Permanent Crops

While increased rain could lead to proliferating pests and disease in the region, warmer temperatures could support new crops such as tomatoes, peaches and wine grapes, researchers found.

Wary of a disconnect between land prices and income, institutional investors are 'hesitant' to go into traditional farmland, Hamilton Lane's Brent Burnett tells Agri Investor.

Billion-dollar disasters have struck 64 times since 2005, but sophisticated analytical tools mean producers are better prepared, Farmer Mac research director Jackson Takach tells Agri Investor.

A fresh report seeks to address the ‘disconnect’ between conservation organizations and institutional investors. Its authors told us how LPs can hope to generate returns.

After both Farmland Partners and Gladstone Land reported earnings last week, observers are speculating on the future for each.

In the second installment of a two-part interview, we zoom in on what underpins the firm’s focus on sustainable agriculture.

In the first installment of a two-part interview, we look at the challenges the firm had to overcome to get institutional investors to commit to its $548m second fund.

The firm, which is currently raising Cibus with a $500m target, has already deployed more than 50% of the equity raised at first close.

Paine Schwartz partner Angelos Dassios says Verisem will look to acquire peers as it seeks to fill a niche overlooked by breeders and distributors.

Known as the country’s ‘food bowl’, the region’s capacity for year-round crop production as well as permanent plantings is a major draw for institutional investors – both domestic and foreign.