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About Grainfield

Our goal is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns by acquiring quality Midwest farms at reasonable prices and maximizing efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and value creation.

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What Sets Us Apart

 

Grainfield is an affiliate of Hertz Farm Management, a leading North American farm management firm founded in 1946, with 90+ Accredited Farm Managers, licensed land brokers, and Accredited Rural Appraisers in 14 offices across the Midwest. 

 

Hertz’s dominant Corn Belt presence, deep and specialized farmland market expertise, and extensive network of contacts with localized knowledge allow us to:

 

  • Source attractive farmland investment opportunities

  • Access expert farm management services at no additional fees

  • Develop and execute a value-add plan for every farm we own

  • Attract top farmers to work the properties in our portfolio

  • Leverage Hertz’s back-office operations, rather than build new

  • Achieve advantageous property dispositions

 

Focused on Midwestern U.S. Farms

 

We’re focused on farmland where our operational knowledge and experience is second to none:  Quality, productive row cropland in the heart of the Corn Belt. 

 

Higher quality land tends to deliver more attractive and stable crop yields and rental rates, which may translate to higher and less volatile cash flows and often is more efficiently sold at the end of the holding period.

 

Individual property investments may range from $0.5-5.0 MM, with most falling in the $1.5-2.5 MM range.

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Geographic diversification may help protect the portfolio against adverse conditions (weather, disease, etc.) in any one area, improve risk-adjusted returns, and dampen volatility in operating income over time.

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​Dan O’Neil

Grainfield Capital Management, LLC

Dan.ONeil@Grainfield.ag

847.772.0374

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General

The information contained in this document is confidential, privileged and only for the information of the intended recipient and may not be used, published or redistributed without the prior written consent of Grainfield Capital Management, LLC (“Grainfield”).

 

This material is not intended to be relied upon as a forecast, research or investment advice, and is not a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy.The information and opinions on this website have been prepared in good faith and are derived from proprietary and non-proprietary sources deemed by Grainfield to be reliable, but no representations are made as to the accuracy or completeness of any such information, opinions, sources, and data.Performance figures have not been audited by an independent public accounting firm.There is no guarantee that any forecasts made will come to pass.Any investments named within this material may not necessarily be held in any partnerships/accounts managed by Grainfield.Farmland properties described in this document are assets owned by Grainfield Partners I, LLP, the predecessor to Grainfield Partners II, LLP (the “Partnership”).These descriptions are for illustration purposes only, depicting the types of assets that Grainfield may seek to acquire for the Partnership, consistent with the Partnership’s primary investment strategy.None of the illustrated investments actually will be acquired by the Partnership, nor are they representative of any actual or hypothetical portfolio. Reliance upon information in this material is at the sole discretion of the reader. Grainfield Capital Management, LLC, its affiliates, directors, employees and agents cannot be held liable for the use of and reliance of the opinions, estimates, forecasts and findings in these documents.

Past investment performance is not indicative of future performance.Returns will depend on numerous factors that are subject to uncertainty.Investment involves risk, including loss of principal.The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed.

 

A Word on Risk

Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible.  Alternative investments, including U.S. farmland, may be illiquid, there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchasers for such assets, they may not be required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, there may be delays in distributing tax information to investors, they are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as other types of pooled investment vehicles, and they may be subject to high fees and expenses, which will reduce profits.  Alternative investments are not suitable for all investors and should not constitute an entire investment program. Investors may lose all or substantially all of the capital invested.  The historical returns achieved by alternative asset vehicles is not a prediction of future performance or a guarantee of future results, and there can be no assurance that comparable returns will be achieved by any strategy.  Farmland investments are less developed, more illiquid, and less transparent compared to traditional asset classes.  Investments will be subject to risks generally associated with the ownership of real estate-related assets, including changes in economic conditions, currency values, environmental risks, the cost of and ability to obtain insurance, risks related to leasing of properties, fluctuations in property values, higher expenses or lower income than expected, currency movement risks, and potential weather and environmental problems and liabilities.

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