As we step into 2025, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to our investors for their trust and to the farmers who nurture our land with care and commitment. Together, we're transforming agriculture and building a future where regenerative farming produces healthy food, enriches ecosystems, and creates lasting value. Here's to another year of impact and growth. Happy New Year!
Farmland LP
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
San Francisco, California 5,617 followers
Invest In Sustainability
About us
Farmland LP acquires conventional farmland, converts it to certified organic, and builds long-term value by implementing sustainable farming practices. We currently manage over 18,000 acres of farmland in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. Our funds give investors the opportunity to own high-quality farmland that delivers positive financial, social, and environmental returns. Our latest fund, Vital Farmland Fund III, is now open to accredited investors. Visit farmlandlp.com to learn more and invest in an uncorrelated asset class with no negative return in 30 years. Farmland LP has been recognized with numerous awards, including being named a "World's 50 Most Innovative Company" by Fast Company, twice named a "Best for the World" B-Corp, and twice named an "Impact Assets 50" Fund Manager.
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
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- Privately Held
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- 2009
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- Private equity, farmland, organic, agriculture, sustainability, ranching, food, energy, farming, and regenerative agriculture
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🌿 Ever wonder how regenerative farming works on a large scale? Farmland LP is the largest farmland manager focused on regenerative agriculture, and our 2024 Fridays on the Farm playlist shows you how we do it. 🎥 This year’s 10-episode series covers the innovative practices that support thriving crops, healthy animals, and sustainable operations, including: 🌱 No-till planting to protect the soil. 🍇 Precision Pinot Noir harvesting. 🐑 Low-stress livestock care. 💧 Drip irrigation for water-saving efficiency. 👉 Dive into the playlist here: Fridays on the Farm Playlist See how we’re creating a better future for farming: https://lnkd.in/ggyA-xwx
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🌱 How Do You Measure Positive Impact? 🌱 One of the world's largest impact ratings firms recently evaluated Farmland LP on its environmental and social practices. Their conclusion? We scored 82 out of 100 — the highest score ever awarded to any of the 10,000 companies they've reviewed. Here's the bigger picture: 🚜 The average impact score for agriculture firms: 17 🌿 Farmland LP's impact score: 82 A score above 50 means you're doing more good than harm. Our score of 82 shows that regenerative, organic farming is good for the planet and great for returns, too. 🌍 Learn more at farmlandlp.com
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We precision harvest our Pinot Noir for cleaner fruit and a faster harvest - all at a fraction of the cost of hand-picking. 🍇 In Episode 10 of Fridays on the Farm, Daniel Pasculli, Assistant Vineyard Manager at Farmland LP, demonstrates how our Pellenc harvester helps us bring the cleanest fruit possible. This machine sorts leaves and stems as it harvests, ensuring a top-quality product for our winery customers. It doesn’t stop at harvest, either. It also helps with pruning, hedging, and spraying all year long. Watch how it all comes together. 🍷 #FridaysOnTheFarm #PinotNoir #SustainableFarming
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💧 The Next Big Investment? It’s Water. 💧 Water is scarce, essential, and vastly underpriced as an asset. Here’s why that’s changing: 🔹 70% of human water use goes to agriculture. 🔹 Only 0.007% of global water is available for human use. 🔹 Senior water rights are tradable, defendable, and appreciating in value. In our latest webinar, Farmland LP's Craig Wichner shares why water rights are quickly becoming a top-tier investment class — and how investing in regenerative farmland with water rights is the best way to capture that value. This is more than just theory. We walk you through: ✅ How water rights drive both cash flow and appreciation ✅ Why California’s water rights structure gives senior holders a massive advantage ✅ How water-secure farmland is becoming a recession-proof, inflation-hedged investment To learn how Farmland LP puts water to work for investors, check out our latest article on water as an asset class below. 💬 Are you investing in water? Drop your thoughts below — we want to hear from you!
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Really appreciate you sharing this, Sam! The Jena Experiment is an excellent reminder of how nature’s complexity drives resilience. Insights like these push agriculture toward a more sustainable future.
Two decades ago, researchers started an experiment that would challenge the prevailing scientific understanding of plant communities. While modern agriculture reduces systems to single functions, the Jena Experiment showed how complexity creates resilience. The setup was simple but groundbreaking: 82 grassland plots, ranging from monocultures to combinations of 60 species, monitored for over 20 years. What they discovered would expose fundamental flaws in our understanding of agricultural systems. The results were transformative. Plots with 16+ species showed triple the soil carbon storage, built topsoil 2.7x faster, supported 45% more pollinators, and were 50% more drought resistant than monocultures. But the numbers only tell half the story. The real breakthrough came from watching these communities evolve. Species that initially competed fiercely for resources began developing sophisticated sharing networks. The plants weren't just coexisting—they were actively cooperating in ways not previously observed. This wasn't random. High-diversity plots consistently outperformed monocultures across every metric. After 15 years, they showed 84% less variation in biomass production and recovered from drought twice as fast. Nature was proving that diversity equals stability. The findings shatter a core assumption of modern agriculture – that we can predict plant performance based on individual traits. The most productive combinations weren't those that looked good on paper; they were the ones that had time to adapt to each other. Below ground, these plant communities were building complex networks. Soil analysis revealed extensive mycorrhizal connections and unprecedented microbial diversity. The plants weren't just growing together – they were creating entirely new ecosystems. The implications for agriculture are profound. Our current approach of testing combinations for 1-2 seasons systematically underestimates their potential. Many of the most successful plant communities in Jena looked unimpressive until year 3 or 4. The benefits followed a clear timeline: Year 1-2: Competitive establishment Year 3-4: Initial cooperation patterns emerge Year 5-7: Stable resource-sharing networks form Year 8+: Maximum ecosystem services achieved The data tells a compelling story. Without any external inputs, diverse plots achieved: 180% higher carbon sequestration 50% lower pest pressure 70% better nutrient retention 2.3x higher drought tolerance The Jena Experiment isn't just research – it's a wake-up call. We've been simplifying agricultural systems when we should have been embracing their complexity. The future of farming isn't in monocultures – it's in managed ecosystems.
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How Do Organic Farmers Expand Without Buying More Land? 🤔 Organic farmers often have big customers, like Costco Wholesale or Whole Foods Market, who ask them to increase production. This sounds great, right? But increasing production requires more land—and not just any land. It takes three years to convert farmland to organic. Three years with no revenue can be financially devastating. That’s where Farmland LP steps in. We buy the farmland, manage the 3-year organic conversion, and then lease it to organic farmers as certified organic land. This model supports farmers and increases financial returns for our investors. Learn more at farmlandlp.com
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Ecosystem Returns Are Real. Here’s the Data. With support from the USDA, we studied 8 years of farming data with two independent consulting firms. The findings are eye-opening: 💧 $12.5M in ecosystem benefits (like water purification, biodiversity, and cleaner air) 📈 70% net economic gain for our investors If we’d farmed conventionally, it would have caused $8.5M in environmental harm. Instead, we flipped the script and created environmental benefits. This is what we mean by “double bottom line returns” — measurable financial AND environmental gains. Learn more at farmlandlp.com
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🌊 Water is the most valuable resource on Earth, but can you invest in it? If you missed the Farmland LP Water Investment Webinar, now’s your chance to catch up. From California’s water rights to soil carbon's impact on water retention, this 55-minute session is packed with insights for investors seeking sustainable, long-term growth. 🎥 Watch it here: https://lnkd.in/gfi7z_yB 💡 Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction to Farmland LP's Investment Focus 4:59 - Organic Land Demand and Water's Role 12:14 - Understanding Water as an Asset Class 16:43 - California Water Rights and Legislation 23:58 - Volatility of Water Prices in California 28:43 - Strategic Acquisition of Farmland and Water Rights 33:25 - Importance of Soil Carbon and Water Retention 36:49 - Current Advantages of Farmland Acquisition 42:09 - Type of Farmland Acquired 46:15 - Investor Returns and Fund Updates 51:08 - Water Quality in Farmland Acquisitions #SustainableInvesting #WaterRights #Farmland #ImpactInvesting #RealAssets #regenerativeagriculture
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