Farmland Partners Inc is an internally managed real estate company that owns and seeks to acquire highquality North American farmland and makes loans to farmers secured by farm real estate As of the date of this release the Company owns approximately 155000 acres in 16 states including Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Florida Georgia Illinois Kansas Louisiana Michigan Mississippi Nebraska North Carolina South Carolina South Dakota and Virginia We have approximately 26 crop types and over 100 tenants The Company elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust or REIT for US federal income tax purposes commencing with the taxable year ended December 31 2014