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Opinion: In American Agriculture, Size Matters

Modern Farmer

Recent statistics on American agriculture reveal a decline of 200,000 farms between 2007 and 2022. million farms —to 2 million from 6.8 It’s even worse when the owners of large-scale farms don’t live in or meaningfully contribute to the community. Photo: Brooks Lamb) Environmental and agricultural impacts loom, too.

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USDA Announces $300 Million in Awards to Support Access to Land, Capital, and Markets for Beginning and Undeserved Framers

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

The awardees – which include many National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) members – proposed national, regional, and local projects that cover 40 states and territories including Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.

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Q&A: Why Do Small-Scale Farmers Persist in Place?

Daily Yonder

His recent book, Love For the Land: Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place , is a portrait of two changing Tennessee counties and the people who populate them – those who’ve chosen to stay in their changing hometowns in the face of development pressures and agricultural agglomeration. Brooks Lamb on his family’s farm.

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