AgVest Advisors provides full-service sourcing and ongoing management services to facilitate direct farmland investments for institutions, family offices, and sophisticated investors. Our exclusive specialization in farmland investments offers our clients proprietary investment strategies, meticulous acquisition negotiations, and productive management plans based on their specific needs and portfolio objectives.
Why AgVest Advisors
It’s simple, we keep it simple.
When it comes to farmland investing, experience and a localized network are essential. Farmland is a predominantly private market that can be complex and expensive without industry experience. At AgVest, we combine the power of multi-disciplinary expertise, our nuanced understanding of the discipline, and our exceptional connections to guide investment opportunities for our clients. We consistently source and deliver below market farmland deals to investors. Historically over 60% of our investments are made through private deals leveraging our extensive network of farmers and specialists.
Our mission is to provide superior gains within a low-risk environment for our investors. We strive to provide financial and personal success for our investors by investing in an asset class that has sustained over time with superior returns.
We are guided by a devotion to ease the complexities of farmland investments by developing partnerships that complement our expertise and our boots-on-the ground approach. We measure our success through the success of our clients.
Our vision is to align investors with the best possible farmland returns while serving as stewards of their capital and agricultural objectives.
Leadership
Our team has over 50 years of combined experience sourcing and managing farmland investments with some of the biggest financial institutions and pension funds in the World. We have also assisted large ag-consulting firms with writing agricultural investment on behalf of state pension funds. Our approach to farmland investing has proven to consistently deliver below market row crop farmland deals to investors.
Mr. Brawner has been investing in the space for more than 10 years and has facilitated investments with some of the biggest financial institutions and pension funds in the world. He is well known in the industry and has been involved in over $650M in farmland purchases and managed over 150k acres across the US. Mr. Brawner has spent the past 10 years building out the professional relationships needed to construct successful farmland portfolios. His exceptional network in the farmland community gives investors access to off market deals and top tier tenants.
Prior to starting AgVest, Mr. Brawner helped to build some of the largest U.S. row crop portfolios in history for some of the most recognized pension funds, investment banks, and sophisticated investors in the world. He began in 2011 by joining AgCoA, formerly a farmland REIT established by Goldman Sachs and Duquesne Capital. In 2013, the portfolio was sold to CPPIB, the Canadian Pension Plan. The portfolio was sold again in 2017 to the Gates Foundation.
“Farmland investment opportunities in the industry have increased exponentially, thanks to the rise in demand for food and resources. Investment grade U.S row crop farmland returns are the perfect investment since they are essentially risk-free and remain resilient. AgVest Advisors was created to guide and facilitate investment in the US farmland to merge the depth of our knowledge, network, and resources to bring highest-quality sustainable investments to our clients.” – Chris Brawner, President of AgVest Advisors.
Mr. Langen specializes in farm management services and has been part of AgVest Advisors since 2020. As the Farm Manager, he oversees and manages daily operations on the owned farms. He works with tenants to ensure that crop yields and investor returns are maximized. In addition, he oversees Capex and R&M projects, soil conservation and stewardship, crop input budgeting and much more. Mr. Langen has been part of the farming and agriculture industry his whole life. He is a Licensed Real Estate Broker and Associate Real Estate Trainee Appraiser in the State of Illinois. Mr. Langen graduated Lake Land Community College with an associate’s degree in Agriculture Business. He furthered his education at the University of Illinois and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Agronomy Management. During his time at the University of Illinois, he worked as a technician in the Crop Physiology Lab while working on his family’s farm. In applying the knowledge and experience he has gained along with his drive and determination; Mr. Langen brings his deep-rooted passion and tenacity to the agriculture industry. He is currently working on his family farm in Taylorville, IL where he resides.
OUR GREATEST STRENGTH LIES WITHIN OUR NETWORK.
Our select group of advisors throughout the US bring their extensive experience and network to find the best farmland deals for our investors. They demonstrate and execute utmost professionalism and understanding of the industry to cater to the unique needs and financial goals of our investors.
