Wisconsin Farmers Union

OCTOBER 21, 2024

For the last 11 years Erik has been working on the clean energy transition at rural electric cooperatives at an organization called CURE. During that time his work has led to historic investments in rural electrification through the New ERA and PACE programs passed in the Inflation Reduction Act. They can also think outside of the box.

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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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Trimble Agriculture

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

farmland market has remained remarkably resilient for the last several decades—but will it last? But with fewer government payments and a softening commodity market, landowners might be wondering what this means for the future of farmland prices and cash rents. Cash Rents In general, cash rents rise when farmland values rise.

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American Farmland

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, American Farmland Trust (AFT), one of the leading non-profits working to address rural community concerns while advancing renewable energy, released policy recommendations for state and local governments to keep land in farming and strengthen farm viability as the U.S. builds out solar.

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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. The companies produce nitrate-rich wastewater and funnel it into open-air irrigation ditches that water the area’s farmland. About 15% of the U.S.

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ATTRA

MARCH 25, 2025

The Nebraska Farm & Food Economy report, released by the Center for Rural Affairs and Heartland Regional Food Business Center, provides a snapshot of the agricultural economy in Nebraska. Between 2017 and 2022, Nebraska lost nearly 2,000 farms and 1 million acres of farmland. However, farmers sold at least $16.6

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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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Food Tank

JUNE 10, 2024

It finds that land ownership is being consolidated in the hands of a few powerful actors, squeezing out smaller farmers, pastoralists, Indigenous Peoples, and others who rely on traditional farmland. Expansion and encroachment are further contributing to the problem, as farmland is used for non-agricultural purposes, such as mining projects.

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Global Agtech Initiative

MAY 3, 2024

By becoming a part of Acres’ growing network, users can unlock rural land insights. The post Acres’ California Farmland Values: A Data-Driven Analysis – Telling the Story Behind the Numbers appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.

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Trimble Agriculture

AUGUST 28, 2024

Understanding farmland market trends is crucial to risk management for landowners, farmers, and ranchers alike. farmland market trends directly affect the equity and borrowing power of rural landowners. Overview of the 2024 Farmland Market The U.S. National Trends Farmland values in the U.S. farmland market.

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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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American Farmland

MARCH 1, 2024

The post AFT Applauds Establishment of EPA Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs appeared first on American Farmland Trust.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

When farms are continually consolidated—when there is one 5,000-acre farm in a community, for example, instead of 50 100-acre farms—fewer people remain in rural areas. Recognizing the value of farmland and the fact that, as a popular phrase goes, “they’re not making any more land,” investors are buying up agricultural acreage.

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Trimble Agriculture

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Despite a global economic slowdown, farmland prices remain on the rise. Over the past ten years, farmland prices have increased nearly 40 percent. farmland market is so strong and what factors are influencing its growth. Farmland Prices in 2023 In the U.S. More than 75 percent of farmland in the U.S.

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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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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. USDA and Congress have taken extraordinary ad hoc measures over the past few years to ensure the financial security of rural America.

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Todays Farmer Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

Missouri landowners, agricultural lenders, rural appraisers and others with firsthand knowledge of acreage transactions are invited to respond to the annual Missouri Farmland Value Opinion Survey.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 27, 2025

But he believes that there is a new way forward, advocating for a transformation that supports agroecology, rural communities, and networks of smaller cities. The Proof Is in the Dough: Rural Southern Women, Extension, and Money Making by Kathryn L.

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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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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. As director of farmer inclusion, his job is to distribute $1.7

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 23, 2024

With strategic crop choices, sustainable practices, and savvy marketing, Florida farmers can capitalize on the demand for fresh, local produce during the winter months while most farmland is under a blanket of snow. The opportunity for increased income, diversified crops, and a thriving agricultural community is ripe for the picking.

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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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Modern Farmer

JULY 27, 2023

As a country’s economy gets stronger, Mehrabi found, more people leave rural areas for urban ones, with fewer folks able to tend to rural farmland. Mehrabi’s research points to farm and land consolidation; even if the amount of total farmland stays roughly the same, his model shows that fewer people will own that land.

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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. By inviting them to the farm, operators provide important education and awareness of rural traditions. Preserving Farmland Agricultural land is disappearing.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2024

I’d imagine a lot of farmland investors want to see numbers on a spreadsheet about how to maximize yield from acreage,” he says. Not only does she see a future of collaboration among the farmers in this corner of rural Maryland, she wants to feed the people who live here, too. “A We didn’t look anywhere else,” Taylor said.

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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. Every piece of land purchased as a result of this project will be ushered through a three-pronged approach to increase farmland ownership by underserved farmers.

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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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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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The Equation

MAY 11, 2023

Hard truth: we have to use farmland differently Strategic cropland repurposing is the change in land use from an economic activity that produces negative side effects (such as harming people’s health and the environment) to new land uses that produce positive side effects. I believe there is: strategic cropland repurposing. square miles).

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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. We’ve made calling and emailing your lawmakers as easy as possible.

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ATTRA

MARCH 26, 2025

Department of Agricultures (USDA) Farm Service Agency , Womens Business Center , or the Small Business Administration , or grants through organizations like USDA Rural Development , National Womens Business Council , RAFI , and American Farmland Trusts Brighter Future Fund. Rural Sociology, 89: 3-39. and Lewin, P. Goetz, S.

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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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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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The Farmers Daughter USA

APRIL 28, 2024

We also chatted about the farmland converted into solar panels—the area around Red Hen Turf Farm has a lot of them. Gordon said it’s great for marginal farmland (or, land that doesn’t produce well). And it showcases Farm Credit Mid-America’s dedication to rural communities. And to Gordon for being a wonderful host!

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

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. It is reasonable to expect that farm income may be even lower in 2024.

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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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