Dorset Agriculture

We enhance investor’s portfolios with an uncorrelated diversifier that offers attractive after-tax returns, capital preservation, and current income. These benefits are driven by our own and lease strategy which invests in small farmland and agriculture infrastructure assets. Mike Denklau, our founder, was raised on a farm in Iowa and created Dorset to help rural communities like his hometown. Mike is a seasoned investment professional with more than 14 years of experience, including agriculture investing at Harvard Management Company and Solum Partners. At Dorset, Mike is building on his prior investment experience to direct capital to underserved farmers. We believe agriculture represents the most attractive portfolio diversifier available in the market today. Structurally, the $4 trillion U.S. agriculture real asset market is supported by strong long-term fundamentals, including growing demand for higher value products and supply constraints. Additionally, attractive investment opportunities are emerging as aging farmers retire and increasing economic scale requirements drive consolidation and a need for capital partners. Given the current market uncertainty, there’s never been a better time for a unique way to invest in agriculture.