The farmland investment platform AcreTrader is launching a new offering for a 240-acre farm in Marshall County, Minnesota.

Marshall Fork Farm sits in the rich soil bed of the Red River Valley. What was once an ancient lake bed is now fertile farming ground with enriched soil conducive to optimal crop diversity and production. The farm will produce corn, soybeans and a premium crop — sugarbeets.

“Because beets are so fast to grow and the seed is fairly inexpensive, beets can be a great cash crop,” according to Hobby Farms magazine.

Built into the budget is a $25,000 property improvement project to enhance the farm’s viability. The $25,000 will be allocated toward a dirt-improvement project that will improve upon the farm’s drainage system. 

• Minimum investment: $10,420
• Target internal rate of return (IRR): 8.1%
• Target cash yield: 3.3% gross, 2.2% net
• Target investment term: five to 10 years

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Since its inception, AcreTrader has been one of the premier farmland investing platforms in the market. After recognizing both the historically strong returns and low volatility of farmland, combined with often-high financial barriers, AcreTrader has made it possible for average investors to buy into this lucrative market. 

Investment in farmland often acts as a hedge against inflation. Since 1990, the first year of the farmland investment index, there has been a positive return every year, ma