F4F - Justin Bruch - Has Farmed on 4 Continents

Justin is a born and raised 5th generation Iowa farmer. He has actively farmed on 4 continents and has spent his entire career working in agriculture across North America (USA/Canada), South America, Europe, and Africa.

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Justin started working on building Clear Frontier in 2018 and officially launched the business in 2019 after spending 4.5 years as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Canterra Capital. Canterra Capital is the exclusive manager for the Canadian farmland portfolio owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). During Justin’s tenure in Canada the portfolio grew by 57,000 acres to 175,000. Justin was responsible for due diligence on new land acquisitions as well as land divestments for the fund. He also was responsible for working directly with farmers to negotiate new land leases as well as managing active leases in place with tenants.

From 2008-2014, Justin lived and worked in Ukraine. From 2010 – 2014, Justin was the Chief Operation Officer at Agrokultura Ukraine (traded on Nasdaq Stockholm). He oversaw the buildup of farmed acres to a height of 135,000 acres as well as refining the portfolio to eliminate the less productive acres.

Justin earned his bachelor's degree in Agronomy from Iowa State University in 2000. In 2007, he completed his MBA from California State University-Fresno. Justin is the Co-Founder and Chairman of AgFunder.com, one of the largest agriculture crowd funding businesses in the world with a 100% focus on funding agriculture projects.

Justin has remained active in their family farming operation in NW Iowa which has transitioned the majority of the farmland to certified organic in the last 5 years. This allows him to stay very active in day to day changes in the production of crops and industry changes.

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