our production ag expertise

Production agriculture is at the foundation of the broader food, beverage, and agriculture ecosystem, encompassing the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock that ultimately supply downstream processors, ingredient manufacturers, consumer brands, and retailers. This subsector is capital-intensive, operationally complex, and increasingly technology-enabled, shaped by structural forces such as input cost volatility, land and water constraints, climate variability, labor scarcity, and evolving regulatory and sustainability expectations.

Within this landscape, Westerra Capital one of the few investment banks in North America with a dedicated production agriculture practice. Westerra brings a sector-native perspective to M&A and strategic advisory, working with family-owned operators across all aspects of the production ag sector including permanent crops, specialty crops, row crops, livestock, dairy, proteins, eggs and more. Rather than treating production agriculture as a commodity backdrop, Westerra views it as a dynamic, evolving subsector undergoing professionalization, consolidation, and technological transition—creating opportunities for thoughtful capital formation, strategic partnerships, and platform-building transactions.

Crates of freshly picked strawberries at sunset.

our production ag subsectors at a glance

Permanent Crops

Specialty Crops

Row Crops

Livestock & Proteins

Eggs

Dairy

Seafood & Aquaculture

Indoor Ag

Permanent Crops Specialty Crops Row Crops Livestock & Proteins Eggs Dairy Seafood & Aquaculture Indoor Ag

no other bank goes as deep into the production ag subsector as we do

Permanent Crops

Long-lived plantings such as orchards, vineyards, and tree nuts that require multi-year capital investment and generate harvests over extended production cycles

Livestock & Proteins

Include the breeding, raising, and management of animals for meat production within the global animal-protein supply chains

Dairy

Covers the production of milk and value-added dairy products through integrated systems spanning animal nutrition, herd management, processing, and cold-chain

Specialty Crops

Encompass high-value fruits, vegetables, nuts, and horticultural products that are closely tied to fresh, processed, or branded food markets

Seafood & Aquaculture

Involves the harvesting and farming of fish, shellfish, and aquatic species, supplying protein through wild-catch fisheries and through controlled, farm-based systems

Row Crops

Annually planted commodity crops grown in rows and primarily used for food ingredients, animal feed, biofuels, and industrial applications

Eggs & Poultry

Integrated production of shell eggs and poultry meat, including hatchery, growing, processing, and distribution systems to retail, foodservice, and ingredient markets

Indoor Ag

Production of crops in controlled environments such as greenhouses and vertical farms to optimize yield, consistency, and resource efficiency