In this episode of Ag Tech Talk by AgriBusiness Global (ABG), we talked with Jim Zimmer, Operating Partner at Granite Creek Capital and Co-Founder of Moraine Farmland Partners, about how farmland valuation is changing in the era of advanced agronomy and precision technology.

Zimmer, who also serves as an investor and board member at Elemental Enzymes and has spent more than a decade advising Beck’s Hybrids, brings a unique perspective that spans investment, on-farm productivity, and agricultural innovation. We discuss the evolution and limitations of the traditional soil productivity index, why decades of innovation have outpaced its usefulness, and how yield history, management practices, and modern tools like drainage, seed technology, fungicides, and precision planting are reshaping what farmland is worth today.