Exhibit 645 · Trade press
Farmer Bill (Eric O'Keefe, The Land Report)
A spokesman for Cascade Investment declined to comment on any of the details associated with these transactions or the Gateses’ holdings, other than to say that Cascade is very supportive of sustainable farming.
Says the Land Report 100 Research Team estimated 242,000 acres of farmland remained after Cascade Investment's 2017 purchase of 61 properties valued at about $500 million, and that most holdings are in Cascade entities managed by Michael Larson. States that "the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has no ties whatsoever to Cascade or its investments."
- Source
- The Land Report
- Date
- 11 January 2021
- Quoted from
- Section "Sustainable Investing"
- Grade
- Reported
- Document
- https://landreport.com/2021/01/bill-gates-americas-top-farmland-owner/
- Accessed
- 2026-11-09
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit