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Buy a farm, says investment guru
FROM: http://www.stockandland.com.au/news/nat ... 84659.aspx

BY ANDREW MARSHALL
10 Jun, 2012 05:00 AM

AS Europe's debt crisis rattles global equity market confidence farming is being increasingly championed by many as a sound, long-term bet for investors needing a safe haven for their money - particularly superannuation funds.

"I'd urge anyone to buy a farm," said high profile international investor and author Jim Rogers, whose rise to success included co-founding the powerful Quantum hedge fund in the US with billionaire George Soros.

Rogers, who has a keen eye for value investments and correctly forecasted the past decade's bull commodity "super cycle", strongly recommended buying agricultural investments ahead of gold.

But back on the farm it's still hard work convincing cashed-up pension funds in Australia or overseas to modify their investment strategies to take advantage of many big and small scale rural opportunities on offer.

While some big superannuation names from AMP to US-owned Westchester Group have had lengthy farm sector ties, the rush of corporate and foreign money into agriculture is not as dramatic as it seems according to those in the investment business.

"The average superannuation fund is very focused on relying on half-yearly, quarterly, even daily dividends, with a big discrimination towards liquidity," said retiring managing director of the $145 million Sustainable Agriculture Fund (SAF), Frank Delahunty.

"Agriculture is not a liquid investment. You can't easily sell in and out of farming assets.

"That's a big reason it doesn't easily fit the short-term thinking which most investment funds are skewed towards."

Investment vehicles like SAF tended to be seen more as niche ventures - despite it owning five big aggregations covering 29,000 hectares between North West NSW and Tasmania, and backed with money sourced from funds such as Auscoal, AustralianSuper, AMP and Christian Super.

Sydney-based agribusiness capital raising principal Bruce Tweedie said the story was similar for private money investment in agribusiness.

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READER COMMENTS
Might have paid to point out that Jim Rogers is an equity holder in a fund looking to raise capital for farmland in Australia...in case that was a conflict of interest...
Posted by ME Again, 11/06/2012 5:53:45 AM
Yes Rodgers, if i had a few spare million dollars, I certainly would consider it!
Posted by Tigerdicky, 11/06/2012 10:15:42 AM
Agg students entering the farm property market have no hope.
Dont seem a long time ago when propertys west of the range were selling at $12 an acre
Posted by Ranger, 11/06/2012 12:48:17 PM
Do due diligence on the property. Be sure you find out the planting history of GM crops on the farm and how far away to your nearest GM growing neighbours. GM contracts have legal liability beyond the growing season.
Posted by Harry, 11/06/2012 2:34:44 PM
The kiss of death for farm values?
Posted by Qlander, 11/06/2012 4:20:05 PM
Kiss of death for farm values. What are you talking about? Well seen you are from Qland. Why not sell all of Oz to the highest bidder so that people like you can make a temporary HUGE PROFIT. Then tell future agg generations you are the ones that sold out Australia's SOVERENTY for their own selfish need.
All agricultural property should remain under australian ownership
Posted by Ranger, 12/06/2012 12:29:52 PM
Well Ranger what is "Australian Ownership"? Overseas investment has been going on for DECADES.
Posted by mouse, 12/06/2012 10:20:08 PM
Mouse - not decades, but centuries.
Posted by blahblah, 13/06/2012 2:15:37 PM
Overseas investment does run this country!!! Now that Gina can bring in 1500 cheap labour, a precedent has been set, Foreign investors can now bring their own expertese and labour now that they have the go ahead.
Hanrahan was right, we are all doomed doomed, ignored in our (previously) owned country.
Posted by Ranger, 13/06/2012 4:32:58 PM
Actually, lone ranger, overseas investment does run the country and without it we be just another indebted, bloated welfare state.
Posted by john from tamworth, 14/06/2012 10:39:37 AM
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