National Young Farmers Coalition

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

February 16, 2024) On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture. The Census reports 880 million acres of privately held farmland in the U.S., down from 900 million in 2017.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Aaron LaPointe sits behind a desk in the Little Priest Tribal College’s library basement in Winnebago, Nebraska, ready to speak to a class in a new program he helped develop: diversified agriculture. The tribe only owns roughly 27,000 acres of its 120,000-acre reservation, after U.S. And we just let them use our land to do that.”

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SILT

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Story County Supports Farmland Preservation Initiative Story County Board of Supervisors Approves Resolution of Support for Circle Our Cities Initiative West Branch, IA — The Story County Board of Supervisors has approved a resolution in support of the Circle Our Cities initiative from the nonprofit Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT).

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ProAg

JULY 27, 2023

farmland and agricultural businesses. The bill was centered around military spending, with language around farmland purchases built within, led by South Dakota Senator Mark Rounds. million acres of U.S. farmland or 3.1% China owns 347,000 acres of U.S. agricultural land.

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Todays Farmer Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

Missouri landowners, agricultural lenders, rural appraisers and others with firsthand knowledge of acreage transactions are invited to respond to the annual Missouri Farmland Value Opinion Survey. Respondents of the 2023 survey said they expected land prices to increase in 2024, particularly in the western region of Missouri.

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Ohio State University

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A trio of researchers within the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) at Ohio State University— Ani Katchova (Professor and Farm Income Enhancement Chair), Carl Zulauf (Professor Emeritus), and Mujahidul Islam (PhD student)—continue to identify trends on the topic of agricultural land lost to development.

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Trimble Agriculture

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Despite a global economic slowdown, farmland prices remain on the rise. Over the past ten years, farmland prices have increased nearly 40 percent. farmland market is so strong and what factors are influencing its growth. Farmland Prices in 2023 In the U.S. More than 75 percent of farmland in the U.S. That is a 7.4

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Agricultural Economics Insights

MAY 1, 2023

By Brent Gloy and David Widmar Many of us know the short version of farmland’s infamous bust during the 1980s. First, the farm economy derailed as commodity prices tumbled, resulting in fewer earnings generated by an acre of farmland. In 1981, farmland values peaked at $2,100 per acre, up from just $864 in 1975.

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Agricultural Economics Insights

MAY 22, 2023

While “red hot” would easily describe the farmland market a year ago, today’s market is more nuanced. In a few instances, I’ve seen and heard the word “cooling” used to describe the current farmland market. Recent Farmland Market Data In his recent AEI Premium article ( here ), Randy Dickhut summarized the recent farmland market data.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Across the country, the US has lost both farms and farmland, according to the latest data from the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture , released this week. The US is now home to about 880 million acres of farmland, down from 900 million at the time of the last census in 2017. million farms. It doesn’t have to be.”

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The authors suggest exploring a non-plastic, biodegradable alternative mulch to limit the threat to soil function and agricultural productivity caused by unabated plastic accumulation, given that around the world, over 25 million acres of farmland is seasonally covered with opaque plastic films.

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Tillable

APRIL 10, 2023

Land Sale Bulletin is a premier provider of farmland sales transactions across the Midwest and is used by banks, appraisers, brokers and investors to understand farmland values and market trends. However, the information provided via CamoAg is a fraction of the sale data stored and housed by Land Sales Bulletin.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Recent statistics on American agriculture reveal a decline of 200,000 farms between 2007 and 2022. As agriculture has industrialized and become more capital-intensive, leading to dominance by wealthy, large-scale producers, much of the decline has come at the expense of small and midsized farmers. million farms —to 2 million from 6.8

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Trimble Agriculture

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

farmland market has remained remarkably resilient for the last several decades—but will it last? But with fewer government payments and a softening commodity market, landowners might be wondering what this means for the future of farmland prices and cash rents. Cash Rents In general, cash rents rise when farmland values rise.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

Editor’s Note: This blog post is the first in a two-part series through which NSAC examines the latest Census of Agriculture in more detail. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Last month, the U.S. million, 142,000 fewer farms in 5 years.” Slightly over 1 million of the 3.4 a decrease of 6.1

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Tillable

MARCH 4, 2024

The narrative around farmland ownership is changing, with a common belief that investors , particularly those from overseas, are increasingly purchasing more US farmland from local farmers. We’ve turned to our agriculture intelligence platform to answer this question and understand the trends truly.

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Tillable

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Hurricane Helene's Impact on Agriculture: A Closer Look at Crop and Landowner Damage In the wake of Hurricane Helene, many in the agricultural community have been taken aback by the widespread damage across key farming regions in the Southeast.

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Todays Farmer Magazine

MARCH 4, 2024

Data shows farmland, number of farms decreased from 2017 to 2022 In the five-year span from 2017 to 2022, farms in the U.S. have gotten larger while the total number has gotten smaller, according to new Census of Agriculture data released by USDA last month. With a loss of nearly 142,000 farms, the number of U.S. In 2022, there were 1.2

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 8, 2024

For more than four decades, the executive director of the Schumacher Center for a New Economics (which she co-founded with Robert Swann in 1980) has been tending to a land-use movement in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, driven by innovative ideas for cultivating affordable access to farmland. HVS: Let’s start with the basics.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

USDA officials release 2022 Census of Agriculture USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) on Tuesday released results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture , which includes more than 6 million data points about America’s farms and ranches and the people who operate them down to the county level.

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Trimble Agriculture

JULY 17, 2024

Industrial agriculture is a term often used negatively, but is it the villain it’s made out to be? The debate surrounding industrial agriculture and farm consolidation is complex and multifaceted. Recently, this has become a more pressing topic of concern with the release of the 2022 Census of Agriculture.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 11, 2023

American Farmland Trust (AFT) announced a new “Land Transfer Navigators” program in partnership with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (USDA NRCS) that will help exiting farmers and landowners retire with confidence and help new, beginning, and underserved farmers gain secure, equitable land access.

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Daily Yonder

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In one interview, a farmer told me that he had been offered $40,000 an acre for his land, money that would make him an instant millionaire. In fact, there have been a flurry of songs about farmland loss, and resistance to it, released over the last year. In it, farmland is turned into a subdivision, a sign of “progress.”

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Tillable

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

6 Trends Reshaping the Agricultural Market (and How Data Can Help You Stay Ahead) In agriculture, the 80/20 rule is more relevant than ever —the top 20% of producers control the vast majority of resources and influence. The reality is that consolidation and growth are accelerating in the agricultural market.

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American Farmland

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In 2022, AFT’s Farms Under Threat research indicated that Texas has the highest concentration of threatened agricultural land in America – with 2.2 million acres projected to be converted to real estate development by 2040.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 28, 2024

His 2,500-acre family farm is patchwork across 40 miles of land the family owns and leases, and grows organic corn, soy, wheat and specialty crops such as beans and peas. Regenerative agriculture in practice looks different depending on the unique situation of the farm, and so does the funding for it. One of four branches of the MAD!

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture. million farms and ranches (down 7% from 2017) with an average size of 463 acres (up 5%) on 880 million acres of farmland (down 2%). farms and ranches. farms and ranches. The results show that there were 1.9

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National Young Farmers Coalition

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture. LAND ACCESS The Census reports 880 million acres of privately held farmland in the U.S., of total farmland.

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Food Politics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The current situation: Most American farmland acreage is dedicated to animal feed and fuel production. million acres of higher value fruit, vegetables, and melons would be needed to generate $32.9B of US farmland. Its point (you have heard this from me repeatedly): the U.S. It ought to focus on food for people.

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Caff

AUGUST 5, 2024

The proposed development project, funded by billionaire tech interests, aimed to establish a new city in the middle of farmland, which if built, would have stressed limited water supplies and contributed to further sprawl on working lands.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Plastics are tightly woven into the fabric of modern agriculture. But plasticulture, or the use of plastic products in agriculture, also comes with a wide range of known problems. In the larger scope, agriculture accounts for a small slice of the plastics pie—less than 3 percent of the annual 440 million tons produced worldwide.

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AgriLife Today

AUGUST 17, 2023

collaboration addresses global agricultural challenges A statewide research collaboration between Texas A&M AgriLife Research and MyLand Company Inc. of Arizona will seek to improve soil health across 12,000 acres of commercial farmland in Texas to enhance quality of life and economic return for farmers.

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The Equation

APRIL 27, 2023

From food to education, people of color have disproportionately faced a lack of access to all aspects of agriculture. Every sector of agriculture has been purposefully constructed to exclude and silence communities of color. Finding affordable land to work was challenging enough without the addition of working climate-unstable land.

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Trimble Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Land ownership is a crucial milestone for young farmers, representing stability, investment, and a future in agriculture. Rising land prices, limited availability, and financial barriers pose significant challenges to young farmers seeking to secure their place in the agricultural community. farmland that is rented or leased.

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Daily Yonder

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Despite significant efforts to support new and beginning farmers (NBFs), substantial challenges persist in the agricultural sector, the foremost being land access. For these NBFs, fast-paced pressure from within the real estate market can reduce their chances of finding agricultural land they can afford.

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Ohio State University

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

AEDE faculty specializing in Agricultural Economics (Dr. OFBF staff discussed major initiatives that they have been engaged with including farmland preservation, the Farm Bill, the CAUV program, H2Ohio, and the Ohio Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program among a few.

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DTN

MARCH 21, 2024

agriculture and ranching was released in February. The data also serves as a bellwether for the state of sustainability in agriculture. Cover crop acres increased to 18 million total acres, a 17% increase, but when compared to total farmland, this represents only 6% of 300 million acres.

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