About the Partner Spotlight: This is the first of a regular series highlighting the farmers we work with. We’re starting with Bill Niman in part because BN Ranch is in the news now, and we thought you would appreciate some insight into what is going on. We at Farmland LP have an up-close view, as … Continued
Expands Farmland Holdings in San Francisco Bay Area to 5,800 Acres San Francisco, CA, January 30, 2014 – Farmland LP, a sustainable agriculture investment fund, today announced the acquisition of an additional 450 acres of farmland in Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California. The purchase marks the expansion of Farmland LP’s existing Brentwood Creek Farm to … Continued
Congratulations to Jason and his team for successfully converting 673 acres of our farmland to Certified Organic farmland at two of our properties near Corvallis, OR.
Financial Advisor magazine wrote: Farmland LP “is intriguing because it attempts to solve a host of problems at once—rising oil prices, people’s health, soil restoration and the lack of affordable land for many farmers. At the same time, he’s found a way to scale what had traditionally been a small-scale, diversified farm model into something that’s attractive to investors.”
I gave the following speech at a press conference yesterday at the California State Legislature regarding the rushed approval of methyl iodide, a new toxic fumigant proposed for use to sterilize soil prior to planting strawberries. As background, John Froines, PhD, and chair of the California Scientific Review Committee that evaluated methyl iodide, at a 2010 Senate … Continued