At AgriCapture, we believe there is a market solution to climate change. Our team provides end-to-end guidance for landowners and climate-conscious corporations looking for sustainable solutions. AgriCapture helps grow profitability by advancing climate-friendly practices throughout the food supply chain.
About AgriCapture
Our Core Values
1. Put Farmers First
We were founded by landowners for landowners and farmers to generate the greatest sustainable value from their land today and for generations to come.
2. Challenge the Process
The only way to do successful carbon credit projects in the agriculture space is to do it thoughtfully. This means you must identify new climate-friendly practices that can increase yields, decrease input costs and generate high-value carbon credits. It must be a win-win-win scenario. Everything else in the agriculture carbon credit space is just noise. We will challenge the status quo and every process to strengthen the climate smart standards within the industry.
3. Do the Right Thing
Integrity is the foundation for everything we do. We are admired and respected for our commitment to honesty, trust, and transparency. We do not take shortcuts and always do the right things for the land, the landowner and the environment.
4. Deliver Exceptional Service
We strive to provide a superior service, helping our partners get rewarded for doing things in a climate-friendly way. We accomplish this by helping them navigate markets, including the entire carbon value chain, that they could not easily do on their own. On-land presence and consultation to project management provides a higher-touch personal service and ensures quality results that we are proud to put our name behind and that buyers can trust.
5. Exude Confidence and Humility
We have an undying belief that AgriCapture’s services are critical to increasing land profitability, soil and food sustainability and to combatting the effects of climate change. However, we know that the best results come from successful collaboration with our stakeholders.
6. Payments to Farmers and Landowners
By selling sustainably grown products at a premium and carbon credits, payments begin to flow to the landowners and farmers. By AgriCapture managing more of the carbon value chain, we ensure more of the money generated actually goes to the farmers.
Meet Our Team
We are a team of environmental economists who recognize the incredible opportunity beneath our feet. Our agriculture experts understand the complex science behind regenerative and sustainable land management.
Mr. Farris received a full-tuition fellowship to study economics and finance at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, where he was awarded a Master’s Degree. Before attending Princeton, Mr. Farris studied economics and philosophy at Centre College from which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He served as an economist at the Center for Economics Research at the Research Triangle Institute, as well as a senior economics consultant with both the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Farris served as Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Mr. Farris serves on the Board of Directors for Green Brick Partners (NASDAQ: GRBK) and Kentucky Technology Inc and is past chair of the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) Investment Committee. Mr. Farris also serves on the Board of Trustees at Centre College and Sayre School.
Sami Osman has over a decade and a half of experience consulting to industries and governments on climate change policy and particularly carbon offset markets. His experience spans Australia, Asia, Europe, and North America where he has advised governments on advancing their offset programs and developed over a dozen methodologies and protocols in multiple offset programs. Sami has also advised multinational corporations on sustainability strategy, reporting and risk management. Most recently, Sami was Policy Director at the Climate Action Reserve, a leading offset registry where he oversaw the issuance of several million offsets and contributed towards the development of over a dozen protocols.
Education:
Griffith University: Bachelor of Laws
Griffith University: Bachelor of International Business
Personal or Professional Awards:
Griffith University Academic Excellence Award
Ms. Purk received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations Global Business with an emphasis in Global Finance from the University of Southern California. She received a Master of Business Administration with emphases in Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. With experience in sustainability, food and regenerative agriculture and six years as a management consultant at Accenture, Purk is uniquely positioned to expand AgriCapture’s sales approach for Climate-Friendly agricultural products. By working closely with marketing and business development initiatives, Purk will further establish the market demand for Climate-Friendly products.
Education:
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Master of Business Administration (Concentrations in Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations Global Business (Emphasis in International Finance)
Mr. Harnice received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Butler University. As a Farm Management Associate at LandFund Partners, Mr. Harnice assisted in the development of “pilot projects” to test regenerative agriculture practices on row crop farmland.
Education:
Butler University
Ms. Koeze received a Master of Science in Global Business & Sustainability from the Rotterdam School of Business in the Netherlands. With previous experience establishing strategic business relationships in the renewable energy industry and working as a regenerative farm manager, Koeze will continue building AgriCapture’s partnerships with farmers and landowners. Koeze will additionally build corporate relationships with carbon credit and agricultural product buyers to help farmers explore new market opportunities for their products.
Education:
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Master of Science in Global Business & Sustainability
Bachelor of Science in International Business
Mr. Hull studied Finance at The University of Texas at Austin and comes from years of experience at private equity firms focused on technology and real estate. Most recently, Mr. Hull was an Investment Associate at LandFund Partners, where he worked with farmers to develop pilot projects to monitor the effects of regenerative agricultural practices on soil health as well as the economic impacts on farmers and landowners.
Education:
The University of Texas at Austin
Personal or Professional Awards:
Series 65 Licensed Investment Advisor
Mr. Eisenhuth received a Bachelor of Science in Geographic Information Analysis from Austin Peay State University. Eisenhuth is currently completing a Master of Science in Geographic Information Science and Technology from the University of Southern California. Eisenhuth’s previous GIS experience in collecting and analyzing spatial data for maps and collecting vegetation data to assess terrain, habitat and environmental conditions will support AgriCapture’s ability to monitor, report and verify regenerative farming practices.
Education:
University of Southern California
Master of Science, Geographic Information Science and Technology
Austin Peay State University
Bachelor of Science, Geosciences, Geographic Information Analysis
Ms. Decker received a Bachelor of Science in Plant and Soil Science from Texas Tech University where she conducted research projects on cotton systems. She holds a Master of Science in Crop, Soil and Environmental Science from Auburn University where her focus as a graduate research assistant was on soil health, cover crops, and sustainable agriculture practices. Decker joins AgriCapture to offer agronomic advising to farmers based on farm productivity, sustainability, and greenhouse gas impacts.
Education:
Auburn University
Master of Science in Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science
Texas Tech University
Bachelor of Science in Plant and Soil Science
Ms. Garvey received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Belmont University where she was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Management Award from the College of Business. Megan was also inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honors Society which recognizes academic excellence for students holding leadership positions.
Education:
Belmont University
Bachelor of Business Administration in Management
Personal or Professional Awards:
Jay P. Sellick Outstanding Achievement in Management Award from Belmont University
Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honors Society Member
Mr. Day received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Economics with a minor in Agribusiness Management from the University of Kentucky. With previous experience building companies in the agricultural manufacturing and technology space, Day will develop AgriCapture’s grasslands projects. Day will work alongside GIS and Data Analysts on the AgriCapture team to assess environmental and financial opportunities on potential grasslands project acreage. These projects will create revenue opportunities for grassland and ranchland landowners by identifying conservation practices aimed at GHG emissions reductions and carbon credit generation.
Education:
University of Kentucky
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Economics / Minor in Agribusiness Management
Mr. Schaeffer will receive his Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in Statistics from Northwestern University upon spring 2022 graduation. As an Analytics Intern at AgriCapture since May 2021, Schaeffer has been involved in data projects to evaluate farm and grassland practices via statistical testing to clarify carbon credit generation. As the team’s Data Analyst, Schaeffer will use data to assess the regenerative agriculture solutions tailored to each farm and manage project documentation data for the company’s Soil Enrichment Project.
Mr. Lee holds a Master of Science in Geological & Earth Sciences and a Master of Arts in Geography Information Science & Remote Sending from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. As a Graduate Research Associate, Lee created web mapping applications and developed automation scripts to efficiently process large amounts of spatial data. Lee will support AgriCapture’s use of data to monitor, report, and verify on-farm activity across the full project portfolio to generate carbon credits and Climate-Friendly crop premiums.
Education:
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Master of Science in Geological & Earth Sciences
Master of Arts in Geography Information Science & Remote Sensing
Mr. Kronenberg is the founder and managing partner of Downstream Investments LLC. Downstream is a private investment firm specializing in strategic investments, leveraged acquisitions, recapitalizations of well-established companies and real estate investment opportunities. Mr. Kronenberg is responsible for all aspects of acquisition and management of the partnership assets and portfolio companies. Mr. Kronenberg has extensive corporate finance, principal investing, strategy, and business management experience across multiple industries including: automotive, consumer debt, construction, consumer products, equipment leasing, energy, medical technology, real estate, professional sports franchising, and financial services. He is focused on the growth and support of AgriCapture as one of his portfolio companies.
Project Acres
51,691
Project Fields
888
The Difference
Driving agricultural, environmental, and financial outcomes.
We help farmers create additional value through regenerative practice solutions, and we help corporations find quality climate solutions.
