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Vermont Gluten Free Cookie Company Raises Capital Locally to Expand Business and Create Jobs
Vermont’s alternative financing options seal the deal for economic and food industry growth for Mad River Valley’s Liz Lovely Cookies - April 05, 2013 - Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Farmland Network LLC Announces Free Access to Sale and Auction Results Data for 2013
Farmland Network LLC Announces Plans to Provide Nationwide Farmland Sale and Auction Results for 2013. - March 02, 2013 - Farmland Network
Agcapita Farmland Fund is Pleased to Announce Karim Kadry Has Joined the Investment Team
Agcapita Farmland Fund is pleased to announce Karim Kadry has joined the team as Investment Manager. According to Stephen Johnston, founder of Agcapita "Due to the growth in our fund we continually seek to add talented people to the team. Karim has over 15 years of international experience in... - November 14, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
Saskatchewan Farmland Appreciates 9.1% in First Half of 2012 According to Recently Released Report
Agcapita Farmland Fund is pleased to report that Farm Credit Canada ("FCC") confirms another strong return performance for Canadian farmland. According to the FCC Farmland Values Report, the average value of farmland in Saskatchewan increased by 9.1% during the first half of 2012. - October 16, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
RE/MAX Reports Some Saskatchewan Farmland Values Increasing as Much as 20% in Last 12 Months. Agcapita's Data Supports Conclusion of Substantial Price Movements.
A recent RE/MAX report shows some Saskatchewan farmland prices increasing as much as 20% in last 12 months. Agcapita Farmland Fund's data supports RE/MAX's conclusion that farmland continues to appreciate strongly on the Canadian prairies. Agcapita’s series of farmland funds continue to show... - September 12, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
Farmland Network Announces Alliance with Farmers Feeding the World
Farmland Network Forms Partnership with Farmers Feeding the World in Support of Its Efforts to Harness the Power of the American Agriculture Industry in Solving Global Hunger Problems - August 22, 2012 - Farmland Network
The Farmland Gold Ratio - Farmland as a Lagging Inflation Hedge
The Saskatchewan farmland/gold price ratio still appears to be below its long-term average. If the ratio were to reach a similar peak to the last inflation period of the 1970’s of around 0.8 times – Saskatchewan farmland prices would have to almost double from current levels based on current gold prices. - August 11, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Farmland Fund - Farmland Receipts Grow and Farm Consolidation Trend Continues
The 2011 Census of Agriculture revealed higher Canadian farm revenues and an increase in farm size reflecting a continuation of the land consolidation trend in the industry. According to the census: 1) Consolidation - “The Canadian agricultural sector continues to restructure as many farms... - June 04, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Farmland Investment Partners - Saskatchewan Farmland Values Increase 21.7% in 2011
According to the recently released report on farmland values issued by Farmland Credit Canada, "In the second half of 2011, farmland values in Saskatchewan increased an average of 10.1%, the highest average increase across Canada. This followed gains of 11.6% and 2.7% in the previous two... - April 19, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Farmland Fund III is Pleased to Announce Its Fourth Closing. Agcapita Farmland Fund III Was Opened to Investors in October 2011 with a $20 Million Offering.
Agcapita Farmland Fund III is pleased to announce its fourth closing. Agcapita Farmland Fund III was opened to investors in October 2011 with a $20 million offering. Agcapita Fund III is the only farmland investment fund eligible for Registered Retirement Savings Plans... - April 13, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
There Are No Circumstances Under Which a Farmer Should Sell Their Farmland
The Farmland Marketing And Management Group Says, Interest in Alternative Investments Could Make the Outright Sale of a Family Farm an Unnecessary, Costly Event - March 16, 2012 - Farmland Marketing and Management Group, Inc.
Agcapita Farmland Fund III is Pleased to Announce Its Third Closing. Agcapita III is the Only Farmland Investment Fund Eligible for RRSPs.
Agcapita Farmland Fund III is pleased to announce its third closing. Agcapita Farmland Fund III was opened to investors in October 2011 with a $20 million offering. Agcapita Fund III is the only Canadian farmland investment fund eligible for Registered Retirement Savings Plans (“RRSP”) and has a low minimum investment of $5,000. - March 12, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Farmland Fund Signs Purchase Agreement for 1,920 Acres in the RM of Chesterfield Saskatchewan
Agcapita Farmland Fund is pleased to announce it has signed a purchase agreement for 1,920 acres in the RM of Chesterfield Saskatchewan as part of its fall 2011 acquisition program. - January 24, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Farmland Fund III is Pleased to Announce Its Second Highly Successful Closing
Agcapita Farmland Fund III is pleased to announce its second highly successful closing. Agcapita Farmland Fund III was opened to investors in October 2011 with a $20 million offering. Agcapita Fund III is the only farmland investment fund eligible for Registered Retirement Savings Plans (“RRSP”). Agcapita is one of Canada's most experienced farmland fund managers, launching its first fund in Q1 2008. - January 22, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Farmland Fund Signs Purchase Agreement for 2,480 Acres in the RM of Miry Creek Saskatchewan
Agcapita Farmland Fund is pleased to announce it has signed a purchase agreement for 2,480 acres in the RM of Miry Creek Saskatchewan as part of its fall 2011 acquisition program. - January 17, 2012 - Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Farmland Fund III Conducts First Closing
Agcapita Farmland Fund III is pleased to announce that it has conducted its first closing. Agcapita Farmland Fund III was opened to investors in October 2011 with a $20 million offering. - December 18, 2011 - Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Farmland Fund and UN Arable Land Reports - 25% of All Arable Land Degraded, 25 Million Acres/Year
The United Nations ("UN") has completed a global assessment of the planet’s land resources and concluded that a quarter of all land is heavily degraded. The UN warns that this trend must be reversed if the food requirements of the world’s expanding population are to be met. Agcapita's data indicates up to 25 million acres of arable land are lost each year to soil erosion, drought and urbanization. - December 01, 2011 - Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Farmland Fund Reports Saskatchewan Farmland Appreciated 12% in First Half of 2011
Agcapita Farmland Fund reports Saskatchewan farmland values increased an average of 11.6% during the first half of 2011 - the highest rate of appreciation in Canada. Saskatchewan farmland prices are tracking other markets and have been increasing steadily since 2003. - November 24, 2011 - Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Farmland Investment Partnership Will be Presenting at the Alternative Investment Conference in Calgary on January 28th, 2012
Agcapita Farmland Investment Partnership will be presenting at the Alternative Investment Conference in Calgary on January 28th, 2012. Risk management and asset allocation in the context of hard asset investments like farmland will be the topic of discussion. Stephen Johnston, CIO and founder of... - October 09, 2011 - Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Research Shows Canadian Farmland/Gold Price Ratio at Low Levels
Agcapita research show that the Saskatchewan farmland/gold price ratio is significantly below its long-term average – and in fact is almost at the lows. If the ratio were to reach a similar peak to the last inflation period of the 1970’s of around 0.8 times – Saskatchewan farmland... - September 21, 2011 - Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Farmland Fund III Has Been Opened to Investors with a $20 Million Offering
Agcapita Partners is pleased to announce that Agcapita Farmland Fund III has been opened to investors. Agcapita Fund III is the only RRSP eligible farmland fund in Canada and is a $20 million offering. - September 18, 2011 - Agcapita Partners LP
Guarantor Loans Online Expand Loan Product Range
Guarantor Loans Online is delighted to announce the release of a new guarantor loan product which raises the maximum loan amount from £3000 to £5000. The product is set to offer consumers with bad credit more options as the entire market returns to lending. Supporting the new product... - July 07, 2011 - Guarantor Loans Online
CFO Capital Partners Continues to Expand Lending Footprint
CFO Capital Partners announced a partnership with Trinity Mortgage & Financial to deliver refinancing and Low Income Housing Tax Credit Business (LIHTCB) product to Oak Grove Capital formally known as MuniMae, which originally focused on LIHTCB business. - February 18, 2011 - CFO Capital Partners
Adopt-A-Christmas-Tree Succeeds in Providing a Green Alternative for a Holiday Tradition
For the fifth year in a row, the Adopt-A-Christmas-Tree singing elves delivered and collected potted Christmas trees from San Diego homes. Since the holiday season, the trees have either been maintained in homes or placed back into the environment, helping reduce the negative effects that 32... - February 11, 2011 - Adopt A Christmas Tree
1 in 6 People Malnourished According to Agcapita Research
According to a report by the United Nations, capital shortages created by the financial crises have caused a sharp uptick in global hunger levels with over 1 billion people now undernourished. Farmers in the developing world in particular are having more trouble sourcing working capital and... - March 22, 2010 - Agcapita Partners LP
Agcapita Farmland Fund II Closing
Agcapita is a Calgary based agriculture focused private equity firm which manages RRSP and TFSA eligible farmland investment funds and is part of a family of funds focusing on commodity linked, hard asset investments with over $100 million in assets under management. Agcapita’s investment team has over 50 years of private/public markets, investment and finance experience and its field team has over 150 years of direct farming experience. - March 20, 2010 - Agcapita Partners LP
Sam Arnold / AICG, Inc. Seek to Fill Chinese Education Void with Opening of Athena’s Higher Learning Center Branches in the U.S.A.
Demand for Chinese language study in the United States leads Athena’s Higher Learning Center, financed by Sam Arnold/AICG, to open 8 Chinese language schools in three states within the next two years. - February 08, 2010 - American Independent Capital Group, Inc.
Sam Arnold / AICG, Inc. to Open Branch Office in Mongolia
AICG and three partners will open an AICG branch in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia that will focus on providing capital for investment. - February 02, 2010 - American Independent Capital Group, Inc.
Nutritional Qualities of Yak Products Drives Industry Expansion in China
Sam Arnold / AICG to secure $40 million to expand production of nutritionally beneficial Yak products by Chinese company. - February 02, 2010 - American Independent Capital Group, Inc.
Broadway Bank Wins First Place National Award at American Bankers Association Conference
Broadway Bank has received one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for financial marketing by winning an American Bankers Association (ABA) 2009 Financial Marketing Award. Broadway Bank was recently awarded first place for an advertising and marketing campaign in the humor category,... - September 26, 2009 - Community Resource Credit Union
College Students Raise Funds to Bring Clean Drinking Water to African Families
First Annual BH2O+ Clean Water Awareness Event Draws 950+ Students Nationwide; Nuru International and Living Water International to Drill Four Deep Water Wells in Kenyan Schools. - May 20, 2009 - Nuru International
650+ Students Across the Nation Join Forces to Bring Clean Drinking Water to African Communities
More than 650 students at 11 college and university campuses across the nation are joining forces the week of April 20 to raise awareness of the need for clean drinking water in Africa. - April 22, 2009 - Nuru International