Investors Eye American Farmland

Many of the newcomers in the soon-to-be $4 trillion farmland market have historically shunned this asset class. Yet during times of economic uncertainty, farmland has long been regarded as an excellent store of value. Just as importantly, farmland prices in many markets have been breaking per-acre sales records of late. It certainly helps that some of the bold-faced names with substantial ag portfolios include Bill Gates, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Sixth Street Capital. In this video, Martin Davies of Nuveen Natural Capital discusses three primary ways to invest — through financial instruments like farmland REITs or EFTs, buying land and leasing it to farmers, or operating permanent crops (like wine grapes or tree nuts). Watch HERE.