Black Earth Farming was a public, investment-run agriculture business based in Russia, operating as LLC Managing Company AGRO-Invest.

[3] It controlled more than 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) of land in the Black Earth Region.

[2] Their business goal has been described as the acquisition of "cheap, neglected, but fertile land in the fertile Black Earth regions of Russia" by CEO Richard Warburton.

Other crops include winter wheat, oilseeds, and a variety of other grains.

[2] The company raised its initial funding from the family backed Swedish investment companies Vostok Nafta and Kinnevik who remain major shareholders.