Food Politics

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It summarizes the highlights: Number of farms: 1.9 million (down 7% from 2017) Average size: 463 acres (up 5%) Total farmland: 880 million acres of farmland (down 2%), accounting for 39% of all U.S. Average farm income: $79,790. Farms with sales of $50,000 or less: 1.4 million (74% of farms); they sell 2%.

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Food Politics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Farm Action , an organization devoted to stopping corporate agrocultural monopolies and building fair competition in rural America, has issued a short report, Balancing the US Agricuiltural Trade Deficit with Higher Value Food Crops. The current situation: Most American farmland acreage is dedicated to animal feed and fuel production.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 30, 2024

President Randy Kron says the organization is advocating for a change to the farmland tax formula.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 14, 2024

Farmland value is the largest part of a farmer’s net worth, accounting for 80% of the average farm balance sheet.

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 5, 2024

There's a lot that goes into farming and there's a lot to think about before buying land for your farm. Finding the best farmland for your new farm involves several key steps to ensure you choose a location that meets your needs and goals. Here Are Some Effective Ways to Find Suitable Farmland: 1.

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Global Agtech Initiative

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Indoor farming shows great promise in tackling today’s biggest agricultural challenges. The post Vertical Farming: Will Warehouses Become the New Farmland? appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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American Farmland

MARCH 19, 2024

Today, American Farmland Trust (AFT), a national nonprofit that helps to keep American farmers on their land, launched a new U.S. Farmed certification and packaging seal for products that derive at least 95 percent of their agricultural ingredients from farms in the United States.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Farmers Weekly As many as two-thirds of the farmland ponds in England and Wales have been lost though drainage and in-filling, while those that remain are often shaded and tree-covered and do very little to support wildlife.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 3, 2025

Investing in farmland has been a very secure investment over the past twenty-five-plus years. Many times over that period, people have speculated on the demise of Canadian farmlands value or its ability to keep pace and increase in value like it has historically.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Land Values: If farm income increases faster than interest rates, farmland values likely will hold steady or increase — but if income declines as interest rates rise, it’ll pressure farmland values lower. Here’s what to look for.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 18, 2023

Tucked into the Ontario Progressive Conservatives’ Bill 97 is a proposed change to severance allowances of farmland that the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) says could make siting of livestock farms much more difficulty.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 3, 2024

South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers says retaining farms and preserving farmland is a must for growing and strengthening South Carolina agriculture.

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American Farmland

AUGUST 6, 2024

The post American Farmland Trust Releases Bi-Lingual Land Transfer Training Curriculum: A Toolkit to Support Farm and Ranch Transfers appeared first on American Farmland Trust.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Hoosier Perspectives: A reader weighs in on the ramifications of developing farmland.

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Land Values: SLM Partners, Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT and The Land Connection/Illinois FarmLink all offer ways for farmers to access land — especially those interested in organic or regenerative farming.

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American Farmland

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The Board of Directors for the American Farmland Trust unanimously elected Val Dolcini to the American Farmland Trust Board of Directors, the oversight group tasked to oversee the organization that promotes sound farming practices, protects, and keeps farmers on the land.

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American Farmland

OCTOBER 17, 2023

? AFT & The Land Connection's event, "Planning for the Future of Your Farmland," brought together experts to help Central Illinois farm families with succession planning.?️ Brooke Didier Starks shared practical advice, and local farmers emphasized the importance of unique journeys.? Ready to learn more?

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Farmers Weekly The NFU is rallying member support for an open letter campaign which urges all political parties to set out their plans to protect farmland from flooding.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 8, 2024

Nate Lewis and Melissa Barker knew that Oyster Bay Farm was for them. “It Situated in Olympia, Washington along the shores of Puget Sound, the fertile land and waterfront views make the farm an ideal spot. Without farmland to grow crops or ranchland for livestock, we don’t eat. It ticked all the boxes,” says Lewis.

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Caff

MARCH 27, 2024

Senate Bill 1448 will make much-needed reforms to two vital state programs: The Farm To Community Food Hubs program and t he California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force. The post Sign on to support farmland equity & local food! Thank you making your voice heard! appeared first on Community Alliance with Family Farmers.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 26, 2024

See how this Purdue alum gives back to the Rossville FFA Chapter.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Last Acre Act would help expand high-speed internet access across eligible farmland, ranchland and farm sites. At least 15% of farms and ranches have no access to the internet today.

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Food Politics

AUGUST 6, 2024

It also lists Agrotourism sites (12,763) CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture (1,011) Food hubs (230) On-farm markets 1,937) Farmers markets have a long history in the U.S. I love farmers markets and I’m glad USDA is trying to promote them. USDA publishes a directory of US farmers markets—7,033 listings.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 31, 2023

And most of all, flooding risks long-term consequences to soil health and the geological makeup of farms that could force farmers to permanently abandon their land. With enough flooding, the soil on farms could become so salinized that crops can no longer be grown on that land. Take, for instance, 2018’s Hurricane Florence.

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Western FarmPress

MAY 17, 2024

Best Places to Farm: Farming is local, and so is profitability. Farmland values and input prices challenge Corn Belt farmers.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 19, 2023

He’s here, on this 100-degree August day, to show high school and college students—the future of the Winnebago Tribe—how Ho-Chunk Farms, the tribe’s farming company, is changing the face of agriculture on their reservation. We want to start farming our own reservation. But that reality is starting to change. Ho-Chunk Inc.

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Western FarmPress

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Their plans may not include you and the future of your farm. Talk to your landowners.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Evan Shout of Farmer Coach, Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner both of RealAgriculture in a panel discussion on the FCC land value report and farm profitability; Dale Richardson with Earnscliffe Strategies on what to expect from the Saskatchewan election; and Hear. Thanks for tuning into RealAg on the Weekend!

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 20, 2024

Land Values: Here’s a look at farmers’ newest competition for acres.

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American Farmland

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The post A Tale of Two Farm Transitions: Protected Farms Take Different Paths to Keeping Land in Farming appeared first on American Farmland Trust.

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American Farmland

JANUARY 18, 2024

American Farmland Trust will be the Title Sponsor for the 2024 Solar Farm Summit, North America’s Agrivoltaics Expo, with a three-year commitment to collaborate in the development of an effective and catalytic annual event focused on solar projects that combine active farming with energy generation—a dual land use known as “agrivoltaics.”

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Western FarmPress

JULY 8, 2024

Land Values: Illinois farm managers and appraisers say land values may have peaked. But here’s why quality and location still matter.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 30, 2023

A controversial proposal to allow up to three severances off an Ontario farm property will be walked back, according to a letter sent to Ontario farm groups by Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister, Steve Clark. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Farmers Weekly Labour appears to be backing away from a more widespread “right to roam” policy for England that would have seen the public given far greater access to farmland than is currently the case.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Until a few years ago, Songbird Farm in Unity, Maine, grew wheat, rye, oats, and corn, as well as an array of vegetables in three high tunnel greenhouses, and supported a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program for over 100 customers. Some farms were able to stop production temporarily while they identified possible solutions.

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 27, 2024

Hoosier Perspectives: With a 27% jump in property taxes for 2024, Indiana farm leaders are looking for relief next legislative session.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 16, 2023

Like most large estates and farms, Welbeck, historically known as one of the four “Dukeries” in north Nottinghamshire, aims to farm approximately 1,835ha of in-hand farmland environmentally responsibly as well […] The post Nottinghamshire estate cuts fertiliser rates with organic manure appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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