Real Agriculture

MAY 17, 2024

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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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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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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Daily Yonder

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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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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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American Farmland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

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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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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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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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 27, 2023

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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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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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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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

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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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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Food Politics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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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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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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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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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ATTRA

MAY 25, 2024

While utility-scale solar projects can look intimidating and raise concerns about taking land out of production, a new report from the Center for Rural Affairs found their overall impact on agricultural land use is minimal. of the region’s prime farmland.

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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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ATTRA

JANUARY 4, 2024

Department of Energy (DOE), is hosting a series of virtual listening sessions to hear perspectives on the benefits and challenges of the increased levels of clean energy projects being sited on agricultural lands and in rural communities.

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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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ATTRA

JULY 29, 2024

American Farmland Trust (AFT) announced the release of Planning Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems: From Soil to Soil. “It addresses food security in the context of a changing climate, recognizing the importance of America’s farmers and ranchers and supporting rural communities.” ” .

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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 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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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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Trimble Agriculture

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Owning farmland is becoming increasingly competitive, but not entirely out of reach with the help of a custom farm ownership loan. Rural landowners enjoyed the benefits of their rising equity which served as a hedge against increasing inflation. Why Use a Farmland Ownership Loan? farmland is leased. Over half of U.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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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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ATTRA

JANUARY 9, 2024

New research published by American Farmland Trust in a report, The State of Gender Equity in U.S. The report details the ways these barriers impact women in agriculture, the secondary issues that arise, and the implications for food production, farm viability, climate resilience, and farmland protection.

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Trimble Agriculture

JULY 24, 2024

farmland as a way to diversify and increase revenue streams. Land Use The rapid expansion of renewable energy projects raises concerns about the conversion of farmland. Approximately 83 percent of new solar projects are installed on farmland and ranchlands , with nearly half placed on the most productive, versatile, and resilient land.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 18, 2024

In May, as part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Carolina Mueller, Young Farmers’ Coalition Associate Director , joined Lian Zeitz of the Climate Mental Health Network and Caitlin Arnold Stephano of Farm Aid for an American Farmland Trust -hosted conversation on farmer mental health in a changing climate.

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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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National Young Farmers Coalition

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

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. The Issue of corporate ownership of farmland and farm consolidation is very, very important. The Farmland for Farmers Act (S. With approximately 40% of U.S.

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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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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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