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Trimble Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
farm real estate, valued at over $3 trillion in 2023, represents more than 80 percent of the total assets in the U.S. farm sector , making it a key resource that farmers can leverage to build a financially resilient operation. At the same time, the number of farms and farmland in the U.S. has been in decline.
Modern Farmer
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Recent statistics on American agriculture reveal a decline of 200,000 farms between 2007 and 2022. million farms —to 2 million from 6.8 The marginalization of smaller-scale farms has severe consequences. It’s even worse when the owners of large-scale farms don’t live in or meaningfully contribute to the community.
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Agwired
JULY 21, 2023
There’s been a slight reduction in both sales volume and value growth within the ag real estate market. Farmers National Company has released its mid-year land values report with some interesting findings. This year’s event was held at Montana Farmers Union’s Arrowpeak Lodge in Highwood, MT.
National Young Farmers Coalition
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
The hearing covered various topics, including the lack of data on farmland tenure, foreign ownership of farmland, and rising land values driven by non-farming buyers. The Issue of corporate ownership of farmland and farm consolidation is very, very important. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) With approximately 40% of U.S.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
JULY 28, 2023
Photo credit: Sanctuary Farms This month, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced more than $300 million in awards to 50 projects focused on increasing underserved farmers and ranchers’ access to land, markets, and capital. Summaries of all 50 projects are here.
Daily Yonder
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. He grew up on a small farm in Marshall County, Tennessee, and lives in Memphis now. Enjoy our conversation about Wendell Berry, the fall of tobacco, and “right-sized” farming, below. Brooks Lamb on his family’s farm.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
MAY 10, 2024
On May 1, 2024 – after months of stalled farm bill negotiations on both sides of Capitol Hill – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released a detailed section-by-section summary of her farm bill proposal. Strengthening the Farm and Food System Workforce (Sec. 11205, 12201).
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