Craig Wichner, Farmland LP - There’s $2.7T Worth Of Farmland In The U.S…And That’s The Same Economic Value As All The Apartment Buildings In The U.S Or All The Office Buildings In The U.S. | #276

The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing

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Business, Investing, Management

4.7 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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In episode 276, we welcome our guest, Craig Wichner, Founder of Farmland LP, a leading investment fund that generates returns by converting conventional commercial farmland to sustainable farmland. In today’s episode we learn the ins-and-outs of farmland as an asset class. Farmland has been an asset that’s been inaccessible for most people and Craig is trying to change that. We learn what piqued his interest in farmland and get an overview of the company, which now manages over 15,000 acres and $175 million in assets. He walks us through how the company manages the farms they acquire, focusing on both capital appreciation and increasing profits over time. We even talk about why owning an organic farm can serve as a hedge against a weaker dollar. As we start to wind down, Craig offers suggestions to policy makers on how to encourage inexpensive and environmentally friendly practices for farmers. All this and more with Farmland LP’s Craig Wichner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Mebb favor show, where the focus is on helping you grow and preserve your wealth.
0:11.0	Join us as we discuss the craft of investing and
0:13.5	uncover new and profitable ideas all to help you grow wealthier and wiser.
0:17.2	Better investing starts here.
0:18.8	Matt Faber is the co-founder and chief investment officer at Cambria Investment Management.
0:23.3	Did it industry regulations, he will not discuss any of Cambria's funds on this podcast.
0:27.2	All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of
0:31.2	Cambria Investment Management or its affiliates.
0:33.4	For more information, visit Cambria Investments.com.
0:35.6	Hey, podcast friends, another great show for you today on one of my favorite topics
0:43.6	farmland investing. Our guest today is the founder of farmland LP a leading
0:49.5	investment fund that generates returns by converting conventional commercial
0:53.4	farmland to regenerative sustainable farmland. In today's episode we learn the
0:58.5	ins and outs of farmland as an asset class. It's been an asset that's been
1:02.1	inaccessible for most people and
1:03.7	our guest is trying to change that. We learned what peaked his interest in
1:07.1	farmland and get an overview of the company which now manages almost 200
1:10.9	million in assets. He walks us through how the company manages the farms they acquire,
1:15.2	focusing on both capital appreciation, and increasing profits over time. We even talk about
1:19.8	why owning an organic farm can serve as a hedge against a weaker dollar.
1:24.0	As we start to wind down he offers suggestions to policymakers on how to encourage
1:28.6	inexpensive and environmentally friendly practices for farmers.
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