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JD Vance Funded AcreTrader. Here’s Why That Matters.

Civil Eats

and Australia—from the flooded rice fields of the Mississippi Delta to the vast tracts of high-yielding corn in the Midwest—by placing the farmland in a limited liability corporation, or LLC. It’s just the expansion of the Real Estate Investment Trust [REIT] business model into farmland,” said Taber.

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Opinion: In American Agriculture, Size Matters

Modern Farmer

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. Small and midsized farmers are being forced out, with consequences for rural communities. They also face pressure from real estate development.

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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NSAC welcomed the pragmatic Senate bill, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 (RPFSA) , as an important step toward completing a bipartisan farm bill reauthorization this year. There are several dedicated rural partnership investments with the potential to dramatically increase support for regional food enterprises.

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Rurbanization: It's Time To Make Cities More Rural

Agritecture Blog

As more people pour into metropolises—urban populations are projected to double in the next three decades, according to the World Bank —scientists like Bousselot are investigating how designers and planners can ruralize cities, greening roofs, and empty lots. What we should probably focus on is resilience overall.” “The

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60+ Pioneering Start-Ups Showcasing Disruptive AgTech Solutions at World Agri-Tech

World Agri-Tech

Landwise Analytica delivers land-suitability reports to farmers, real estate agents, insurance providers, and mortgage lenders in the agriculture sector. Eco Technology s flagship product, aquasource, is a biodegradable absorbent that significantly reduces water usage, increases crop yields, and improves soil health.

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

Daily Yonder

Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Brooks Lamb: I grew up on a small farm in rural Tennessee. I’ve gone on far too long in this response, but I’ll close by saying: I understand the challenges of rural communities and small and midsized farming because I’ve lived them.

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Industry Ag News 7/21

Agwired

There’s been a slight reduction in both sales volume and value growth within the ag real estate market. Those policy actions, combined with depleted consumer savings, tighter commercial bank lending standards and the persistently inverted yield curve are likely to result in a mild recession by the fourth quarter of 2023.