Harvest Returns

Harvest Returns is a Fort Worth-based crowdfunding platform founded in 2016 that specializes exclusively in agricultural real estate deals. The platform connects accredited investors to direct-equity and debt investments in farmland, timberland, cattle operations, and specialty ag projects — asset classes that have historically outperformed the S&P 500 on a risk-adjusted basis but have been structurally inaccessible to individual investors due to high minimums and operational complexity. Harvest Returns requires a minimum investment of $5,000 per deal, with most offerings landing between $10,000 and $25,000 minimums.

The platform sources deals directly from operators — farmers, ranchers, and agricultural asset managers — and applies an in-house underwriting process that includes soil quality assessment, water rights verification, operator track-record review, and projected yield analysis. Target returns vary by project type: stable row-crop farmland typically offers 8–12% blended IRRs over 5–10 year holds, while specialty crop or ranching operations target 12–18% with correspondingly higher operational risk. All investments are structured as private placements under Regulation D, with investor ownership in LLC or LP vehicles.