage; Essential Ingredients; and Renewable Fuels. The company's customers include major food and beverage companies and consumer products companies. Alto Ingredients' headquarters is in Pekin, Illinois. For more information, visit the company's website at: www.altoingredients.com
Benson Hill (NYSE: BHIL)
Benson Hill (NYSE: BHIL) is a food technology company with a mission to deliver food made better from the beginning. Through their CropOS technology platform, which combines data science, plant science and food science, they are leveraging the natural genetic diversity of plants to develop and commercialize food and ingredients that are more nutritious, better tasting, more sustainable, and more affordable. For more information, visit the company's website at: bensonhill.com
Biotalys N.V. (BR: BTLS)
Biotalys N.V. (BR: BTLS) is an Agricultural Technology (AgTech) company developing protein-based biocontrol solutions for the protection of crops and food and aiming to provide alternatives to conventional chemical pesticides for a more sustainable and safer food supply. Based on its novel AGROBODY technology platform, Biotalys is developing a strong and diverse pipeline of effective product candidates with a favorable safety profile that aim to address key crop pests and diseases across the whole value chain, from soil to plate. Biotalys was founded in 2013 as a spin-off from the VIB (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) and is listed on Euronext Brussels since July 2021. The company is based in the biotech cluster in Ghent, Belgium. For more information, visit the company's website at: www.biotalys.com
Burro
The mission at Augean Robotics is to solve the labor problem facing farmers by making robots like Wall-E a reality. To do this, they are starting first with a collaborative robotic platform called Burro, that helps people work more productively today, while building the base for more expansive autonomy where it is needed most. They believe this is the path towards a future where farming is fully autonomous. For more information, visit the company's website at: www.burro.ai
Cibus, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBUS)
Cibus, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBUS) is part of the multi-billion-dollar plant seed industry. Cibus is the leader in the new era of high throughput gene editing technology that can develop plant traits precisely and predictably at a fraction of the time and cost of conventional breeding. Cibus is not a seed company. Cibus is a technology company that develops and licenses traits to seed companies for royalties on seed sales. Cibus target market is Productivity Traits that improve yields, lower input costs such as chemicals and increases the sustainability and profitability of farming. It has a pipeline of six productivity traits including important traits for pod shatter resistance, disease resistance and nutrient use efficiency. Cibus focus is scale, multi-crop traits that can impact greater than 100 MM acres. For more information, visit the company's website at: www.cibus.com
CoverCress
CCI is a scientifically advanced, forward-thinking company focused on developing a climate-smart agricultural product that contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through both sequestration and mitigation. In 2013, CCI was born out of ambition and the need to pursue a renewable and sustainable energy source for fuel and feed. For more information, visit the company's website at: www.covercress.com
Invasive Species Corp.
ISC develops products for control of non-native plants, animals, and other living organisms that cause harm to the ecosystem (economic or environmental). They are a startup with core competencies in science, product development, and management of public companies. Meet their team. For more information, visit the company's website at: invasivespeciescorporation.com
Lavoro Ltd. (NASDAQ: LVRO)
Lavoro Ltd. (NASDAQ: LVRO) is Brazil's largest agricultural inputs retailer and the first in Latin America to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the "LVRO" and "LVROW" tickers. Through a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, the company empowers farmers to adopt breakthrough technology and boost productivity. Founded in 2017, Lavoro has a broad geographical presence, operating in Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay, serving about 72,000 customers, through its physical presence, in more than 210 stores distributed in Latin America and with a team of over 1,000 technical sales consultants, and digital, with its marketplace. For more information, visit the company's website at: ir.lavoroagro.com
Limoneira Company (NASDAQ: LMNR)
Limoneira Company (NASDAQ: LMNR), a 129-year-old international agribusiness headquartered in Santa Paula, California, has grown to become one of the premier integrated agribusinesses in the world. Limoneira (lē moñ âra) is a dedicated sustainability company with 15,400 acres of rich agricultural lands, real estate properties, and water rights in California, Arizona, Chile and Argentina. The Company is a leading producer of lemons, avocados, oranges, specialty citrus and other crops that are enjoyed throughout the world. For more information, visit the company's website at: www.limoneira.com
Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN)
Lindsay Corporation (NYSE: LNN) is innovating and expanding the world's potential by providing advanced irrigation, infrastructure and industrial technology solutions that benefit us all and enabling global populations to grow safely and sustainably. For them, every day is a chance to turn issues into opportunities that make a real difference. For more information, visit the company's website at: www.lindsay.com
Local Bounti Corporation (NYSE: LOCL)
Local Bounti Corporation (NYSE: LOCL) is redefining indoor farming with an innovative method its proprietary Stack & Flow Technology that significantly improves crop turns, increases output and improves unit economics. Local Bounti operates advanced indoor growing facilities across the United States, servicing over 10,000 retail doors with its two brands: Local Bounti and Pete's. Local Bounti grows healthy food utilizing a hybrid approach that integrates the best attributes of controlled environment agriculture with natural elements. Local Bounti's sustainable growing methods are better for the planet, using 90% less land and 90% less water than conventional farming methods. With a mission to 'bring their farm to your kitchen in the fewest food miles possible,' Local Bounti's food is fresher, more nutritious, and lasts longer than traditional agriculture. For more information, visit the company's website at: localbounti.com
Mission Produce, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVO)
Mission Produce, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVO) is a global leader in the worldwide avocado business. Since 1983, Mission Produce has been sourcing, producing and distributing fresh Hass avocados, and as of 2021, fresh mangos, to retail, wholesale and foodservice customers in over 25 countries. The vertically integrated Company owns and operates four state-of-the-art packing facilities in key growing locations globally, including California, Mexico and Peru and has additional sourcing capabilities in Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Brazil, Ecuador, South Africa and more, which allow the company to provide a year-round supply of premium fruit. Missions global distribution network includes 12 forward distribution centers that are strategically positioned in key markets throughout North America, China and Europe, offering value-added services such as ripening, bagging, custom packing and logistical management. For more information, visit the company's website at: missionproduce.com
Moolec Science Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLEC)
Moolec Science Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLEC) is a science-based food ingredient company focused on producing animal proteins in plants through Molecular Farming, a disruptive technology in the alternative protein landscape. Its purpose is to upgrade the taste, nutrition, and affordability of alternative protein products while building a more sustainable and equitable food system. The Companys technological approach aims to have the cost structure of plant-based solutions with the organoleptic properties and functionality of animal-based ones. Moolecs technology has been under development for more than a decade and is known for pioneering the production of a bovine protein in a crop for the food industry. The Companys product portfolio and pipeline leverages the agronomic efficiency of broadly used target crops, like safflower, soybean, and pea. Moolec has a growing international patent portfolio (24, both granted and pending) for its Molecular Farming technology. The Company is run by a diverse team of Ph.Ds and Food Insiders, and operates in the United States, Europe, and South America. For more information, visit the company's website at: moolecscience.com
The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDE)
The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDE), named to Forbes list of America's Best Small Companies for 2023 and one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2023 by Newsweek, is a diversified company rooted in agriculture that conducts business in the commodity merchandising, renewables, and plant nutrient sectors. Guided by its Statement of Principles, The Andersons is committed to providing extraordinary service to its customers, helping its employees improve, supporting its communities, and increasing the value of the company. For more information, visit the company's website at: www.andersonsinc.com
urban-gro, Inc. (NASDAQ: UGRO)
urban-gro, Inc. (NASDAQ: UGRO) is an integrated professional services and design-build firm. They offer value-added architectural, engineering, and construction management solutions to the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), industrial, healthcare, and other commercial sectors. Innovation, collaboration, and creativity drive their team to provide exceptional customer experiences. With offices across North American and in Europe, we deliver Your Vision Built. For more information, visit the company's website at: www.urban-gro.com
Verde Agritech Ltd. (TSX: NPK)
Verde Agritech Ltd. (TSX: NPK) is an agricultural technology Company that produces potash fertilizers. Their purpose is to improve the health of all people and the planet. Rooting their solutions in nature, they make agriculture healthier, more productive, and profitable. Verde is a fully integrated Company: it mines and processes its main feedstock from its 100% owned mineral properties, then sells and distributes the Product Verde's focus on research and development has resulted in one patent and eight patents pending. Among its proprietary technologies are Cambridge Tech, 3D Alliance, MicroS Technology, N Keeper, and Bio Revolution.21 Currently, the Company is fully licensed to produce up to 2.8 million tonnes per year of its multinutrient potassium fertilizers K Forte and BAKS, sold internationally as Super Greensand. In 2022, it became Brazil's largest potash producer by capacity.22 Verde has a combined measured and indicated mineral resource of 1.47 billion tonnes at 9.28% K2O and an inferred mineral resource of 1.85 billion tonnes at 8.60% K2O (using a 7.5% K2O cut-off grade).23 This amounts to 295.70 million tonnes of potash in K2O. For context, in 2021 Brazil's total consumption of potash in K2O was 6.57 million24. Brazil ranks second in global potash demand and is its single largest importer, currently depending on external sources for over 97% of its potash needs. In 2022, potash accounted for approximately 3% of all Brazilian imports by dollar value. For more information, visit the company's website at: verde.ag
Verdebioresins/ TLGY Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: TLGY)
Verde Bioresins, Inc. is a full-service bioplastics company that specializes in sustainable product innovation and the manufacturing of proprietary biopolymer resins, providing comprehensive design and development solutions for companies seeking alternatives to conventional plastics. For more information, visit the company's website at: www.verdebioresins.com