With high-profile ag investment management firms like Blue Sky Alternative Investments and Rural Funds Group attacked by American short-sellers in recent months, to varying degrees of success, what is making these firms an attractive target?
From the launch of Riparian Capital Partners to the re-opening of Hancock’s $700m open-ended timber and farmland fund, we review the first six months of 2019.
A USDA-backed report has provided clear direction for private fund managers interested in tapping growing institutional demand for regenerative agricultural investment strategies.
A lack of available land has kept prices high during the drought in Austraila’s eastern states, but that may change as some investors lose patience and look to cash out.
Signs of eroding barriers between largely separate corners of the markets are generating excitement and offer hints for managers looking to meet new demand.
A huge amount of alternative data sources have emerged, but the industry needs to assist official agencies with collection and analysis.
A history of food’s role in the development of the British Empire offers a compelling beach read for anyone taking a step back to assess a dizzying year of developments in global ag.
This year’s conference saw more LPs than ever before, as agriculture continues to grow as an asset class.
Historic rainfall levels have presented US ag producers and investors with their clearest weather-related challenge since 2012’s drought.
The latest annual update to the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework shows an industry trying to get on the front foot with consumers and investors.