Farm Lending is Broken
You can fix it, 3x your income, and protect your farmer.
Buying a farm is hard and expensive.
Farmers
We help farmers buy out their landlords. When the land comes up for sale—whether from the owner or their heirs—we step in. We talk to the seller, structure the deal through an LLC, and help you take ownership. The goal? Keep the farm local, and let the landlord or heirs stay partially invested if they choose.
Landowners
Got a farm with a low basis? Need cash but don’t want the full tax hit from selling it all? We help you unlock value without giving up everything. With Farmland Stock Exchange, you can sell a portion, keep the rest, and protect what your family built. Reach out and let’s talk options.
We have 2.3 million tillable acres of farmland in the United States. Every 15 seconds we lose an acre forever.
About Us
At Farmland Stock Exchange, our mission is simple: We are committed to supporting farmers and safeguarding the stability of American agriculture. We know that with a looming transition of 70% of farmland, succession planning and ensuring that transfer is beneficial for the next generation is key.
We focus on helping family farms transition their home farm, and then secure the acres they are renting from others. Foreign and institutional money are flowing into the asset, and running up prices.
Meanwhile, farmers are struggling to expand their operations and secure funding without resorting to selling their land, a common obstacle that can lead to missed growth opportunities.
We believe in sitting down at the farm shop or at the dinner table and figuring out what is best for the entire family. No one’s situation is the same, and our business is built to be flexible with you. Reach out today and we can help you get all the information you need to secure your farm for the next generation.
Secure Your Farm’s Future
Whether you are a farmer facing a land purchase, a landowner considering your legacy, or a banker seeking a way to help your farmers get a loan that keeps their business secure, Farmland Stock Exchange offers tailored solutions.
Farmland is a unique asset class, and each farm is as unique as each family that farms it. The asset of the ground typically continues to rise for several key reasons:
Increasing Productivity: Advancements in agricultural technology are driving productivity, allowing farmers to produce more crops on less land. This makes farmland increasingly valuable year over year.
Rising Global Demand for Food: With the global population steadily growing, the demand for food—and therefore farmland—is only going to increase. Farmland offers investors a way to tap into this essential and expanding market.
Scarcity of Land: Urban development, climate change, and other factors are steadily reducing the amount of farmland available. As supply decreases and demand rises, the value of farmland continues to appreciate. Currently we lose an acre of farmland every 15 seconds.
Call us today so we can help you decide what to do with one the most valuable asset classes in the world. American Farmland.
Protect Farmland. Preserve the American Dream.
At Farmland Stock Exchange, we create shared ownership opportunities so farmers can grow without giving up their legacy—and investors can access one of the world’s most stable assets. We believe strong farmers make a strong nation, and we work with landowners, investors, and policymakers to make that vision real.
Whether you’re expanding your farm or cashing out part of your land, we’re here to help. Let’s keep farmland in the hands of those who care for it—and bring the dream of ownership back to life.
Schedule a call to learn more.
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Farmland is a unique asset class, and its value continues to rise for several key reasons: Increasing Productivity: Advancements in agricultural technology are driving productivity, allowing farmers to produce more crops on less land. This makes farmland increasingly valuable year over year.
Rising Global Demand for Food: With the global population steadily growing, the demand for food—and therefore farmland—is only going to increase. Farmland offers investors a way to tap into this essential and expanding market.
Scarcity of Land: Urban development, climate change, and other factors are steadily reducing the amount of farmland available. As supply decreases and demand rises, the value of farmland continues to appreciate. Currently we lose an acre of farmland every 15 seconds.
Investing in farmland isn’t just about profit; it’s about investing in something real, stable, and essential to our future.
Investing in Farmland FAQs
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Farmers work tirelessly to grow their businesses, but securing capital to expand or improve their operations is often a major hurdle. Traditionally, farmers have had to sell their land or take on significant debt to access capital.
Today, Farmers rent a lot of the land they are farming, and they need every acre to make a living in a low margin business. When a landlord needs to sell they have two options. Buy the farm for 40% down, on a multi-million dollar piece of land. Or they can bring in a fund to purchase the whole farm, and continue renting. At Farmland Stock Exchange, we offer a different approach.
Farmers bring us the farm they want to purchase
They pay 10% down
We work with the landowner to see if they want to retain equity or seller finance.
This allows farmers to maintain ownership of their land while allowing investors to partner in the growth.
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Farmland has been traditionally used as a long term store of value. That is where it excels. Year to year it has low dividends and decent appreciation - similar to blue chip stocks. Over a generation farmland has historically been on par with, or beat, the S&P 500.
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There are several tax benefits to directly owning farmland. A few of these are:
Section 180 deductions
721 Exchange
Depreciation of improvements on the farm
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We work with you and your farmer to figure out what down payment you need. Some people do not need or want all of their cash at once. They may be happy with 10% of one million dollars, not the full amount. At the end of the loan term the farmer has to refinance out, and you get the rest of the value. Typically we see the yearly income you receive from the farm increase substantially during the loan period, and then you get the rest of the farm value at the end.
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Banks require them to put down 30%-50% down, and they often have to leverage other farms. This creates a house of cards and a debt spiral that can destroy family farms. The 1980’s bankrupted tens of thousands of farmers. The economic environment looks similar to that time, and we want to step up to stop this from happening again. Do you?
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We will sit down with you and the farmer and get to work to fix it. Worst case scenario, we go back to where it is at right now. You get the farm back and can sell it. Where this program is better for farmers is that they do not lose ALL of their farms. Just this one. They get a shot, but it does not destroy their future.
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In short, you are selling the farm now. You are just doing it in a new way, minimizing taxes, and getting your cash spread out. You want your farmer to get the farm at the end of the day, but the down payment is unattainable for many. Through our Legacy Note program you are able to make more money, and help your farmer build a sustainable operation.