Farmland Buy-and-Lease

Delve into the evolving landscape of the farmland buy-and-lease investments and why the strategy has moved almost wholesale to an open-end structure. Discover how agricultural infrastructure, renewable energy and vertical integration have been incorporated by global fund managers.

FARMLAND BUY-AND-LEASE DEEP DIVE

Fundraising

Inside Ceres Partners’ 17-year-old open-end farmland fund

Binyamin Ali -

17 November 2024

In the first installment in our deep dive into buy-and-lease farmland strategies, we take a close look at one of the oldest open-end farmland funds in the market.

Editor's View

Buy-and-lease is well into its second act

Binyamin Ali -

20 November 2024

The farmland strategy has swung wholesale from being almost exclusively a closed-end play to an open-end strategy – but its evolution is far from over.

News & Analysis

Farmland buy-and-lease meets infrastructure

Binyamin Ali|Tom Taylor -

24 November 2024

In the second installment of our Deep Dive into buy-and-lease farmland strategies, we speak to five GPs who have expanded their real asset plays to incorporate agricultural infrastructure.

News & Analysis

Farmland buy-and-lease with a twist

Binyamin Ali -

1 December 2024

In the final instalment of our buy-and-lease Deep Dive, we speak to ASR Real Estate, International Farming Corporation and SLM Partners about their distinct approaches to the strategy.

Editor's View

Farmland investing suffers from no shortage of creativity

Binyamin Ali -

4 December 2024

We spoke to nine fund managers for our buy-and-lease Deep Dive and no two strategies were alike.

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Fundraising

Frisco Draw targets $40m for third farmland fund

Chris Janiec -

9 July 2026

Partner Isaac Isom says understanding water risk is the key to unlocking undervalued Texas farmland.

Editor's View

European regenerative ag searches for its scaling model

Binyamin Ali -

8 July 2026

Pollen Street’s InSoil credit facility and SWEN Terra’s operator-led equity model demonstrate innovation, but the market must prove which capital structures can scale.

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Deals

Water buybacks balance respect for capital and the environment

Tom Taylor -

24 June 2026

Agricultural investors are looking to cash in on the Australian government’s lucrative offers to purchase water entitlements, while a new source of tension emerges in the shape of water demand from data centers.

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Fundraising

New Forests launches global natural capital fund

Tom Taylor -

14 June 2026

The Global Landscape Opportunities fund will invest in forestry, agriculture, infrastructure and processing assets, while also exploring carbon and biodiversity opportunities.

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Research & Data

Australian farmland returns continue to rise in Q1: ANREV

Tom Taylor -

11 June 2026

The Australian Farmland Index has posted a positive annualized return for the second quarter in a row after eight consecutive quarters of negative returns.

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Fundraising

Homestead holds first close on $350m debut private credit vehicle

Chris Janiec -

1 day ago

The firm has been building up to its first agricultural private credit strategy with a 15% allocation in its Fund IV and a $300m debt partnership with Barings.