Modern Farmer

JANUARY 4, 2024

Using farmland for solar panels, especially in the agriculture-heavy Midwest, is fraught with controversy. There has also been little research conducted in the Midwest, the heart of agriculture, where farmland is gold. What we’re studying now is how different types of panels and vegetation impact energy production.”

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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. Average farm size increased to 463 acres compared to 441 in 2017, but total farmland decreased by 2% to 880 million acres, a loss of about 20 million acres. million, in the 2022 census.

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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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Farm and Ranch Enterprise has installed an in-conduit hydropower system that integrates sustainable energy production with advanced center-pivot irrigation technology across its 7,700 acres of irrigated farmland.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The full Census of Agriculture report as well as publication dates for additional ag census data products can be found at nass.usda.gov/AgCensus. farms and ranches and amount of acres in farmland. farms and ranches and amount of acres in farmland. Are we okay with losing that much farmland?

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Outside of Charleston, South Carolina, in the picturesque marshes of the Kiawah River, sits more than 100 acres of working farmland. But unlike neighboring farms that focus on production for faraway markets or keep a single family afloat, the farm at Kiawah River is supporting 185 families who live in the surrounding homes.

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DTN

MARCH 21, 2024

Collected once every five years by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service, the 2022 Census of Agriculture is a 757- page document spanning more than 6 million data points on land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income, and expenditures.

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Trimble Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

farmland that is rented or leased. At the same time, the number of farms and farmland in the U.S. During that same period, an estimated 20 million acres of farmland went out of production. This data highlights the growing need for farmland ownership to be accessible for young farmers. has been in decline.

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Agricultural Economics Insights

JUNE 25, 2023

by Brent Gloy and David Widmar When you write and speak about farmland values, you inevitably get variations of the question, “Should I buy the farm?” And when farmland values soar, those questions come in even more frequently. 1) Is farmland a good investment? higher future farmland values).

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Ohio State University

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A variety of topics were discussed such as Ohio farm finances, farm labor, the upcoming farm bill, commodity markets, and livestock production. The Ag Econ faculty noted that “engaging with the Farm Bureau gave us many ideas to make our research and outreach programs even more relevant and timely for the Ohio agricultural sector.”

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Agwired

OCTOBER 30, 2024

2023 Report Agriculture Highlights By The Numbers ● Denali’s recycling efforts produced enough natural fertilizer to support more than 100,000 acres of farmland and manufactured enough animal feed to nourish over 40,000 cattle across five states. The report also notes the company collected 1.7

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Trimble Agriculture

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Between the years 2017 and 2022, America lost almost 20 million acres of farmland. Despite this rapid decline, the average farm size increased five percent to 463 acres. Farm production expenses totaled $424 billion in 2022, a 17.8 Farmland remains a crucial asset. percent increase from 2017.

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Daily Yonder

AUGUST 13, 2024

Spread across more than 1,900 acres, the 180 MW Madison Fields project will be one of North America’s largest test grounds for research into agrivoltaics — essentially farming between the rows on photovoltaic solar projects. But raising them is “hard to do on 1,000 acres.”

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 8, 2024

In remarks made on February 13 while releasing the new Census data, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack directed attention to the loss of farmland and farms since the 2017 Census saying: “ What you find is in 2017 there were 2 million farmers, today the survey report shows we have 1.9 billion in agricultural products, up from $388.5

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Trimble Agriculture

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Buying farmland is like investing in gold—and farm property loans can help you do it. People sometimes refer to farmland as an investment in gold, plus a coupon,” says Bruce Sherrick, professor at the University of Illinois. In the past three years, cropland value increased by $1,300 per acre. farmland values?

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

When farms are continually consolidated—when there is one 5,000-acre farm in a community, for example, instead of 50 100-acre farms—fewer people remain in rural areas. Recognizing the value of farmland and the fact that, as a popular phrase goes, “they’re not making any more land,” investors are buying up agricultural acreage.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Songbird Farm (Photo credit: Jenny McNulty) Maine had been spreading what is called sludge on its farmland and fields since the 1980s. By the spring of 2022, more than 50 farms in Tier 1 areas learned they had high levels of forever chemicals in their products, their fields, and their water.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 31, 2024

farmers are using a new solution to treat soil compaction – a problem that affects over 68 million acres of farmland and significantly reduces crop yields. The spreadsheets estimate costs, revenues and yields from agricultural production under different solar configurations. soybean acreage.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Originally, the subsidies were only given for production support, but they are gradually moving over to these environmental elements. In fact, EU farmers receive $1,000 per acre per year just for owning farmland. Seemingly without end, these special payments add up to roughly 60 percent of all farm income in Europe.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 28, 2023

In addition, over the last decade, farmland prices have doubled nationwide and risen far higher in areas with pressure due to real estate development or commodity prices. Today, just 1% of farmers in the United States identify as Black. This round of awards is the first-time funds have been distributed through the LCM program.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Peppered throughout some 500 acres of charred pastureland, he found sizable patches of grass left unscathed by the blaze. The fire burned right around them,” says the 73-year old rancher and owner of Diamond B Ranch, noting the intact areas—some as big as a quarter acre. That’s the fight I’m in,” Balthazar adds.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 9, 2024

CSP aims to enhance natural resources while maintaining profitable agricultural production. CSP remains the largest conservation initiative in the US, with 69 million cumulative acres enrolled in the program in FY2023 (see Figure 1). million new acres enrolled in FY2023, 3.28 million (22%) were funded through the IRA.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

APRIL 15, 2024

Farm safety net subsidies reward an industrial farming model that contributes to climate change, soil erosion, and farmland consolidation in agriculture. This style of commodity production contributes to soil erosion and worsening climate change. This week is the Farm Bill for All Farmers Week of Action: Conservation Not Consolidation.

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Trimble Agriculture

JULY 17, 2024

farms decreased by nearly seven percent, falling below two million, and total farmland fell by two percent. Farm Consolidation Trends Source: 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture Notably, the only category of farms that saw growth in 2022 was those with 5,000+ acres, with an increase of just over 1,600 farms. farming sector was $543.1

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

My previous post was focused on the carbon footprint of crop transportation from the lettuce production regions on the West Coast of the US to East Coast Markets. The thought experiment concluded with a rough figure that each lb of moved product incurs about ⅓ of a pound of CO2 in the process. of the American Farmland Trust.

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Food Tank

APRIL 29, 2024

Under the New Deal Farm Bill, a farmer faced with low corn prices could switch to another crop or even idle a portion of farmland in exchange for financial support. Production of ethanol—a fuel typically derived from corn— exploded in the years after the Wall Street Farm Bill was passed.

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The Farmers Daughter USA

AUGUST 29, 2023

According to the USDA, only 12 million acres of corn are irrigated, which isn’t a lot when you realize that U.S. farmers annually plant around 96 million acres of corn. Despite those challenges, the land might actually be great for production as long as there is enough natural rainfall.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 20, 2024

Urban ag is any kind of food production space within a city, inclusive of commercial farms that grow and sell directly to consumers, non-profit farms that serve a broader mission, community gardens, school gardens and even vacant lots turned into thriving personal gardens or homesteads. Back up a step: What is urban agriculture?

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Experts say that what happens in Nebraska affects food production globally , all due to the dependence on products from right in our backyard. Farmers across the country, and especially here in Nebraska, are already using regenerative agriculture practices like cover crops to yield high-quality products.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 22, 2024

CSP aims to enhance natural resources while maintaining profitable agricultural production. It does this by providing financial and technical assistance to farmers actively managing and expanding conservation activities even while they work their lands for production.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 4, 2023

.” Scientists, farmers, and advocates agree that one of the biggest barriers to rolling out agrivoltaics in California—the national leader in solar energy , agricultural production , and even on-farm solar —is a need for more state-specific research. Internationally, many countries in Europe and Asia are ahead of the U.S.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 7, 2024

The first year, deer ate two acres of strawberries while Topaz and Abeles were sleeping. The immense counterweight to all of these restrictions is that land use laws are in place for a reason: to protect the integrity of farmland. This was coupled with other mishaps that often befall small farms. And we’re not alone.”

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

As the self-sufficient urban farming movement grows, tools such as FarmLink are emerging to aid young farmers of color through the complex system of accessing and maintaining farmland. In the United States, increasing urban sprawl and rapid commercial development continue to consume farmland: From 2020 to 2021, the country lost 1.3

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ProAg

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

America’s crop insurers are committed to building on the foundational principles of crop insurance to strengthen the farm safety net and offer more risk management products to more farmers. Arnold pointed to the growth of the program over the years as an indicator of its success, and of the immense trust farmers have placed in crop insurance.

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The Farmers Daughter USA

APRIL 28, 2024

It’s a 2,500 acre operation growing sod, tomatoes, seed corn, corn, and soybeans. We also chatted about the farmland converted into solar panels—the area around Red Hen Turf Farm has a lot of them. Gordon said it’s great for marginal farmland (or, land that doesn’t produce well). It was my first time on a turf farm!

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The Lunatic Farmer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As a landowner with hundreds of acres of upland Appalachian hardwoods, I would sit there and watch a bevy of bureaucrats carve off massive pieces for logging in what are known as “below cost” timber sales. But at least the Secretary of the Interior wouldn’t, with the stroke of a pen, be able to give private largesse to millions of acres.

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The Equation

APRIL 27, 2023

Growing up in a predominantly Black and Brown neighborhood in New York City, I’ve seen a lot of my community buying and consuming food products that are detrimental to their health because it was cheaper and more accessible to them than fresh produce and meat.

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