Farmland is ripe with investment opportunities. This is a large, fragmented market compared to other types of commercial real estate, and only 2% is owned by institutional investors.
Farmland is disappearing, but demand and the population keep growing. We lose 4 acres a minute of U.S. farmland from depleted soils and urban development. Over the past 20 years, we've lost the state of Florida in farmland!
Farmland has delivered positive annual returns every year for the last 30 years and is not correlated with the broader equity market.
Farmland has 13% debt, compared to 60%-70% for other types of commercial real estate. This makes it less prone to forced sales and price drops during downturns.
Farmland is ripe with investment opportunities. This is a large, fragmented market compared to other types of commercial real estate, and only 2% is owned by institutional investors.
Farmland is disappearing, but demand and the population keep growing. We lose 4 acres a minute of U.S. farmland from depleted soils and urban development. Over the past 20 years, we've lost the state of Florida in farmland!
Farmland has delivered positive annual returns every year for the last 30 years and is not correlated with the broader equity market.
Farmland has 13% debt, compared to 60%-70% for other types of commercial real estate. This makes it less prone to forced sales and price drops during downturns.
Craig Wichner, Founder
Out of the total of 893 million acres in the U.S., only 1.2% of cropland is organic.
Up to $1 trillion of U.S. farmland is likely to be sold within the next 10 years.
The term “cropland” refers to farmland that is ready for crop planting. The term “farmland” covers additional farming activities e.g. ranching.
Although the incentives to convert are significant, farmers face three years of limited income during the conversion period. Farming multi-year crop rotations, maintaining soil health, managing pests naturally, and optimizing yields without relying on synthetic inputs requires a broad and integrated skill set.
