Natural Resources
We believe natural resources form the foundation of long-term value and stability, offering portfolio diversification and meaningful exposure to the essential industries that support both local and global growth.
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Our team combines deep operational expertise, disciplined financial analysis, and a desire to form long-term partnerships to identify and unlock value in underutilized or overlooked assets. Whether it’s natural resource interests, working ranches, or productive agricultural land, we seek to partner with landowners, operators, and co-investors who share our commitment to stewardship, sustainability, and performance.
Current Projects
AV Farms
Arkansas River Valley​, Colorado
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The consolidation and acquisition of various C&A and third-party assets into one single entity to develop an integrated farm and water infrastructure network to serve a variety of stakeholders.
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Visit the AV Farms website.
Natures Alternative Farms
McClave, Colorado
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Purchased, entitled, and developed a farming and approximately 53,000 S.F. greenhouse operation. The greenhouse has produced hemp, eggplants, and tomatoes, selling organic tomatoes to Whole Foods and conventional tomatoes to Safeway. The company holds a minority interest in a hemp processing venture while providing both outdoor farming and processing services.
Rose Ranch
Snowville, Utah
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Purchased, entitled, and developed over 12,000 acres of land with rights to irrigate 7,400 acres. A majority of the project was sold to a nationally recognized premium forage producer after the C&A team navigated various water engineering and entitlement challenges with the State of Utah and Idaho. The remaining holdings are currently being leased to a local farmer.
SRF Farms
Otero County, Colorado
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Facilitated a sale-leaseback of approximately 4,800 acres of Catlin and Otero canal irrigated farmland to a municipality. C&A currently farms and markets forage and grain crops to dairy partners, forage retailers, and local feedyards.
Arkansas River Farms
Otero, Bent & Prowers County, Colorado
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The purchase and development of over 10,000 acres of historically flood irrigated land into more effective pivot irrigated land. Completed successful water exchanges and dispositions with a local augmentation company and a municipality.
Natural Gas Wells
San Juan Basin, Colorado
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Acquisition of working interests in natural gas wells in the San Juan Basin of Colorado.
Completed Projects
London Mine
Alma, Colorado
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Through engineering and chemical processes, took the polluted London Mine Water and turned this non-tributary water source into a product that a Front Range municipality can use and reuse to extinction. Created a win-win-win scenario for the growing front range, the environment and for western slope agricultural users in Colorado.
C&A Fort Lyon Farms
Bent County, Colorado
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Acquired and developed a 315-acre pivot irrigated farm. Improved the water efficiency and leased out on a minimum crop share basis to a local farmer.
GP Irrigated Farms / Granada Farms
Prowers County, Colorado
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The acquisition and development of approximately 15,000 acres into pivot irrigated farmland with extensive water rights, infrastructure, and storage capabilities. The project attracted the first large-scale dairy operator to the Colorado Arkansas River Valley. The C&A team assisted with the entitlement and construction of a 33,000 plus head milking, heifer development, and feeding facility. Following the completion of the turn-key development C&A sold their interest to the dairy operator.
Midstream Pipeline
Eastern Colorado
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Acquired and assembled an oil and gas gathering system and enhanced operation through strategic development, including pipeline connections, well drilling and gas plant operations.
​GP Ranches
Lamar, Colorado
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Acquired a nearly 2,500-acre historically flood irrigated property and covered it to pivot irrigated farmland to enhance the efficiency of the farming operations and water rights on the property. Established a conservation easement to protect a sensitive riparian area to enhance the wildlife habitat.
Big R Farms
Las Animas, Colorado
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Entitle and develop approximately 1,300 acres of historically flood irrigated land into 875 acres of quality sprinkler irrigated farm ground to provide Big R Stores premium forage production for their retail stores.
Prowers Aggregate Operators
Lamar, Colorado
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The development and permitting of an approximately 1,350 acre sand/gravel mining operation with nearly 80 million tons of reserves and estimated water storage facilities of over 40,000 acre-feet. The operation shipped aggregates throughout the southwestern United States via both truck and rail. The mining operations were sold to the largest private aggregate and concrete company in Colorado while C&A retained all future water storage rights.