There is no one-size-fits-all solution - Western Ranchlands respects the ecological and economic potential of each unique property and tailors its methodology to address the specific concerns facing each individual ranch. Here are a couple of answers to commonly asked questions about our work.
Western Ranchlands offers an alternative to conventional rural land investment:
Asset Based Investment Program.
Our land management program protects, restores, and enhances the natural environment, optimizes the value of the land and ranching business, and makes a significant contribution to the preservation and production of local food.
Why now?
Western Ranchlands believes an opportunity exists to capture significant value from ranch lands through strategic investment and targeted management improvements. We believe the time is right to take advantage of such an opportunity for three main reasons:
- Strong market demand for goods and services produced by ranch land. From conservation and recreation to high-quality food and strong financial returns, the demand for ranch land products is likely to increase in the future. Read more...
- The risk-reward profile of rural land ownership is attractive, as suggested by historic data, even without considering non-financial outputs. Read more...
- Economies of scale offer significant potential synergies as individual properties are managed in concert with each other and their operations are streamlined to create a cohesive, powerful presence in the marketplace. Read more...
Increasing Value
Western Ranchlands buys and manages ranch properties for the long term. Each property is structured to optimize value creation through a combination of revenue generation and asset enhancement centered around five enterprise categories:
- Land and Water
- Agribusiness
- Recreation
- Conservation
- Energy & Mining
Proprietary decision-support tools are used to analyse baseline information, potential alternatives and likely market or environmental scenarios. Based on the outcome of this analysis, we’re able to develop site-specific management plans, contingency plans, implementation protocols, monitoring and adjustment processes – all of which support our ultimate goal of increasing the long-term value of ranch land properties.
