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Ag Policy Connection Ep. 9 — What should carry the most weight in deciding how land gets used?

Real Agriculture

There are many priorities that influence how land is used — the need for housing and economic development often drives the conversion of farmland and natural habitat into urban or suburban landscapes, but food security, productivity, biodiversity, crop or livestock prices, renewable energy policy, and of course, NIMBYism are among the many factors (..)

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Weekend reading: Farm Action’s analysis and policy recommendations

Food Politics

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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Agrivoltaics: Weighing solar growth and farmland loss

Western FarmPress

Rural community resistance to solar development is expressed at the focal point of county zoning approval, with citizen testimony raising concerns over negative environmental and property value impacts on the surrounding community.

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Minister pledges support for flood-hit Scots farmers

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Scottish farmers whose high-value vegetable crops were destroyed by Storm Babet have been given an assurance that government money will be committed to protecting farmland from future rainfall extremes.

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New Black-Owned Freight Farm in Rural Minnesota to Tackle Food Insecurity, Health Inequities

Daily Yonder

A new initiative seeks to increase the number of farmers of color through a new freight farm to be placed in rural Minnesota. In February, Route 1 will place its first freight farm in the rural community of Loretto, population 650. An example of how harvest may look like at a freight farm. Route 1 also focuses on health equity.

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New Land Transfer Program to Help Nation’s Farmers Protect and Access Farmland

American Farmland

The United States’ ability to sustainably produce food, steward natural resources, and support rural economies depends on ensuring greater access to land for the next generation of farmers and ranchers.

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Balancing Renewable Energy Projects with Rural Needs: The Role of Community Benefit Agreements

Wisconsin Farmers Union

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.