Agriculture Business Practice Group
Financial and Operational Expertise Rooted in Agriculture
Running an agricultural business means navigating a unique mix of challenges including seasonality, labor volatility, land use, regulatory shifts, and generational transition. You need experts that understand these complexities and can help you stay ahead of them. Whether you’re a grower, processor, rancher, or ag-tech startup, our team brings decades of experience to help you operate more efficiently, plan for growth, and protect what you’ve built.

How We Help
The 2Go Advisory Group is uniquely qualified to address the current and emerging issues in the Agribusiness industry. Our team brings extensive experience spanning multiple decades, providing expert assistance to companies in the development of strategic, operational, compliance, technology, and financial solutions that drive success. We are in the Agribusiness epicenters in Northern California: Napa, Sonoma, the Central Valley, and the Monterey Peninsula and work with agribusiness around the world. Our team has established relationships with attorneys, commercial and investment bankers, CPA firms, and Ag-specialty service providers. These relationships provide collaborative solutions focused on our clients' needs.
Financial modeling and forecasting for seasonal businesses
We help agricultural businesses anticipate revenue fluctuations, plan for seasonal investments, and manage working capital throughout the year.
Succession planning and generational transitions
We guide family-owned operations through structured succession strategies that preserve value and relationships across generations.
Supply chain optimization and cost controls
We identify inefficiencies in procurement, logistics, and distribution, helping clients reduce costs and improve product margins.
Cash flow analysis and banking relationships
We offer tools and guidance to improve cash visibility, establish credit facilities, and manage lender relationships with confidence.
Systems integration for finance and operations
We implement or optimize systems that bridge operational processes with financial oversight—enhancing data accuracy and decision-making.
M&A strategy and due diligence support
Whether buying or selling, we provide the financial and strategic analysis needed to evaluate opportunities and reduce risk.
Who We Serve
Growers
From family farms to large commercial growers, we help manage seasonal finances and expansion planning.
Family Owned Operations
We guide transitions, succession, and long-term planning.
Processors
We optimize operations and support scaling through financial planning, reporting, and systems integration.
Regional Agricultural Businesses
We bring financial and operational clarity to diversified or expanding firms across sectors such as wine, dairy, produce, and specialty crops including direct-to-consumer operations.
Supply Chain Companies
We work with Agriculture supply chain companies involved in the lifecycle of an agricultural product from its source to the ultimate consumer (aka “farm to table”).
Agricultural Co-operatives
We provide governance, reporting, and operational consulting to member-driven organizations.
Capabilities
We Advise and Assist Agricultural Companies to:
Conduct initial evaluations of overall current strategic, operational, financial, and compliance management activities to set a baseline for opportunities to improve company and departmental effectiveness and efficiency
Fill vacancies in C-Suite functional areas, including support staff, on a fractional, project, or interim basis
Facilitate strategic planning sessions
Design, develop, and implement systems to capture functional and enterprise Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Develop financial models for evaluating capital-intensive projects, both for internal review and to present to the financial community (“bankable” models)
Perform due diligence on acquisition targets, review divestiture candidates, and assist in post-merger integration activities
Access to capital markets to achieve short-term, mid-term, and long-term business objectives
Deploy AI technologies to improve business performance
Critically assess product strategies to align with the evolving business strategic direction
Meet the Team
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Marc Loupe
Agriculture Practice Leader
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Chris Chillingworth
Ag Practice Group Member
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Chris Reynolds
Ag Practice Group Member
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Glen Terry
Ag Practice Group Member
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Joe Markunas
Ag Practice Group Member
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John Beasley
Ag Practice Group Member
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Rachna Singh
Ag Practice Group Member
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Jeff Ottoboni
Ag Practice Group Member
Build a High Performing Team
Whether your business is growing, transforming, or in need of change, finding the right people quickly is critical. Our recruiting services give you direct access to experienced recruiters and advisors who understand your industry, your challenges, and the kind of talent it takes to move your business forward. Whether you're filling a key executive role, backfilling staff during a transition, or building out a new team, you’ll get tailored recruiting support without the overhead of a traditional search firm.
You choose the model that fits: executive search, contingency recruiting, or interim and project-based staffing. Every search is grounded in deep operational knowledge from across the 2GO Advisory Group—so you’re not just hiring quickly, you're hiring wisely.
Engagement Example:
Developed a multi-generational succession plan for a family-owned farming enterprise including phased leadership transition and estate planning coordination.
Engagement Example