What Impact Ag Partners does

Impact Ag Partners is a specialized agricultural investment and development firm that raises and deploys institutional capital into agricultural real assets and regenerative land management strategies, with operations in the United States (HQ in Bozeman, Montana) and Australia. The firm targets three primary client segments: global private capital and fund managers seeking nature-based investment exposure, large-scale agricultural businesses undergoing regenerative transition, and family offices or high-net-worth individuals seeking professional management of agricultural real assets. Named institutional relationships include Riverstone Holdings, SLM Partners, Macdoch Ag Group, and Rupert Murdoch's Matador Ranch.

The firm's core product is the "Impact Ag Green Box," a proprietary science-backed, data-driven integrated service package combining regenerative agriculture implementation, carbon project development, and ecosystem services monetization. This IP is embedded as a standard component across three service lines: Investment Management (capital raising and deployment into agricultural real assets), Asset Management (acquisition, development, and operation of premium agricultural assets using regenerative practices), and Advisory (due diligence, regenerative transition planning, and natural capital optimization). The firm also co-manages investment vehicles such as the SLM Agri Carbon Fund and provides operating-partner services on third-party transactions. Supporting capabilities include virtual fencing technology and a research collaboration with Blue Ocean Barns and UC Davis on asparagopsis-based methane reduction.

Impact Ag Partners generates revenue through management fees and carried interest on managed investment vehicles, fees and premiums generated through asset management of over 500,000 acres, advisory fees for due diligence and transition planning, and operating-partner mandates on third-party-owned assets. The firm reports assets under advisement of $440M+ alongside a separate press figure of $900M in assets under management, has transitioned 600,000+ acres across US and Australia, and operates through two legal entities (Impact Ag Partners LLC in the US and Impact Ag Partners Pty Ltd in Australia). Distribution is primarily direct enterprise sales to institutional investors and large landowners, supplemented by thought-leadership content, media coverage, and industry events.

Name

Impact Ag Partners

Legal name

Impact Ag Partners LLC and Impact Ag Partners Pty Ltd

Website

https://impactagpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Impact Ag Partners is a specialized agricultural investment and development firm that deploys institutional capital into regenerative farmland and natural capital strategies across the United States and Australia, serving global private equity, fund managers, family offices, and large-scale agricultural businesses through investment management, asset management, and advisory services anchored by its proprietary Green Box framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Asset Management

NAICS

Miscellaneous Intermediation (52391), Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Impact Investing (Intentional, Measurable Social/Environmental Outcomes) (FSAAALAC), Impact / ESG Venture Capital (FSANAAAG), Agriculture & Food / AgTech Growth Equity (FSANACAM)

Keywords

• Agricultural asset management
• Regenerative agriculture investing
• Natural capital monetization
• Farm investment management
• Sustainable agriculture advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Bozeman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Investment Management: Managing capital deployment into agricultural real assets and strategies that deliver institutional-grade diversified returns from food production and ecosystem services markets. Revenue generated through management fees and carried interest from fund structures.
2. Asset Management: Acquiring, developing, and operating premium agricultural assets using regenerative farming practices. Revenue from asset operations, premium product sales, and value creation from food production and natural capital monetization.
3. Advisory Services: Comprehensive advisory services covering investment due diligence, regenerative transition planning, and natural capital optimization. Revenue generated through advisory fees for guiding partners from investment through implementation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Impact Ag Partners is a specialized agricultural investment and development firm that raises and deploys capital into agricultural real assets, acquires, develops and operates premium farms and rangeland using regenerative farming practices, and provides advisory services spanning investment due diligence through natural capital monetization. Its offerings are anchored by the proprietary Impact Ag Green Box framework and span institutional-grade investment management, hands-on asset management across 500,000+ acres, and strategic advisory for partners transitioning to nature-positive agriculture.

Product overview

Impact Ag Partners is a specialized agricultural investment and development firm offering a unified platform of services anchored by its proprietary Impact Ag Green Box IP. The core offering consists of three integrated service lines — Investment Management, Asset Management, and Advisory — all of which incorporate the Impact Ag Green Box as a standard component. Additionally, the firm has co-launched investment funds such as the SLM Agri Carbon Fund with SLM Partners for nature-positive agriculture and carbon strategies. The Green Box serves as the science-backed, data-driven process that underlies every service, distinguishing the firm's approach from standard agricultural investment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Impact Ag Green Box Proprietary science-backed, data-driven process for creating value from natural capital according to regenerative agriculture principles and free-trade ethics; integrated as standard into all Impact Ag Partners services (investment management, asset management, advisory) and serves as the proven backbone for achieving environmental, social, and financial goals across managed agricultural operations.
• Investment Management Capital raising and deployment into a platform of agricultural real assets and strategies delivering institutional-grade diversified returns from food and fiber production and ecosystem services markets. Partners with global private equity and fund managers to customize investment throughout the economic and commodity cycle.
• Asset Management Acquisition, development, and operation of premium agricultural assets using regenerative farming practices, generating value from food production and natural capital monetization. Manages more than 500,000 acres across the US.
• Advisory Comprehensive advisory services covering investment due diligence, regenerative transition planning, and ecosystem market monetization; guides partners from investment identification through implementation and post-launch support.
• SLM Agri Carbon Fund Joint venture investment fund between Impact Ag Partners and SLM Partners to invest in regenerative agriculture and carbon storage in Australia, targeting low-carbon, nature-positive mixed farming strategies.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SLM PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 September 2023In 2023, SLM Partners completed a joint venture with Impact Ag Partners to launch the SLM Agri Carbon Fund to invest in regenerative agriculture and carbon storage in Australia. Impact Ag was chosen for their proven track record of acquiring, developing, and operating mixed farms using regenerative farming practices combined with natural capital expertise. A separate account worth more than A$100m implementing a similar strategy was also managed, closing on two properties.
• Blue Ocean BarnsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Blue Ocean Barns and University of California, Davis to reduce methane emissions from cattle using asparagopsis natural seaweed supplement. This initiative helps cattle reduce methane emissions while improving weight gain and feed efficiency.
• University of California, DavisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with UC Davis and Blue Ocean Barns on asparagopsis methane reduction research for cattle, aiming to reduce agriculture's environmental impact while improving animal productivity.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• FarmTogether: US farmland investment platform offering institutional and individual investors access to farmland and sustainable agriculture opportunities, including regenerative and organic transitions. Comparable mission around scaling regenerative farmland investment.
• AcreTrader: US-based farmland investment marketplace offering fractional and direct ownership of agricultural land to individual and institutional investors. An emerging digital platform targeting a similar institutional agricultural real asset theme.

Direct peers

• SLM Partners: Direct peer and active joint venture partner (SLM Agri Carbon Fund, 2023). SLM Partners invests in regenerative agriculture and sustainable food systems across Australia and the US, with comparable institutional capital model and shared focus on natural capital outcomes.
• Bonnefield Financial: Canadian farmland investment manager offering institutional and private wealth capital exposure to Canadian and select international farmland. Comparable in offering institutional-grade agricultural real asset management with a focus on long-term stewardship.
• Macdoch Ag Group: Australian agricultural investment and operating platform backing portfolio companies across cropping, livestock, and food. Overlaps with Impact Ag in deploying capital into regenerative farming transitions and natural capital value creation.
• Climate Asset Management: London-based natural capital investment manager chaired by Hugh Killen (now Impact Ag CEO). Focused on investing in nature-based solutions, including agriculture and forestry, with institutional capital — directly comparable in strategy and LP base.

Broad incumbents

• Nuveen (Westchester Group Investment Management): One of the world's largest institutional farmland investment managers with tens of billions in AUM across global cropland and timber. Serves institutional investors seeking agricultural exposure with a longer-established, broader portfolio than Impact Ag.
• Manulife Investment Management (Agriculture): Manulife's timber and agricultural investment group manages institutional farmland portfolios globally. A broad incumbent in agricultural real asset management with comparable LP base and asset class focus.
• Hancock Natural Resource Group: Subsidiary of Manulife that historically managed timberland and agricultural real assets for institutional investors. Comparable in deploying patient institutional capital into natural resource and farmland portfolios at scale.

Others

• Riverstone Holdings: Private equity firm focused on energy transition and decarbonization, and Impact Ag's flagship partner in the SPAC vehicle. Operates in adjacent natural capital/energy transition capital space rather than agricultural operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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