American Farmland

OCTOBER 25, 2023

While this is a concern--in fact, one of American Farmland Trust’s primary concerns-- growing interest and technological advances in agriculturally compatible solar, known as “agrivoltaics,” are making it possible for renewable energy development and farming to exist together and even thrive side-by-side.

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Jayson Lusk

MAY 15, 2024

The study discusses policy implications regarding how disclosure formats and access to information can influence consumer perceptions and acceptance of new food technologies. Value of Farm Data in Farmland Rental Markets with Nathan DeLay, Nathan Thompson, Jim Mintert, and Todd Kuethe in Land Economics.

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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

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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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. How do traditional ag lenders transition quickly and leverage technology to grow?

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Daily Yonder

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A company based out of Boston is supplying the refurbished shipping container upgraded with the latest technology, he said. “[It] It’ll offer training and its technology to new and existing farmers, particularly in communities of color.” (Source: Freight Farms) “It allows the farmer.to Route 1 also focuses on health equity.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But the farm is one of relatively few examples of agrivoltaics —or combined agriculture and photovoltaic array systems—on private land in California, where the technology has been surprisingly slow to gain visibility and traction. Internationally, many countries in Europe and Asia are ahead of the U.S. In November, U.C.

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American Farmland

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Technical Assistance Program for Agrivoltaics Systems (TAPAS) is designed to educate a diverse cohort of farmers on agrivoltaic applications and funding opportunities while demonstrating how these technologies can play a part in the future context of what it means to be a successful producer in New Jersey.

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Todays Farmer Magazine

MAY 24, 2024

“The Missouri Agricultural Stewardship Award provides a greater opportunity for us to tell those stories and figuratively open the farm gate to let people know about the science, technology and innovation that’s happening on Missouri farms and ranches.” Deadline for applications to be submitted or postmarked is June 30, 2024.

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Agritecture Blog

JULY 27, 2023

market readiness, regulatory environments, technological complexity, and the willingness of industries to embrace change) and conventional agriculture has gotten a 12,000-year head start on the learning curve. Market, user preferences, Industry, Policy, Technology, Science and Culture) for niche innovations (e.g., to 01.01.22.

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The Equation

JANUARY 22, 2024

Importantly, the agency affirmed that affordable technologies exist to help slaughterhouses meet the proposed standards. Slaughterhouse water pollution includes nitrogen and phosphorus that can stimulate harmful algal growth, suck up oxygen, and create “ dead zones ” that jeopardize aquatic life.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 9, 2024

In the coming decade, 400 million acres of American farmland—nearly half of all farmland in the United States—will become available as the older generation of American farmers retires or dies. These two questions launched me on the journey to write this book. But it was only later that I learned of their urgency.

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American Farmland

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Behind the big machines and cutting-edge technology, regenerative and climate-smart agriculture is gaining more support from commodity groups and leaders. American Farmland Trust joined forces with partner organizations to lead conversations on sound farming practices in the Partners in Conservation Tent.

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Daily Yonder

AUGUST 13, 2024

As farmers seek to lease land for solar arrays to diversify their incomes, the practice could help them maximize their income and fend off opposition from critics concerned that solar development will take prime farmland out of production. The term refers to methods that rely on technology and data to guide farmers’ work.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 30, 2025

But I sure noticed this one in the New York Times: Their Fertilizer Poisons Farmland. PFAS Central, a project of Green Science Policy, tracks this news. I do too to a lesser extent. Now, They Want Protection From Lawsuits. The company, Synagro, sells farmers treated sludge from factories and homes to use as fertilizer.

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DTN

MARCH 21, 2024

Cover crop acres increased to 18 million total acres, a 17% increase, but when compared to total farmland, this represents only 6% of 300 million acres. The group, which includes DTN as a technology partner, estimates that the goal is achievable if cover-crop acres increased by 1.7 more than five years ago. million acres annually.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Role of Millets in West Africa Seedball technology isn’t new, but it’s unfamiliar to many of the smallholder farmers who meet the caravan. This flexible technology and others like it are being harnessed by farmer-researcher teams to address the specific challenges of farming in semiarid climates.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Farm and Ranch Enterprise has installed an in-conduit hydropower system that integrates sustainable energy production with advanced center-pivot irrigation technology across its 7,700 acres of irrigated farmland.

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Agwired

JANUARY 3, 2024

Agrimatics , an industry leader in mobile-based agricultural technology, announced an integration in partnership with Case IH and New Holland, both of which are brands of CNH Industrial. Click here to register for both VISION and WiAT.

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Agwired

AUGUST 9, 2023

American Farmland Trust and Sierra View Solutions released Agricultural Carbon Programs: From Chaos to Systems Change at a recent meeting of the Soil and Water Conservation Society annual conference in Des Moines, IA. Meristem Crop Performance unveiled the next generation of their patented BIO-CAPSULE TECHNOLOGY delivery system.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 9, 2023

American Farmland Trust and Sierra View Solutions released Agricultural Carbon Programs: From Chaos to Systems Change , an analysis of 22 agricultural carbon market programs and recommended changes that they say would help these programs succeed. The report finds that farmer participation is low in the 22 U.S.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 27, 2025

Author Peter Scholliers looks at everything from policies and trends that shaped consumer preferences to technological advancements. Klein focus on four major areas of change: the commodification of food production, new food technologies, new culinary identities, and migration. Today, that number is less than 1 percent.

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Cropaia

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In recent years, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has emerged as a powerful tool for mitigating these risks. These technologies provide real-time information, predictive analytics, and automation to enhance decision-making.

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Sustainable Food Trust

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Because, first of all, it excludes recommendations for so-called grade one and two farmland, presumably based on the assumption it will be business as usual on the best farmland, in other words continuous arable cropping to increase the amount of food from those areas where we have the best soils.

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Trimble Agriculture

JULY 17, 2024

Industrial Agriculture and the Relationship to Farm Consolidation Industrial agriculture refers to a large-scale farming system that emphasizes high output and efficiency through modern technology and mechanization. farms decreased by nearly seven percent, falling below two million, and total farmland fell by two percent.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 4, 2024

Using farmland for solar panels, especially in the agriculture-heavy Midwest, is fraught with controversy. There has also been little research conducted in the Midwest, the heart of agriculture, where farmland is gold. Solar power may be the answer to the world’s future energy needs.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 31, 2024

farmers are using a new solution to treat soil compaction – a problem that affects over 68 million acres of farmland and significantly reduces crop yields. Unpac® , developed by Locus Agriculture, is an innovative biosurfactant soil amendment that successfully breaks up soil compaction through fermentation-derived technology.

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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.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Bushel , an independently-owned software technology company focused on digital tools for the agricultural supply chain, announced an integration into MyCHS, the farmer-facing platform from CHS, Inc., Poultry litter is rich in nitrogen and phosphorus, and much of the waste product is applied to farmland as a low-cost fertilizer.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 30, 2024

2023 Report Agriculture Highlights By The Numbers ● Denali’s recycling efforts produced enough natural fertilizer to support more than 100,000 acres of farmland and manufactured enough animal feed to nourish over 40,000 cattle across five states. The report also notes the company collected 1.7 According to US EPA calculations, converting 1.3

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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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Tillable

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

producers manage 80% of the country’s farmland. Increasing Land Ownership Among Top Producers In Illinois, the top 20% of producers acquired 150% more farmland than all other producers combined in recent years. Here are five critical trends reshaping agriculture and how CamoAg’s insights can position you for growth. Want to learn more?

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UnderstandingAg

JANUARY 28, 2024

Poor water quality has been a persistent challenge in agriculture, particularly due to sediment and nutrient loss from farmland. More biologically friendly herbicides, combined with sound agronomic management and a bit of technology can address weed control issues. The agricultural community needs to take this issue seriously.

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ATTRA

APRIL 16, 2024

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.

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Agwired

JULY 7, 2023

American Farmland Trust has opened applications for the 2023 cohort of the Brighter Future Fund program. The program helps farmers nationwide improve farm viability, access, transfer, or permanently protect farmland or adopt regenerative agricultural practices. Farmland , on Tuesday, July 18, from 9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 10, 2024

I live outside of Boone, North Carolina, and have driven past many farms and witnessed firsthand the destruction of farmland and forests. Weve experienced nothing like this before, said New River Conservancy Executive Director Andrew Downs.This is due to fuel, pesticides, and sewage that has polluted the streams. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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World Agri-Tech

APRIL 29, 2024

In Brazil, for example, less than a quarter of farmland is close enough to a cellular tower to make connection possible. Satellite technology helps solve the complex connectivity challenges for hard-to-reach farms, but not all providers are equal.

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