
Ceres Partners is a limited liability company organized in 2009 to serve as investment manager and general manager of Ceres Farms, LLC, Heartland Farms, LLC and any successor investment funds. Ceres Partners manages a portfolio of properties totaling over 11,200 acres consisting of 29 farms in the states of Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee.
Ceres Partners believes that the purchase decision is critical and looks to identify undervalued farms that generate positive cash flows. Risk is reduced when a farm is bought at the right price with multiple sources of return. Ceres also looks to improve its farms which increases the long-term value of the property and compels a higher rent. Ceres Partners actively manages each farm and selects a proven farmer from its existing network of preferred producers who desire to expand as Ceres acquires more farmland. The result is partnership that benefits both the landowner/investor and the farmer.
Ceres Farms, LLC is an investor-orientated diversified agricultural portfolio of Midwest farmland. It is wholly owned by its investors and generates returns from current income as well as appreciation in the value of its property. Key fund characteristics include:
Managed
diversified portfolio of Midwest farmland
23 farms with
over 5,200 acres
$23 million in
assets
32 investors
consisting of individuals, trusts, IRA accounts, pension plan, insurance company
$250,000
minimum investment
One year
investment lock-up period
Management and
performance-based fee structure
Strong
double-digit net fund performance since inception
Independent
annual farmland appraisals and quarterly valuation
Multi-year
farmer leases with staggered maturities and diversified rent structures
Current income
from farm operations, sale of non-farm buildings, outfitter leases, timber
sales, mineral rights, billboards, and potential wind-power leases
Complete
transparency to investors including audited financial statements
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