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Transforming the Delta

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Theyre as fertile as can be. The history of how this happenedhow one of the countrys most fertile farming regions became a knot of poverty, hunger, and racial injusticeis complicated and painful. They till less, plant cover crops after harvest, and have drastically cut their use of fertilizer and insecticides.

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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

When he was nine, he started trucking the tobacco, or driving the loaded tractor from the fields where the hands were harvesting the leaves up to the barns where they were flue cured. as an account executive in the real estate market for the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. I was young, I was in my 20s.

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Navigating Agricultural Financing as a Farmer: Challenges and Opportunities

Farmbrite

Agri-Real Estate Loans These loans allow borrowers to use the value of their land as collateral. Operating Loans These loans can cover daily expenses like seeds, fertilizer, livestock feed, and family living expenses. Real Estate Land Loans These loans can be used to purchase farmland or invest in property improvements.

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Q&A: Why Do Small-Scale Farmers Persist in Place?

Daily Yonder

Since we had land—and we also had a good relationship with the local Farmer’s Cooperative, which generously donated seeds, plants, and fertilizer—a garden felt like a good way to support the community. I watched tractor pulls and played high school football games there. I was searching for some way to help.

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California Will Help BIPOC Collective Cultivate Land Access for Underserved Farmers

Civil Eats

After six years of enriching the soil and cultivating neighborly relationships, however, We Grow Farms is up against an insurmountable challenge facing many farms and pastures across the state: the real estate market. He uses a home-brewed, brown sugar-based fertilizer instead of commercial fertilizer.