Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 19, 2023

government actions directly or indirectly led its farmland to pass into non-Native hands— mostly white farmers. In the past five years, three Nebraska tribes—the Winnebago, the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska—have bought a combined 3,000-odd acres of farmland that was once theirs.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Dive deep into the global food scene with this list of compelling films and docuseries. These 18 documentaries unpack everything from the struggles of small-scale farmers to the incredible work of activists advocating for a more sustainable food future. Watch it on YouTube.

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American Farmland

MAY 2, 2024

The post AFT Statement on House Farm Bill Summary and Senate Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act appeared first on American Farmland Trust.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and Climate Central, a nonadvocacy science and news group. Loopholes within drinking water laws and the agriculture lobby’s influence in Congress have prevented substantive policy reform to address the issue, according to food safety experts.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2024

If Taylor, Graham, and the neighboring farmers can create a resilient, Black-led agricultural community as the planet burns , biodiversity plummets , and the larger food system continues to become increasingly industrialized and commodified, they will have charted a course for others to follow. At the same time, she’s transitioning the D.C.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

New research published in Nature Sustainability projects that, if trends continue, the number of farms across the world will be sliced in half by the end of the 21 st century as consolidation of land, wealth and power reshapes our farming and food landscape. The marginalization of smaller-scale farms has severe consequences. million acres.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 24, 2024

In addition to concerns about impacts on food production and sensitive ecosystems, some critics argue that converting thousands of acres of agricultural land to utility-scale solar arrays would compromise the character of rural regions. Each megawatt powers the equivalent of 164 homes.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Read all the stories in this series: A Black-Led Agricultural Community Takes Shape in Maryland An urban farm trailblazer begins building a Black agrarian corridor in rural Maryland, fostering community and climate resilience. Jubilee Justice Specialty Foods co-op members. Land access was the first step.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The governor of North Carolina had authorized the dumping of the soil, contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which had been linked to cancer, in the rural county. In the rural Hecks Grove communityless than a mile from where Robert E. Our payment was food, clothing, and a comfortable place to live.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Across the country, the US has lost both farms and farmland, according to the latest data from the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture , released this week. The US is now home to about 880 million acres of farmland, down from 900 million at the time of the last census in 2017. million farms. It doesn’t have to be.”

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NASDA

JANUARY 25, 2024

As the challenges for America’s farmers and ranchers continue to grow, we believe crop insurance as a safety net is only becoming more important to stability in rural America and a secure domestic food supply. Given the challenges faced by rural America and the critical nature of crop insurance, cuts to the program should be avoided.

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Daily Yonder

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In the face of all sorts of adversity—challenges posed by agricultural consolidation; threats from farmland conversion; injustices that farmers of color have faced for centuries and still face today—it is affection, rooted in a deep connection with the land itself, that inspires their devotion and care. Why stay instead of sell? It’s honest.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024, S.5335 5335 , sharing a detailed vision for keeping farmers farming, families fed, and rural communities strong. (November 25, 2024) On Monday, November 18th, U.S.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 27, 2023

A study from researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder predicts that the number of farms worldwide will significantly shrink by the end of this century, posing problems in our food system. That could have devastating effects on our food supply. One of the main reasons Mehrabi found for the decline is economic growth.

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Tillable

MARCH 4, 2024

The narrative around farmland ownership is changing, with a common belief that investors , particularly those from overseas, are increasingly purchasing more US farmland from local farmers. Above is a chart illustrating the volume of farmland transactions from 2020 to the end of 2023 made by buyers residing more than 35 miles away.

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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. This round of awards is the first-time funds have been distributed through the LCM program.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As a result of persistently high input costs and rapidly declining commodity and food crop prices, the USDA now projects that this year’s drop in both net farm income and net cash income will be the largest decline of all time, down $42 billion and $54 billion, respectively.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 26, 2024

Choctaw Tribal Members Choctaw Fresh Tomika Bell (Choctaw Fresh Produce distribution manager): As Native Americans, we live in rural areas, which means we don’t have the ability to be near any kind of grocery stores or farm stands. Nigel Gibson (Tribal Council member): Food is an essential need to life.

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The Equation

MAY 11, 2023

The volatility of wet and dry years, the lack of water infrastructure, and the continued depletion of groundwater resources adds up to California losing its resilience to cope with future droughts and to preserve future food security. Example of cropland within and one mile around several rural disadvantaged communities in Tulare County.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 12, 2024

“They are like rock stars,” says Bill Brinkerhoff, Argus’ co-owner, a tall, friendly businessman with a passion for local food. Argus represents an emerging business model, the farm stop, which connects consumers and farmers in a local food web. That has created a food system that may be more efficient, but is also less resilient.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 30, 2023

Perhaps that image is informed by articles on “cheap” and abundant farmland in the far north or articles on how climate change opens opportunities by increasing the number of Alaska’s growing days. In 2021, the USDA listed the average value for an acre of farmland in California at $13,860. The 2017 U.S. In Florida, it’s $7,300.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

APRIL 15, 2024

Farm safety net subsidies reward an industrial farming model that contributes to climate change, soil erosion, and farmland consolidation in agriculture. This week is the Farm Bill for All Farmers Week of Action: Conservation Not Consolidation. Make your voice heard! We’ve made calling and emailing your lawmakers as easy as possible.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 26, 2024

Choctaw Tribal Members Choctaw Fresh Tomika Bell (Choctaw Fresh Produce distribution manager): As Native Americans, we live in rural areas, which means we don’t have the ability to be near any kind of grocery stores or farm stands. Nigel Gibson (Tribal Council member): Food is an essential need to life.

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ATTRA

JULY 29, 2024

American Farmland Trust (AFT) announced the release of Planning Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems: From Soil to Soil. The book, authored by AFT Senior Fellow and Senior Program Advisor Julia Freedgood, informs planning practices and follow-up actions to strengthen America’s food and farming systems. ” .

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Trimble Agriculture

AUGUST 9, 2023

Educating visitors, preserving farmland, and sharing agricultural heritage were named the top three most important benefits—but there are so many more. Too many people are distanced from where their food comes from. By inviting them to the farm, operators provide important education and awareness of rural traditions.

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Sustainable Food Trust

MARCH 4, 2025

In 2024, artist Mike Perry decided to repeat the experiment, taking the patch of urban ground from Springfield Park, in my home borough of Hackney, and swapping it with a patch of farmland, within Pembrokeshire National Park in West Wales. We make decisions about what to eat three times a day, and our food choices matter.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

347.563.6408 Release: House Farm Bill Misses Opportunity to Move Agriculture Forward Washington, DC, May 20, 2024 – On Friday, May 17, the House Agriculture Committee released the long-awaited Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA ). The Farm, Food, and National Security Act fundamentally fails to meet the moment.

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Civil Eats

MAY 6, 2024

They play critical roles in their ecosystems, sustaining and keeping in check species higher and lower on the food chain. First of all, farmland reduces mammals’ natural habitats and diminishes their ability to find shelter as well as food and prey, explained Koen Kuipers, a researcher at Radboud University in the Netherlands.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

After years of philanthropic support for fisheries, water, and education, members of his generation (along with some of their elders) are not only accelerating that environmental focus, they’re applying it to food and agriculture in new ways. Then there’s the Walmart Foundation, which last year gave the Nature Conservancy $1.5

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 20, 2024

As a researcher of urban agriculture, I was shocked to see a recent news article bearing the headline “ Food from urban agriculture has a carbon footprint six times larger than conventional produce, study shows.” with the Berkeley Food Institute, and this conclusion seemed to fly in the face of all that I’d read.

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Food Tank

APRIL 29, 2024

Under the New Deal Farm Bill, a farmer faced with low corn prices could switch to another crop or even idle a portion of farmland in exchange for financial support. Meanwhile, Black ownership of farmland has declined significantly, from 16–19 million acres in 1910 to fewer than 3 million today. Copyright © 2024 Austin Frerick.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and Modern Farmer , a a nonprofit covering equity and resiliency in the food system. Across the board, farms have been merged into just a few big companies that control most food sectors.

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Trimble Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

farmland that is rented or leased. At the same time, the number of farms and farmland in the U.S. During that same period, an estimated 20 million acres of farmland went out of production. This data highlights the growing need for farmland ownership to be accessible for young farmers. has been in decline.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

My idea of heaven is the 100 hectares of cultivated ground that provide a livelihood for the 50 plus families who work the land in Miras and who produce more than enough food to feed the entire community of 600 families. Although processed foods are gaining ground, urban Albanians remain deeply connected to the land.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

JULY 20, 2023

Secure access to affordable, quality farmland is the top challenge facing the passionate young people across the country who are stewarding land and feeding their communities. New farmers or returning generations of the family farm support rural school districts, shop in local stores and attend community events.

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Caff

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Prop 4 or the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands from Climate Risks Bond is meant to address these significant threats to agricultural communities across the state, from urban to rural. And it means fewer trucks on the road, and better air quality since food will be closer to consumers.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 14, 2023

With more than 40 percent of American farmland projected to change ownership by 2035, the next farm bill will determine who has access to farmland and technical support—and, therefore how resilient, just, and inclusive the farming landscape is. A lot of new and beginning farmers are of a different mindset,” Prusia said.

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