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American Farmland Trust Launches Emergency Resilience Grant for Farmers

Food Tank

American Farmland Trust (AFT) is raising money to support farmers and ranchers affected by recent federal funding losses or delays.The goal is to provide 200 farmers a grant each up to US$10,000. Now in its fifth year, the Brighter Future Fund has helped more than 400 farmers across the United States and over 50,000 acres of farmland.

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The Farm Safety Net: A Closer Look at ARC and PLC

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

million acres enrolled in ARC and PLC, representing only 27 percent of all US farmland. Furthermore, to enroll in ARC or PLC, a farm must have base acres enrolled with USDAs Farm Service Agency (FSA), which administers the programs, as one of these covered commodities. million acres enrolled in ARC and PLC in 2023, 85.5

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A Black-Led Agricultural Community Takes Shape in Maryland

Civil Eats

Since 2012, Gail Taylor has built healthy soil, provided hundreds of local families with fresh tomatoes and turnips, and fostered community on less than an acre at Three Part Harmony Farm in northeast Washington, D.C. Gail Taylor and D’Real Graham at Three Part Harmony Farm, their one-acre farm in Washington, D.C.

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Transforming the Delta

Food Environment and Reporting Network

If we took 5 percent of the acres and diverted them into almost anything that wasnt a commodity, its literally an additional $2.5 In 1920, Blacks owned or operated 14 percent of all farmland in the U.S.; In the Delta, it is around 1 percent, and those farms cover, on average, less than 100 acres. today it is less than 2 percent.

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Southern Black Farmers Sow Rice and Reconciliation

Civil Eats

The team in Alexandria is testing 20 more varieties at their 17-acre farm, located on a former cotton plantation that serves as the central research hub for crop and equipment trials. Over two centuries, hundreds of thousands of acres were cleared to establish rice plantations, shaping the Southern economy and landscape.

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6 Trends Reshaping the Agricultural Market (and How Data Can Help You Stay Ahead)

Tillable

producers manage 80% of the country’s farmland. Disproportionate Subsidy Distribution In the last five years, 80% of U.S. How CamoAg Helps: Our platform gives you a detailed view of subsidy distribution, allowing you to identify and target regions or producers benefiting most from subsidies.

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Seattle’s Black Farmers Collective Nurtures Communities and Crops

Modern Farmer

Even on a compact farm like Small Axe, which spans only four acres — the national average is 446 acres — there was much to be done: crop rotations to plan, greenhouse doors to finish, a new shed to build. acre plot in central Seattle, where organizers host volunteer days, summer cookouts, and food and gardening classes.

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