Despite challenging conditions in financial markets the world over, ambitious entrepreneurs find a way. There are few sectors where that is more true than in agriculture, and despite the industry’s reputation for convention and conservatism, challenging times call for creative measures, and farmers are nothing if not creative. 

To learn more about innovative farm business models and the cutting edge of farm financial strategies, we invited Quint Pottinger, Owner of Affinity Farms in Kentucky, USA. Quint is not only bringing in hedge fund investors, he’s selling all his crops– corn, soybeans, wheat, and rye– into specialty markets and finding hefty premiums for doing so, all while improving his local community’s sustainability and creating a transformed future food system where his farm will thrive.

This week, Quint shares his journey and discusses what he’s learned about: 

• Why the current farm financial system promotes intergenerational wealth growth but fails to support innovative project development
• How he’s tackling a multi-phase plan to turn local grain and spirit production into a closed loop food system benefitting his community and others
• His vision for the future food system– taking into account climate change, changing demographics, and the increasing desire for less risk in financial markets

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Useful Links:

• Learn more about Quint and Affinity Farms in DTN Progressive Farmer 
• Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind, by Yuval Noah Hariri (a recommendation from Quint)
• Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization, by Edward Slingerland (a recommendation from Quint)

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