Policy News Around the Nation From American Farmland Trust
Here are a handful of farmland updates from across the nation from American Farmland Trust New Hampshire Rededicates Funding for Farmland Conservation After several years of being diverted, all proceeds […]
Biodynamic Next Generation Farmers
The Biodynamic Initiative for the Next Generation (BING) has been breaking ground for next generation farmers since their unveiling at the Biodynamic Youth Gathering, part of the 2010 Biodynamic Conference in […]
Value Up for U.S. Cropland
Ag Economy: USDA Stats- Cropland Values, Production Expenses Categories: Agricultural Economy The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) noted in its annual Land Values report on Friday that, “The United […]
Family Farms Still Outnumber Corporate Farms
Cropland Consolidation and the Future of Family Farms by James MacDonald Highlights: During the past three decades, U.S. crop production has been shifting to larger farms for most crops and […]
Talking about Land Succession
Here’s a glimpse into what happened in New Brunswick last month at the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN) Symposium. Some words from speakers Jeff Schnurr, Severine von Tscharner […]
Nothing Sucks Like Succession
By Dave Pratt From the Ranch Management Blog. You know how difficult it was to have that talk with your kids about the facts of life? There is a talk […]
Interview with Joel Salatin
The Greenhorns Radio Program covered the ground of agricultural land use and transition with forward-thinking farmer Joel Salatin on the Heritage Radio Network. Salatin described the hurdles for young start-up […]
Land Gifting Tradition and Agrarian Trust
The Schumacher Center for a New Economics, a partner of Agrarian Trust tells of the tradition of land gifting and our hopes for an agrarian future. On a shelf in […]
How Do We Trust?
As the Agrarian Trust project forges forward, it seems important to check back and define what this trust idea is really about. I remember my first reflections on mishearing our […]