California Farmland Values: Live Webinar and Q&A
When: This webinar has already passed.
You’re invited to join a live webinar to celebrate the release of the California Farmland Values Report on Thursday, May 2!
This webinar will provide an overview of key findings from the report and open the floor to live Q&A. Highlights include:
→ Price per acre across water districts, permanent plantings, and open ground.
→ Trends based on 5 years of California farmland transaction data.
→ A look at how volume and price has changed since 2018.
Meet the Speakers
Dr. Aaron Shew
Vice President of Data Science
Dr. Aaron Shew serves as the VP of Data Science at Acres where he works with a team of software engineers, data scientists, and land experts to build advanced land analytics tools. Dr. Shew has master’s degrees in geography and agricultural economics and a doctorate in environmental dynamics from the University of Arkansas. He has over 15 years of experience in the agriculture industry with 10 years of research experience focused on agricultural production and geospatial technologies.
Drew Lipke
Director of Investments, AcreTrader
Drew grew up in Little Rock and has owned farmland in central Arkansas since 2014. He joined AcreTrader in 2021 after spending two years as a Managing Director of credit analysis at a fixed income broker-dealer in Little Rock. Earlier, he spent five years in equity research and seven years in institutional equity sales at Stephens Inc. In 2017, he was voted to Institutional Investor’s All-America Research Team Rising Stars for his Aerospace & Defense sector coverage. He holds Series 7, 63, 65, 79, 86, and 87 licenses with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He graduated from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business.
