OUR STORY
We’re driving a paradigm shift in global agriculture, to unlock – and safeguard –nature’s value.
For today, and tomorrow.
Impact Ag Partners was founded in 2009 when our team recognized agriculture's critical role in addressing global nutrition and environmental challenges. But meeting that challenge would require fundamentally rethinking how agricultural land is managed – and proving it could be done profitably utilizing professional management and sophisticated capital.
Over 15 years, we've transformed more than 600,000 acres valued over $1B across the United States and Australia. For each farm and ranch, we assess natural capital potential and implement strategies that deliver value to investors, operators, and ecosystems– from regenerative grazing and carbon markets to renewable energy and biodiversity enhancement.
Today, we manage assets across two continents, our team of experienced professionals have conviction that agriculture and nature can thrive together. We're committed to unlocking nature's value –for today and for future generations.
We work so that future generations can thrive. We believe that agriculture and nature prosper together. We know we can demonstrate a future of profitable and resilient food production as our responsibility to people and planet.
BERT GLOVER
FOUNDER AND CEO
IMPACT AG PARTNERS
OUR TEAM
Impact Ag Partners brings together expertise across agricultural investment, regenerative land management, and natural capital markets.
Our team includes 120+ years of combined experience managing institutional assets, implementing regenerative practices, and monetizing ecosystem services.
From executive leadership to farm and ranch managers, we work directly with every asset in our portfolio. Our teams are based in rural communities across the United States and Australia, giving us deep local knowledge and hands-on execution capability.
We work in close collaboration with our Australian team, bridging expertise and operations across both continents.
As Impact Ag Partners’ founder, and CEO of our US operations, Bert leads the firm’s investment in agriculture as a nature based solution across North America. With 30 years’ experience in agricultural production and investment at scale, Bert brings a unique and highly valued skillset to Impact Ag’s clients – unlocking the transition to nature-based solutions where planet and profits thrive. Co-founder of agricultural management software company, Maia Technology, Bert champions innovation, chairing InAg. tech and serving as a board director for six agricultural businesses in Australia and the USA.
Zach, a 5th generation Montana rancher, combines his family ranching background with co-founding and managing US-based land asset businesses for Impact Ag Partners. Zach has over 15 years’ experience leading holistic and regenerative management across US and New Zealand assets – driving investment into regenerative agriculture and supporting its growth through certifications and market premiums.
Impact Ag Partners’ Co-Chief Investment Officer in the US, Jacob leverages extensive experience in institutional agricultural investments to bring strategic vision and expertise to our portfolio assets. Jacob’s leadership ensures effective sourcing, due diligence, management and optimization of orchards, farms, and ranchland assets, fostering long-term success and profitability.
Compliance Manager for Impact Ag Partners’ investor assets across our US ranches, Pam combines extensive experience in agricultural production at scale, with her sharp eye for assuring health, safety, and ecological sustainability standards are met. Pam’s passion for wildlife projects promotes biodiversity and habitat conservation, aligning with Impact Ag’s environmental stewardship goals.
Lora leads natural capital and nature-based solutions across Impact Ag Partners’ US assets. Bringing extensive skills in education, holistic land management, and regenerative farming across ranching enterprises, Lora is dedicated to helping Impact Ag clients derive lasting impact from the sustainability and productivity of their land assets.
Jen leads Financial and Human Resources operations for Impact Ag Partners in the United States. With over 25 years of experience in operations, finance, and project management – including for commercial-scale agricultural producers – Jen is a seasoned professional in supporting the profitable transition to regenerative systems.
As the Production and Financial Analyst in the US, Nathan utilizes over 25 years of hands-on ranching and related business and leadership experience to support our clients and our team. With a master’s degree in Ranch Management, his varied experience, and passion for ecological health and regenerative practices, he brings a significant level of expertise to our team. Nathan leads in project modeling, production analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for our US operations.
FUTURE
THINKING
SARA SCHMUDE ON ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: The unsung hero of productive, profitable agriculture
Ecosystem services, once the purview of non-profits, are now recognized as vital to agricultural productivity, resilience, and sustainability. But what are they? How do they benefit us? And what can we do to protect them?
BERT GLOVER ON EXPORTING AUSTRALIAN regenerative farming IP to US ranches
The magnificent Matador Ranch covers 412,000 acres of Montana, USA. What a stage for Impact Ag Partners to showcase our proven Aussie regenerative agriculture techniques to create profitable, sustainable ranching – and inspire global change.
