Agriculture Investing - Taking Food to the Next Level with Chris Rawley

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Chris Rawley has held corporate management roles in Jones Lang LaSalle, Electronic Data Systems, L-3 Communications, and served as a defense consultant at Special Operations Command with Blackbird Technologies.  He has invested in real estate and income-producing agriculture for nearly two decades. Rawley is an angel investor in early-stage agriculture and food companies, including the Indian agriculture FinTech company Jai Kisan. He serves on the advisory board of the AgTech start-up AgroFides.

Rawley is a Captain in the Navy Reserve, serving as the Reserve Chief of Staff for United States SIXTH Fleet, and provides oversight for more than 500 sailors operating across Europe and Africa. During his 29 year military career, Rawley has filled a variety of leadership positions in naval, expeditionary, and joint special operations units afloat and ashore. He has deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, throughout Africa, the Middle East, and Western Pacific.  Rawley has a degree from Texas A&M University, earned an MBA at George Washington University, and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval War College. 

 

[00:01 - 04:43] Opening Segment

Get to know Chris Rawley
Who is Chris and What is Harvest Returns?
Real estate and farming 

 

[04:44 - 09:56] Agriculture Investing 

Where do I get started?
Agricultural Financing Systems
What’s out there that’s worth investing in?
From wineries to elderberry farms

 

[09:57 - 24:28] Taking Food to the Next Level

Return of Investment and Cash Flow
Equity and Supplemental Debts
Not necessarily premium products but all way nutritious and delicious
Indoor Agriculture and Vertical Farms are Amazing!
Chris talks about Hemp CBD
Evaluating similar investments from the outside
Projecting Commodity Prices

 

[24:29 - 31:26] Closing Segment

Quick break for our sponsors
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What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?
Harvest Returns

Chris’s worst investment
In Dot-com Bubble

What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?
Risk management

Connect with my guest. See the links below.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“Like real estate, agriculture is local.” - Chris Rawley

“The end product, it's high quality. The way it's grown, I think, is a little bit sexier than growing in a field and is certainly, you know, more sustainable.” - Chris Rawley

“You've got to really have a handle on your risk.” - Chris Rawley

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Connect with Chris Rawley through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.  Visit their website https://www.harvestreturns.com/. 

 

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