Year: 2024

Join us in Supporting the Healing Soils Foundation

Written by Nora Chovanec on November 19, 2024. Posted in Investment News.

Photo credit: Meadowlark Farm and Mill Now more than ever, it is imperative to remember that our planet and our farmers need your support. To more directly meet the needs of organic and regenerative land stewards, Iroquois Valley’s charitable affiliate, the Healing Soils Foundation, provides grants directly to farmers to help transition, build, and scale climate-resilient farms in our portfolio and beyond. Since its founding, Healing Soils has awarded nearly $1 million in...

Preserving 22,000 Acres of Critical Arizona Habitat in Partnership with Rancher Cindy Tolle

Written by Nora Chovanec on October 1, 2024. Posted in Investment News.

We are excited to announce our latest investment with longstanding Iroquois Valley rancher Cindy Tolle in Cochise County, Arizona, at Diamond E. Ranch. Cindy (a biologist and environmental chemist), her family, and her team, Steven and Angie Terrell, are land stewards with decades of ranching experience across the West. Their multi-generational endeavor has US ranch hubs in the Midwest (267 acres in Missouri, 443 acres in Kansas) and the Black Hills (1,700 acres in South Dakota). This new...

2023 Public Benefit Report: Reflecting on a year of strategic planning, growth & conservation

Written by Nora Chovanec on September 3, 2024. Posted in News & Media.

As we transition into fall and begin to plan for the coming year, it is important to reflect on all that Iroquois Valley has accomplished thus far. Our team recently finalized our 2023 Public Benefit Report and is excited to share it with you. We will build on the success described in the report in the months and years to come. We hope you will join us in recognizing the accomplishments of our farmers, staff, and board, all made possible by the steadfast support of our investors....

Iroquois Valley named to the IA 50 for the twelfth consecutive year

Written by Lacey Benz on March 12, 2024. Posted in News & Media.

The 2024 edition of the IA 50 features private impact fund managers delivering social and environmental impact as well as financial returns. In partnership with the ImpactAssets Press Release – NEW YORK – March 12th, 2024 ImpactAssets Unveils IA 50 2024, Showcasing 155 Impact Fund Managers Globally from Record Number of Applicants Iroquois Valley is honored to be named an Emeritus Manager by ImpactAssets in its annual Impact Assets (IA 50). The IA 50 is a free, publicly available,...

Iroquois Valley Welcomes Ingrid Dyott to the Board of Directors

Written by Lacey Benz on January 29, 2024. Posted in News & Media.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 29, 2024 Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC announced today that Ingrid Dyott will succeed Malaika Maphalala as Board Director. Ms. Maphalala served on Iroquois Valley’s Board of Directors from October 2017 to December 2023. She is a Private Wealth Advisor and Partner at Natural Investments LLC, a national SEC registered Investment Advisory firm that has specialized in exclusively socially and environmentally responsible investments for over 30 years. “It...