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Verdelis CEO Bob Trogele Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from Ag Retailers Association
Verdelis CEO Bob Trogele Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from Ag Retailers Association

Verdelis CEO Bob Trogele Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from Ag Retailers Association

Verdelis Investments is pleased to share that CEO Bob Trogele, PhD, a longtime leader in the agricultural distributor channel, has been honored with the Jack Eberspacher Lifetime Achievement Award by…
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Jeff Tweedy Joins Verdelis Investments as Affiliate Consultant in Ag-Tech
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Jeff Tweedy Joins Verdelis Investments as Affiliate Consultant in Ag-Tech

Jeff Tweedy Joins Verdelis Investments as Affiliate Consultant in Ag-Tech

Verdelis Investments is pleased to announce Jeff Tweedy has joined its growing stable of Affliate Consultants. Jeff is former CEO of Plant Health Care Inc., a provider of scientifically proven…
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Ag-Tech Consultant Kim Nicholson Joins Verdelis Team of Affiliate Consultants
Ag-Tech Consultant Kim Nicholson Joins Verdelis Team of Affiliate Consultants

Ag-Tech Consultant Kim Nicholson Joins Verdelis Team of Affiliate Consultants

Verdelis Investments is pleased to announce ag-tech consultant Kim Nicholson has joined its growing stable of Affliate Consultants. Kim, a native of the U.S. Midwest, has dedicated nearly 40 years…
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Julie Borlaug Joins Verdelis Investments as Affiliate Consultant
Julie Borlaug Joins Verdelis Investments as Affiliate Consultant

Julie Borlaug Joins Verdelis Investments as Affiliate Consultant

Verdelis Investments is pleased to announce that Julie Borlaug has joined Verdelis Investments' growing stable of Affliate Consultants. Julie has more than 24 years of experience in government relations, stakeholder…
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Key “Learnings” for Ag-Tech Investors: Bob Trogele on Debut FARMCON Conversations Podcast
Key “Learnings” for Ag-Tech Investors: Bob Trogele on Debut FARMCON Conversations Podcast

Key “Learnings” for Ag-Tech Investors: Bob Trogele on Debut FARMCON Conversations Podcast

Verdelis Investments CEO Bob Trogele, PhD, recently joined hosts Kevin Van Trump and Todd Loechler on the debut installment of their new podcast, FARMCON Conversations: Ag Innovators Unfiltered. In a wide-ranging…
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Ag Business Leader Amy Yoder Joins Verdelis Investments as Affiliate Consultant in Ag Tech
Amy Yoder, Affiliate Consultant, Verdelis Investments
Ag Business Leader Amy Yoder Joins Verdelis Investments as Affiliate Consultant in Ag Tech

Ag Business Leader Amy Yoder Joins Verdelis Investments as Affiliate Consultant in Ag Tech

Verdelis Investments is pleased to announce the addition of longtime agribusiness leader Amy Yoder to its ever-growing roster of Affiliate Consultants. Amy currently serves on the board of directors for…
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‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ 2: More About a Tax Boost for Ag-Tech and Production-Scale Startups
'Big Beautiful Bill' tax benefits for ag-tech startups
‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ 2: More About a Tax Boost for Ag-Tech and Production-Scale Startups

‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ 2: More About a Tax Boost for Ag-Tech and Production-Scale Startups

Ralph Pastore, CFO, Verdelis Investments, and Principal, Sciara Pastore & Megale LLC, offers more valuable insight into a newly signed tax provision that can directly benefit ag startups. Ralph is…
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Ag-Tech Entrepreneur Michael Ott Joins Verdelis Investments as Affiliate Consultant
Michael Ott
Ag-Tech Entrepreneur Michael Ott Joins Verdelis Investments as Affiliate Consultant

Ag-Tech Entrepreneur Michael Ott Joins Verdelis Investments as Affiliate Consultant

Ag-tech entrepreneur Michael Ott, founding CEO and board member of Rantizo, the largest drone spraying company in the U.S., has joined Verdelis Investments' growing stable of Affliate Consultants. Michael is…
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Verdelis Investments Welcomes Allan Fetters as Affiliate Consultant in Ag-Tech
Allan Fetters, Affiliate Consultant, Verdelis Investments
Verdelis Investments Welcomes Allan Fetters as Affiliate Consultant in Ag-Tech

Verdelis Investments Welcomes Allan Fetters as Affiliate Consultant in Ag-Tech

The Verdelis Investments roster of Affliate Consultants in ag tech continues to grow. Verdelis is pleased to welcome to Allan Fetters, Founding Principal, AGCeleration Advisor Services, to our team. Allan…
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‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Expands Tax Exclusions for Ag-Tech Startups
Tax benefits for ag-tech startups
‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Expands Tax Exclusions for Ag-Tech Startups

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Expands Tax Exclusions for Ag-Tech Startups

Ralph Pastore, CFO, Verdelis Investments, and Principal, Sciara Pastore & Megale LLC, offers valuable insight into a newly signed tax provision that can directly benefit ag startups. Ralph is a…
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Emergent Connext, a Verdelis Portfolio Company, Closes Oversubscribed $5 Million Seed Round
Emergent Connext, a Verdelis Portfolio Company, Closes Oversubscribed $5 Million Seed Round

Emergent Connext, a Verdelis Portfolio Company, Closes Oversubscribed $5 Million Seed Round

At Verdelis Investments we're pleased to announce that Emergent Connext, a Verdelis Investments portfolio company, moves one step closer to digitally connecting the most underserved industries of rural America by…
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Fanwood Chemical Joins Verdelis as a Select Collaborator
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Fanwood Chemical Joins Verdelis as a Select Collaborator

Fanwood Chemical Joins Verdelis as a Select Collaborator

Verdelis Investments in pleased to announce Fanwood Chemical, Inc. has joined our team as a Select Collaborator, helping to advance our mission in ag tech. Fanwood Chemical, established in 1971…
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Verdelis Adds MH Kim as Affiliate Consultant, DCLRS as Select Collaborator
Verdelis Adds MH Kim as Affiliate Consultant, DCLRS as Select Collaborator

Verdelis Adds MH Kim as Affiliate Consultant, DCLRS as Select Collaborator

Verdelis Investments is pleased to add two key partners to a growing stable of ag-tech experts on the Verdelis Investments team. MH Kim, Founder, EcoFine Co. Ltd., joins Verdelis as…
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Verdelis Adds Mark Russell, Jerry Bilicek as Affiliate Consultants for Ag Tech
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Verdelis Adds Mark Russell, Jerry Bilicek as Affiliate Consultants for Ag Tech

Verdelis Adds Mark Russell, Jerry Bilicek as Affiliate Consultants for Ag Tech

Verdelis Investments is pleased to make two additions to its lineup of Affiliate Consultants.  Mark Russell, President, Technology Development Network, has helped countless agricultural and biotechnology businesses achieve market success…
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Confluence Genetics Joins Verdelis Investments’ Growing Portfolio of Ag-Tech Investments
Confluence Genetics Joins Verdelis Investments’ Growing Portfolio of Ag-Tech Investments

Confluence Genetics Joins Verdelis Investments’ Growing Portfolio of Ag-Tech Investments

Verdelis Investments is pleased to announce the addition of Confluence Genetics to its growing portfolio of ag-tech investments. Since 2012, Confluence Genetics has led the pace of innovation in soy…
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EcoPhage Appoints Dr. Bob Trogele to Its Board of Directors
EcoPhage Appoints Dr. Bob Trogele to Its Board of Directors

EcoPhage Appoints Dr. Bob Trogele to Its Board of Directors

Or Yehuda, Israel  |  May 28, 2025—EcoPhage, a leader in the development and commercialization of sustainable phage-based biopesticides for bacterial plant diseases, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr.…
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Verdelis Adds Thayer, Van Lengerich, Zorner as Affiliate Consultants
Verdelis Adds Thayer, Van Lengerich, Zorner as Affiliate Consultants

Verdelis Adds Thayer, Van Lengerich, Zorner as Affiliate Consultants

Verdelis Investments is pleased to make three additions to its lineup of Affiliate Consultants which already includes Neil DeStefano and Daniel Van der Lelie. Jeff Thayer, President at JM Thayer…
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Verdelis Welcomes DeStefano, Van der Lelie as Affiliate Consultants in Ag-Tech Investments
Verdelis Welcomes DeStefano, Van der Lelie as Affiliate Consultants in Ag-Tech Investments

Verdelis Welcomes DeStefano, Van der Lelie as Affiliate Consultants in Ag-Tech Investments

Verdelis Investments is pleased to welcome to its team of global experts a duo of deeply agriculture-experienced Affiliate Consultants: Neil DeStefano and Daniel Van der Lelie. “Neil and Daniel each…
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