Texas Agricultural Land Trust

Name

Texas Agricultural Land Trust

Legal name

Texas Agricultural Land Trust

Website

https://txaglandtrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Conservation Services

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

akta.pro primary industry

Conservation Easements & Land Trust Services (AFAMAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC), Conservation & Protected Land Brokerage (Easements, Land Trust Sales) (BPAJADAH)

Keywords

• Conservation easements
• Land trust services
• Agricultural land preservation
• Ecosystem services markets
• Working lands conservation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Conservation Easement Holding and Administration: TALT holds and administers conservation easements on private lands in perpetuity. While easements themselves are typically donated or sold at below-market rates, TALT may receive stewardship endowments and transaction support from partners. The organization also receives grants from federal and state conservation programs.
2. Government Grants and Conservation Funding: Major grant programs including USDA NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program ($25 million), state funding from TPWD Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program, and federal funding through ACEP. These funds flow to landowners to facilitate conservation easement transactions.
3. Ecosystem Services Market Facilitation: TALT connects landowners with emerging carbon credit and ecosystem services markets, enabling new revenue streams from conservation practices.
4. Donations and Endowment Contributions: The Forever Texas Fund endowment campaign has surpassed its $10 million goal, providing ongoing support for TALT's operations and mission.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT) is a nonprofit land trust that holds and administers conservation easements—voluntary, perpetual legal agreements between TALT and private landowners—that permanently restrict development and subdivision of agricultural lands in Texas while allowing continued farming and ranching. The organization also facilitates access to ecosystem services markets (including carbon credits through the Climate Action Reserve Grassland Protocol) and partners with government agencies to channel conservation funding to landowners.

Product overview

Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT) is a private non-profit land trust organization that offers conservation easements as its core product—voluntary legal agreements that permanently protect working agricultural lands from development. TALT's portfolio includes specialized initiatives such as the Coastal Prairie Additive Conservation Partnership focused on preserving Texas coastal prairie ecosystems, carbon credit pilot projects developed in partnership with AgriCapture to provide additional revenue streams for landowners, and the annual Working Lands Innovation Summit for stakeholder collaboration. The organization supplements its conservation work with the Forever Texas Fund endowment campaign for sustainable long-term funding. TALT serves as the largest state-based land trust in Texas, holding easements across all ten ecoregions of the state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conservation Easements
• Carbon Credit Projects (Additive Conservation)

Quantifiable outcome

• 314,000+ acres of working lands conserved across Texas
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2023Historic $25 million grant through Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) to fund the Coastal Prairie Additive Conservation Partnership, the largest grant in TALT's history.
• AgriCapturemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2023Partner in Coastal Prairie Additive Conservation Partnership; collaborated on carbon credit pilot project in Bailey County integrating carbon credits with conservation easements.
• Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2023Key partner in Coastal Prairie Additive Conservation Partnership; administers Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program that provides funding for conservation easements.
• Ducks UnlimitedmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2023Partner in Coastal Prairie Additive Conservation Partnership focused on coastal prairie habitat conservation.
• The Nature ConservancymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2023Partner in Coastal Prairie Additive Conservation Partnership working to protect coastal prairie ecosystems.
• Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2023Leading collaborative initiative to conserve 250,000 acres in five states through the Southern High Plains Grassland Protection, Restoration and Enhancement Project.
• Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land TrustminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2023Partner in five-state grassland protection initiative alongside other regional land trusts.
• Nebraska Land TrustminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2023Partner in five-state grassland protection initiative.
• New Mexico Land ConservancyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2023Partner in five-state grassland protection initiative.
• Ranchland Trust of KansasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2023Partner in five-state grassland protection initiative.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner on Cornelius Ranch conservation easement; provided transaction due diligence costs; partner in Coastal Prairie Additive Conservation Partnership.
• Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007One of three founding agricultural organizations that created TALT in 2007 to address loss of Texas rural lands.
• Texas Wildlife Association (TWA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007One of three founding agricultural organizations that created TALT in 2007.
• Texas Farm Bureau (TFB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007One of three founding agricultural organizations that created TALT in 2007.
• Texas Land Trust CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributed funding to help complete the Open V Ranch conservation easement transaction.
• Wyman MeinzerminorOthersRenowned Texas photographer who documented numerous conserved properties including Moulton Waring Ranch and Prairie Dog River Ranch.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Playa Lakes Joint Venture: Regional habitat joint venture leading the five-state Southern High Plains grassland initiative of which TALT is the Texas lead; comparable mission around working-lands bird habitat and easements, but operates as a coordinating body rather than a direct easement holder.

Broad incumbents

• Ducks Unlimited: Large habitat-focused conservation organization partnering with TALT on coastal prairie; broader wetlands/waterfowl mission but overlapping grassland and easement activity.
• Trust for Public Land: National nonprofit that conserves land for public benefit, including working farms and ranches; operates conservation easement programs in multiple states overlapping TALT's Texas working-lands mission.
• The Nature Conservancy (Texas Chapter): Major global conservation organization with a Texas chapter actively partnering with TALT on the Coastal Prairie initiative; broader portfolio that overlaps TALT on working-lands conservation but also covers broader habitat and biodiversity priorities.

Others

• Land Trust Alliance: National membership and accreditation body for land trusts; TALT is accredited under its standards. Not a direct competitor but the industry infrastructure player that defines the accreditation framework TALT operates within.

Direct peers

• American Farmland Trust: National nonprofit dedicated to protecting farmland and ranchland via easements and policy; operates the same agricultural-land conservation model as TALT but at a national scale.
• New Mexico Land Conservancy: New Mexico land trust working on private working lands conservation; PLJV five-state partner with TALT, comparable easement-holding nonprofit model.
• Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust: State-based agricultural land trust serving Colorado ranchers, explicitly co-partnered with TALT in the PLJV five-state grassland initiative; same working-lands easement model and rancher-led mission.
• Nebraska Land Trust: Nebraska statewide land trust working with ranchers and farmers on conservation easements; PLJV partner alongside TALT for Southern High Plains grassland conservation.
• Ranchland Trust of Kansas: Kansas agricultural land trust focused on ranch and grassland conservation easements; PLJV consortium partner with TALT applying the same working-lands conservation model to a neighboring state.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@txaglandtrust
• Facebookfacebook.com/TXAGLANDTRUST
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texas-agricultural-land-trust

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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