Gladstone Land Corp (LANDP) Gagner

Gladstone Land Corp. is an agricultural real estate investment trust, which engages in the business of owning and leasing farmland. The company is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia and currently employs 75 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2013-01-29. The firm owns around 150 farms, comprised of 103,000 acres in 15 different states and 55,000 acre-feet of water assets in California. Its farms are predominantly located in regions where its tenants are able to grow fresh produce annual row crops, such as berries and vegetables. The company also owns farms growing permanent crops, such as almonds, apples, cherries, figs, lemons, olives, pistachios, and other orchards, as well as blueberry groves and vineyards. Approximately 30% of the Company's fresh produce acreage is either organic or in transition to become organic, and over 20% of its permanent crop acreage falls into this category. The firm may also acquire property related to farming, such as cooling facilities and processing buildings, among others. Its adviser is Gladstone Management Corporation.