Author: Nora Chovanec

2025 Public Benefit Report

Written by Nora Chovanec on April 29, 2026. Posted in News & Media.

We’re pleased to share our 2025 Public Benefit Report. Through strong partnerships with our investors, farmers, and team, we’re building a model that compounds over time—strengthening both impact and long-term returns. In this year’s report, we take a closer look at the farms behind the portfolio and the people stewarding the land, including Paul Hoffman of Hoffman Family Farm in Illinois and Justin Butts of Black Wind Farm in New York. Their stories demonstrate what can be...

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Press Release: Iroquois Valley Launches First-of-its-Kind Farmer Success Sharing Plan

Written by Nora Chovanec on January 14, 2026. Posted in Investment News.

Leading Impact Investment Firm Awards Equity to Organic Farmer Partners Chicago, Ill.—January 15, 2026—Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC, a pioneering U.S. organic farmland investment company, announced its landmark Farmer Success Sharing Plan, an innovative program that grants REIT equity shares directly to longtime organic farmer partners. The program marks a historic milestone not only for Iroquois Valley, but for the farmland investment sector, by formally recognizing farmers...

Farm Profile: Salvatierra Farm

Written by Nora Chovanec on December 22, 2025. Posted in Farm Profile.

FARMERS: Reginaldo & Amy Haslett-Marroquin LOCATION: Rice County, MN SIZE: 75 acres JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2023 Reginaldo (Regi) and Amy Haslett-Marroquin established Salvatierra Farm as a place to put regenerative agriculture theory into full practice. Rooted in Regi’s Indigenous and ancestral knowledge, the farm serves as a thriving example of an agroforestry-based poultry system designed to restore land while supporting viable farm...

A man wearing a cap and jeans steps onto a platform between a white and orange semi-truck and a silver grain trailer, with corn pouring into the trailer. Green fields and a partly cloudy sky are in the background.

Press Release: Iroquois Valley’s Model of Organic, Regenerative Investment Earns Global Recognition; Wilken Family Named Grower of the Year Finalists

Written by Nora Chovanec on December 9, 2025. Posted in Investment News.

Chicago, Ill.—December 9, 2025—Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC, a leading organic-farmland focused impact investment company, has been honored with two major distinctions at the 2025 Environmental Finance IMPACT Awards: Impact Project/Investment of the Year: Agriculture and Sustainable Land Use Impact Project/Investment of the Year: Social Inclusion/Community Development Environmental Finance’s annual IMPACT Investment Awards seek to recognize and reward the work of impact...

Farm Profile: Hoffman Family Farm

Written by Nora Chovanec on December 2, 2025. Posted in Farm Profile.

FARMER: Paul Hoffman LOCATION: LaSalle County, IL SIZE: 300 Acres JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2023 FARM STORY Paul Hoffman represents the fifth generation of his family to farm the same land his great-grandfather settled after emigrating from Germany in the 1800s. The original 320-acre homestead has evolved over time as it was divided among family members. But Paul still lives where his grandmother grew up, and the heart of the farming operation remains...

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Press Release: A Decade of Proof — Iroquois Valley’s Impact Data Shows Organic Agriculture Can Scale For People and Planet

Written by Nora Chovanec on November 18, 2025. Posted in Investment News.

Impact Investment Firm Drives Measurable Climate And Economic Benefits From Supporting Agricultural Land Transitioned to Organic Chicago, Ill.—November 18, 2025—Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC, a pioneering U.S. organic farmland investment company, announced over a decade’s worth of measurable environmental and economic progress driven by organic agricultural practices. From 2014-2025, the company’s network of organic and transitioning farms collectively eliminated an...

Farm Profile: Janie’s Farm

Written by Nora Chovanec on November 3, 2025. Posted in Farm Profile.

FARMER: Harold & Ross Wilken LOCATION: Ashkum, IL SIZE: 4,000 Acres JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2007 Harold and Ross Wilken are the father-son team behind Janie’s Farm and Janie’s Mill, a leading organic grain operation in East Central Illinois. Their shared goal is simple yet powerful: to feed people by growing nutrient-dense, regenerative grains that sustain both the soil and their community. Their partnership with Iroquois Valley dates back to...

Farm Profile: A & T Organic Farms

Written by Nora Chovanec on October 1, 2025. Posted in Farm Profile.

FARMER: Jeff Anderson & Tyler Tindall LOCATION: DeKalb County, IL SIZE: 6,000 Acres JOINED OUR PORTFOLIO: 2015 Jeff Anderson (Iroquois Valley Board Member) and Tyler Tindall are the team behind A & T Organic Farms, a large-scale organic row crop operation in northern Illinois. Tyler represents the seventh generation of one of the region’s oldest farming families, with roots in the area dating back to 1843. Jeff grew up on his father’s...

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Press Release: Iroquois Valley Strengthens Organic, Regenerative Ranching with Investment in Diamond E. Ranch, Launches Compelling Video

Written by Nora Chovanec on September 23, 2025. Posted in Investment News.

Impact Investment Firm Raises Funds from Institutions and Individuals to Transform the Country’s Agricultural System in Partnership with Land Stewards Chicago, Ill. — September 23, 2025 — Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT is proud to announce a new video highlighting their investment partnership with rancher, ecologist and entrepreneur Cindy Tolle. The impact investor provides financing for Diamond E Ranch, a 22,000 acre regenerative cattle operation producing sustainably raised beef...

Press Release: Iroquois Valley Increases B Corp Impact Score

Written by Nora Chovanec on September 9, 2025. Posted in Investment News, News & Media.

Chicago, Ill.—September 9, 2025—Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT, PBC, an impact-driven leader in the investment and stewardship of organic, regenerative farmland, recently received its B Corp recertification and increased its score from 107 to 124, significantly driven by investment in their people and benefits. “Every three years, Iroquois Valley is required to recertify as a B Corp,” said CEO Chris Zuehlsdorff. “We are proud to have increased our score and be ranked in the top...