Modern Farmer
MARCH 12, 2024
America’s farmers, especially beginning and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) farmers face insurmountable challenges, yet 87 percent of young farmers are dedicated to regenerative, climate-smart farming practices. I grow small-scale herbs, seeds and nursery starts in my backyard garden and work in the nonprofit agriculture world.
Modern Farmer
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
They also face pressure from real estate development. Brooks grew up on a small family farm in rural Tennessee. The little farmers can’t keep up with the big ones.” Brooks Lamb. Photo courtesy of Regan Adolph) It isn’t just consolidation threatening these small and midsized farmers. Press, 2023).
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Modern Farmer
MAY 28, 2024
“Of 400 farms in our county, only five are organic,” says Matt Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald Organics in Hutchinson, Minnesota. His 2,500-acre family farm is patchwork across 40 miles of land the family owns and leases, and grows organic corn, soy, wheat and specialty crops such as beans and peas.
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. These programs offer financial assistance to help young farmers who are just starting out.
Daily Yonder
OCTOBER 24, 2024
The song tells the story of a farmer who is approached by a real estate developer. He tells the overalls-clad farmer—a tired stereotype of America’s agrarians, even if my farming grandfather wore Liberty bibs every day for decades—that he builds houses and neighborhoods. I had heard the song before, but I gave it another listen.
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 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.
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