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Tag Archives: Colorado

As Harvest Gets Underway, Signs of Financial Strain Emerge in Key Crop Production Regions

Posted on September 2, 2015 by mfritz

Despite extensive damage to crops from record rainfall earlier this year in the southern Midwest and northern Mid-South and uneven conditions in the Midwest and Lake states, anticipated yields are up for corn and soybeans. Lower farm income forecasts and … Continue reading →

Posted in Farm Economy, Land Values | Tagged Alabama, Beige Book, Colorado, cropland, cropland values, Dallas, drought, Farmland Intelligencer, Federal Reserve, Florida, Georgia, grain prices, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas City Fed, Michael Fritz, Mid-South, Midwest, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Southern Plains, Tennessee, Texas | Leave a comment

Illinois Pension Board, an Early Adopter in Farmland Investing, to Exit the Sector. Cites High Fees, Low Returns

Posted on December 19, 2014 by mfritz

The Illinois State Board of Investment has fired its longstanding farmland investment manager and plans to sell its $46-million farmland portfolio, citing high management fees and low returns. Though the holding is relatively small for an institutional investment, the exit … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Investment, Citrus, Cropland, Institutional Investment, Vineyard | Tagged almonds, apples, California, cherry, citrus, Colorado, Cozad Asset Management, Cozad/Westchester, farmland investment, Florida, grove, Illinois, Illinois State Board of Investment, Indiana, management fees, Marquette Associates, Mercator Research, Michael Fritz, Mississippi, NCREIF, NCREIF Farmland Index, Ohio, orchard, Premiere Partners V, row-crop land, TIAA-CREF, vineyard, Washington, Westchester Agriculture Asset Management, wine grapes | Leave a comment

Teays River Investments to take loss on drought-struck California cropland sale to Gladstone

Posted on August 22, 2014 by mfritz

The first hints of how California’s deepening water shortage may play out in the agricultural land market are starting to emerge. Last week, Teays River Investments, LLC, a big farmland and agribusiness investment company opted to sell two irrigated strawberry … Continue reading →