Lunch and Presentation
Macro tailwinds such as a decreasing land base for food production, a growing world population, and increasing protein calorie consumption per capita make US farmland an attractive asset class. But how has US farmland performed historically in portfolios? And what are the risks to investing in the asset class? The purpose of this presentation is to educate attendees on farmland as an asset class and explain why diversification by crop type and region is key to stable returns over time. Attendees will learn more about farmland's historic portfolio benefits such as protection of capital, diversification, and sensitivity to inflation.
Speaker bio: Evan Newton, CFA, grew up on a grain farm in northern Illinois and is the Director of Business Development for US Agriculture, LLC. He spent time in the hedge fund industry (Hall Capital, Passport Capital, and Evanston Capital) before finding his way back to the soil with USAg. Evan earned a B.S. in Finance from Bradley University and is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Chicago. He currently lives in the Chicago area and is the proud son of a fourth-generation farmer.