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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 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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Industry Ag News 7/21

Agwired

There’s been a slight reduction in both sales volume and value growth within the ag real estate market. Those policy actions, combined with depleted consumer savings, tighter commercial bank lending standards and the persistently inverted yield curve are likely to result in a mild recession by the fourth quarter of 2023.

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

Daily Yonder

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. Brooks Lamb: I grew up on a small farm in rural Tennessee. We always had a big garden.

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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

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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Young Farmers’ Analysis of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024

National Young Farmers Coalition

The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 recently passed by the House Agriculture Committee does not serve the new generation of farmers and ranchers in this country. But first, let’s break down all the red, green, and yellow flags included in the first draft. based multinational corporations, private equity firms, and pension funds.

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Agricultural Policy Matters in the 2024 Election 

Trimble Agriculture

The precarious future of the 2024 presidential election and the next farm bill has many operators in wait-and-see mode. Tax Policy Changes Tax reforms, particularly around estate and capital gains taxes, could have huge implications for landowners and the future of the American family farm. While a majority of U.S.