Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

New research published in Nature Sustainability projects that, if trends continue, the number of farms across the world will be sliced in half by the end of the 21 st century as consolidation of land, wealth and power reshapes our farming and food landscape. The marginalization of smaller-scale farms has severe consequences.

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Daily Yonder

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Even by just raising three or four acres of tobacco, families could make a respectable return that helped their farm’s economic viability. I should mention that our farm was, and still is, a family farm in the strongest sense. A childhood photo from the family farm. My accent resembles theirs.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Improved cost-share accounting for income forgone when farmers experience losses in revenue due to production changes, anticipated reductions in yield, transitioning to an organic resource-conserving system, or acreage converted to conservation uses. Increases the minimum CRP Grasslands acreage from 2 million to 10 million acres.

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Ruralism Food Farming Farming 104