{"id":38199,"date":"2023-06-01T18:30:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T22:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/?p=38199"},"modified":"2023-07-08T18:58:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T22:58:26","slug":"making-best-farming-practices-work-for-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.greenmoney.com\/2025\/making-best-farming-practices-work-for-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Best Farming Practices Work for Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"
>> Back to June 2023 Issue<\/a><\/div>\n

This fintech dealmaker wants to restore\u00a0America\u2019s Great Plains by\u00a0combining investors, land purchases, regen ag, renewable energy leases and the right boots on the ground.<\/h3>\n

\"Climate<\/a>America\u2019s first great climate crisis was the \u201cdust bowl\u201d of the 1930s, a manmade environmental catastrophe that greatly eroded sections of the Great Plains in the United States. An insufficient understanding of the Plains ecosystem led to extensive deep plowing of 100 million acres of topsoil, displacing the native, deep-rooted grasses that normally trapped soil and moisture during drought and high winds to grow large quantities of wheat to supply World War I.<\/p>\n

The deprecation of the land has continued, but entrepreneurs and investors, including Bill Gates, see a growing opportunity to acquire land at a favorable price to generate substantial monetary & cultural value with renewable technology while regenerating the depleted soil.<\/p>\n

Tim Luckow<\/a>\u00a0is the founder and CEO of the Colorado-based fintech startup\u00a0Farm Holdings,<\/a>\u00a0which provides a flexible investment platform at the intersection of land restoration, regenerative agriculture, and clean energy production.<\/p>\n

Veteran Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur Brian Zisk spoke to him recently to find out more.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Key points:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Farm\u2019s projects are designed to match accredited investors with seasoned farmers and ranchers who want to expand and improve farmland to make a positive climate impact. Farm sets up investment deals through SPVs and earns its revenue by charging a fee.<\/li>\n
  • One key to project success is undertaking initiatives projects is to co-locate clean energy development with grazing or farming operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Brian Zisk: <\/span>Hi Tim. Thank you for taking the time to chat. Please tell us what you\u2019re doing at Farm and why?<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Tim Luckow:<\/strong>\u00a0I started Farm out of an effort to try to restore as much land as possible and soon became obsessed with soil and soil erosion. We\u2019re learning a lot about what you need to do to make regenerative agriculture work financially for investors, including partnering with farmers and ranchers around the collocation of clean energy with regenerative agriculture.<\/p>\n

    Brian: Are you the first to do this?<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Tim:<\/strong> While we are not the first to address these issues, I think we\u2019re doing it in a slightly different way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Our model depends on partnering with great farmers and ranchers looking to expand, which I think is relatively unique to Farm Holdings right now. There are a lot of transition funds in agriculture saying, \u201cYou\u2019re going from conventional agriculture to organic or regenerative agriculture, and we can help you with a three to five-year funding plan to get through that transition.<\/p>\n

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