Obtain More Land with Investors (Crowd Source Funding)

Guest Robert Moore w/ Acre Trader:

o He is the Investment Manager for Row Crops; I work with a team to source, structure, and fund deals on

acretrader.com. I see my role primarily as a translator between farmers and investors as our investment

mandate is focused around finding opportunities that are a clear, long term win for both the farmer and

operator. 

 What is AcreTrader?

o platform connecting operators to investors

o crowdsourcing structure we give retail investors access to the asset class at a fractional cost

 Who can invest through AcreTrader?

o a minimum investment may be between $5 - 50k rather than the millions it takes to buy a whole farm.

o At present we have over 100,000 registered users on the site and about $350m in AUM across row crop

operations, permanent crop operations, and timber, most of which has been funded in the past 18

months.

 Why has this concept been so popular?

o The vast majority of the deals funded on our platform are brought to us by operators.

 So when a farmer has a piece of property they want to begin farming (or continue farming if a

landlord is selling out from under them) but aren't in a position to buy in full, investors step in to

fill the purchase price.

o Alongside a rapidly growing global population and demand for food, farmland offers a truly diversified

investment opportunity with attractive long-term returns.

 How does the ROI compare to other investment classes?

o Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Etc….

o Speed, Expertise, Flexibility

 Where do you guys do business at?

o We are currently active in 18 states, though are able to work nationwide and plan to continue expansion

as operator need dictates. 

 Farm4Profit…..that’s what our listeners care about. How does this help?

o There are lots of options for farmers to seek capital; the advantage of ours puts the financial risk on the

investor

 It’s a transparent/democratic model, centered around the operator.

o Farmers can expand their operation or just simply raise capital

o We also have an expanding list of deal structures

 raising improvement budget for tile/land improvement

 offering farmers opportunities to be partial owners

 sale/leasebacks

 Is finding an investor partner something that is hard to do?

o AcreTrader manages all the investors so the farmer can focus exclusively on farming the ground.

 What works “well” with Acre Trader?

o What doesn’t work “well” with Acre Trader?

 Did we miss anything?

 What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?

 Summary

 Closing