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Finding Farmland For Your Farm

Farmbrite

Finding the best farmland for your new farm involves several key steps to ensure you choose a location that meets your needs and goals. In this article, we're going to cover some ways to find farmland, questions to ask when at a potential farm location, and other tips and tricks.

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State agriculture officials adopt policy supporting the right to farm

NASDA

NASDA’s new policy supports laws that protect agricultural and forestry operations and facilities from nuisance lawsuits. The purpose of this new policy is to lessen the loss of farmland caused by nuisance lawsuits which can arise when nonagricultural land uses expand into agricultural and forest areas,” NASDA CEO Ted McKinney said.

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Northeast Regional Food Business Center announces first technical assistance sub-award recipients

NASDA

The following recipients and projects received funding in the first round: American Farmland Trust, Washington D.C. Auburn, NY Future Harvest, Cockeysville, MD Glynwood Center, Inc.,

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PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.

Civil Eats

Songbird Farm (Photo credit: Jenny McNulty) Maine had been spreading what is called sludge on its farmland and fields since the 1980s. Testing, however, is only the first step towards regaining use of PFAS contaminated farmland. The spreading of sludge as fertilizer remains legal in all U.S.

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Letter Urging Administration to Protect Crop Insurance in Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Proposal

NASDA

Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Sen. John Boozman, Ranking Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Rep. Rice Producers Association USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council USA Rice Western Peanut Growers Association Cc: Sen. GT Thompson, Chairman, Committee on Agriculture Rep.

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Release: National Young Farmers Coalition Advocates for Land Access in Senate Hearing

National Young Farmers Coalition

September 28, 2023) – Yesterday morning, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing titled “Foreign Ownership in U.S. 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.

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Understanding the COMET-Planner Tool

ATTRA

This means that one acre of cover crop on irrigated farmland with a 25% reduction in nitrogen fertilizer will sequester 0.27 For example, if you want to know how much CO2 equivalent will be sequestered for cover cropping one acre in Travis County, Texas, entering 1 acre in the model will yield zero. tonnes per year, not zero.