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. Barriers to owning, operating, and modernizing farmland date back over a century. percent today.

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Trimble Agriculture

AUGUST 2, 2023

Farmland is disappearing and the average age of the farmer is on the rise—do you have a farm succession plan in place? If the farmland, equipment, equity, and retirement funds total more than the exemption limit, heirs may be required to pay a 40 percent tax. Creating a farm succession plan is a complicated process.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Unfortunately, delays in the federal appropriations process for FY 2024 and a risk of government shutdown threaten timely passage of the 2023 farm bill. This is on top of record-high farm debt, higher borrowing costs, higher break-even levels and likely downward pressure on farmland asset values due to higher interest rates.

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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. We don’t have much access to a lot of good farmland.

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ATTRA

APRIL 16, 2024

By Cody Brown and Darron Gaus , NCAT Agriculture Specialists Carbon Farm Planning is a rewarding process for producers and conservation planners, as we “dig deep” and find all the potential carbon sinks and soil health practices that can be implemented across the landscape. To answer that question, we use a tool called COMET-Planner.

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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. We don’t have much access to a lot of good farmland.

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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. We need something that can really facilitate the whole process,” said Martin Bey.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

NSAC hopes that Congress can ultimately see the wisdom of funding state and tribal soil health programs through RCPP, as proposed in the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act in the Senate. It also removes the guiding purpose of ensuring farmland is usable by the next generation. 7503, 7123).

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Trimble Agriculture

MAY 15, 2024

In this article, we outline the impact of rising property taxes on agriculture and explain ways rural landowners can reduce their tax burden. More people were moving to Rural America than moving out. The farmland market is historically strong, and home values in agriculture-heavy states are rising rapidly.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 5, 2024

An estimated 500,000 to 900,000 acres of irrigated farmland will likely be taken out of production to satisfy state-level groundwater laws by 2040. The worry is that fallowed farmland, especially in the eastern Central Valley where it is turning to desert, could generate more dust leading to more PM2.5 in the air. For example, PM2.5

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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. The counties’ pollution comes from food processing companies in the Port of Morrow. About 15% of the U.S.

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Trimble Agriculture

JULY 3, 2024

farmland expected to transfer ownership in the next two decades, it’s a discussion that needs to be had sooner rather than later. farms has fallen below two million, with total farmland acres dropping to 880 million—the lowest since 1850. According to the 2022 ag census, family farms still dominate U.S.

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Tillable

JUNE 30, 2023

What Technology lessons can ag lenders learn from the home mortgage industry Although the home mortgage market and farmland mortgage market are very different, there are many things that ag lenders can learn from the home mortgage industry. of rural residents visiting a branch 10 or more times a year, vs. 22.6% Download the PDF here.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

” He eventually bought a mill from a grain farmer who went out of business, but finding the other equipment necessary for both farming and processing grain was an ongoing struggle. Prior to that, they had all either harvested by hand, an intensely laborious process, or hired someone with a combine.

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NASDA

JULY 25, 2024

If Congress does not come together this year to enact a bipartisan farm bill, the legislative process will begin anew in the 119th Congress.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2024

The testimonies presented during the hearing underscored the profound economic pressures and mental health strains experienced by farmers nationwide, which directly impact their ability to secure and maintain farmland. At the same time, it jeopardizes our country’s food security and threatens the vitality of our urban and rural communities.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 12, 2024

So large grocery chains in the region often fill their shelves with heavily processed foods that are transported from thousands of miles away. Farms supplying Argus, by contrast, produce a wide range of crops, including heirloom varieties. All of it travels only a few miles to arrive on the shelf. In 2023, the store made $6.5

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Modern Farmer

JULY 21, 2023

At 27, I was living with my co-parent and one-year-old child on 10 acres of land in rural Oregon. For a couple of years, my mom was married to a man named Tim who lived on 40 acres of farmland. When we processed our first ducks, we shared the meal with queer and trans friends who were there to help with preparing the farm for spring.

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Agwired

JULY 21, 2023

The tour brings the latest information on peanuts while giving a first-hand view of industry infrastructure from production and handling to processing and utilization. Youth members of Farmers Union from around the country participated in the 85th National Farmers Union (NFU) All-States Leadership Retreat.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 1, 2023

This group of researchers, farmers, animators, and technicians is on a 100-village tour of the rural Maradi region of Niger, West Africa. In the neighboring country of Burkina Faso, the Association Minim Sông Pânga (AMSP), with 5,000 members, leads efforts to advance sorghum breeding research to best serve farmland in their region.

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Trimble Agriculture

JUNE 5, 2024

If you’re a rural landowner, you know as well as us that land is your most valuable asset and must be used wisely to build long-term financial success. Rest assured, our team values full transparency throughout the loan process and will work closely with you to address any concerns and ensure the terms meet your specific needs.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Hundreds of acres of Bristol farmland, with its meadows and hedges and resident wildlife, was swept away by the concrete sprawl and the ambitions of its new owners. Blocked from buying their own farms, most tenants had little recourse, with the land passing into the hands of investment and building companies.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 16, 2023

In eight to 12 weeks, farmers can take the birds to the small-scale processing plant that the RAA runs in Northern Iowa. They’re also working on adding a composting processing site, neighbor approval pending. “We That first year, the small staff processed 1,000 chickens.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

After looking in vain for an affordable local wheat source, Ellis decided to experiment with dry-farming the grain himself on a small piece of land 45 miles north of San Diego, in rural Valley Center. Cost to rent farmland in San Diego is three times the national average. That makes lower-profit wheat a pretty hard sell. Craig “Dr.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Other recent grantees have included the Center for Rural Affairs, the National Young Farmers Coalition, the Soil Health Institute, and the Regenerative Agriculture Foundation. As research and reporting began to call significant attention to the company’s negative effects on rural economies and the environment , Harold Lee Scott, Jr.,

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Until 1990, the system of collective farms in a country that had been able to utilise its abundant water to irrigate most farmland, meant Albania was self-sufficient in food. But now, wheat is predominantly grown from imported modern cultivars to satisfy the changing tastes of consumers, who are eating more processed foods.

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The Equation

MARCH 4, 2024

But maybe the most famous sabotage occurred in March of 2023, after heavy rains flooded Dear Creek and someone artificially diverted the water flow toward Allensworth to protect industrial farmland operations elsewhere. Allensworth is in the process of purchasing land to create an educational farm based on agroecology.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

APRIL 25, 2024

The appropriations process refers to how Congress allocates funding each year to different federal agencies and programs. Participating in appropriations means advocating for funding specific programs or initiatives related to agriculture, rural development, and food policy. This is why we participate in the appropriations process.

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Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The exact meaning of rewilding can be difficult to pin down, but properly speaking , it involves the landscape-scale restoration of the full (or near enough full) suite of natural processes and species that would be present were it not for human activity. However, two points of caution are worth making.

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Trimble Agriculture

AUGUST 7, 2024

Financial Health Check Tool Farm Loan Calculator AgAmerica’s free farm loan calculator helps rural landowners estimate their loan payments and determine the best financing options for their operations. Download AgAmerica’s easy-to-fill farm balance sheet template and resource guide below to help you through the process.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This bill helps meet the conservation needs of young and BIPOC producers through dedicated funding and a simplified application process for small operations. With these partners, we call on Congress to include the text of the Small Farm Conservation Act in the 2023 Farm Bill.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This tool is part of a broader effort by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) to streamline its processes, improve customer service, and expand credit access. The American Farm Bureau Federation and South Dakota Farm Bureau presented Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) with AFBF’s Golden Plow award. I appreciate both prayers and privacy during this time.”

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Cropaia

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

These technologies provide high-resolution images of farmland, allowing farmers to detect stress factors such as nutrient deficiencies, waterlogging, pest infestations, or disease outbreaks before they become widespread. Traditional crop insurance often involves lengthy claim processes.

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Caff

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In the fall 2021, CAFF went to the source to find out, conducting a statewide intensive listening process. farmland owners identify as white. We engaged nearly 350 growers through multilingual farmer surveys, in-person gatherings, and one-on-one conversations.

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Trimble Agriculture

MAY 17, 2023

When you’re thinking about applying for a farm loan, the process can be intimidating at first. – Farmers, ranchers, rural landowners, farm real estate investors, and recreation and timber landowners. Every lender has different underwriting processes, and no two organizations are the same. Who Can Apply?

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

The cycle of creating local jobs, wealth, and health has meaningful implications for both surrounding urban and rural areas. The Farm is part of a global network of farmers working to increase farmland stewardship by people of color, restore Afro-indigenous farming practices, and end food apartheid.

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

In addition, it included increased funds for the Rural Energy for America Program. In its focus on expanding local processing and markets, as well as more localized nutrient cycling, the bill aims to support programs that effectively bolster local food and farm systems. There are a few important things to understand about the IRA.

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