Farmland Access Conference This Upcoming October
On October 19, 2015 Pineland Farms will be hosting a day-long conference with discussions and workshops on the challenges of land access and how to make the process of acquiring farmland smoother. Register Here:
Farmland Investors See Promise in Sustainable Agriculture
Ross Wilken and his father Harold Wilken are successfully farming 2,300 acres of diversified, organic crops in the midst of millions of acres of genetically modified corn and soybeans in Illinois. As Dean Kuipers describes in a recent article, while institutional investors have spent an estimated $25 billion on conventional U.S. farmland over the last decade, the […]
Prices for Agricultural Land Continue to Decline in 2015
According to Farmers National Company, an agricultural real estate business based in Nebraska, nationally lower grain prices have caused a reduction in land prices, and this year’s harvest results may impact which direction prices go over the next few years. Additionally, with this slight reduction of land values, some investors are looking at this as […]
Apply For a 60 Year Lease to Farm on Land in Ohio
The Cuyahoga National Park in Ohio has released an application for 60 year leases that will permit farmers to live and farm on historic federally protected land for an inexpensive cost. Learn more
Sharemilkers Get Ready for Gypsy Day
Gypsy Day is coming June 1st for the sharemilkers. It marks the end of one season and the beginning of the next. Sharemilkers, like sharecroppers are landless farmers, who move from space to space. Unlike sharecroppers, who can’t take their crop easily from farm to farm, sharemilkers usually own their livestock, and take their cows […]
Law, Land Commons . . . and Sea Urchins
A bit about the law and the land (and us!) from lawyer Janelle Orsi from STIR. The Law of the Land The Spring Issue of STIR digs into the law and the commons, get it here: http://www.stirtoaction.com/issues/issue-09 (Featured Image for this post by Bethan Mure)
Regulating the Land: The SAFERs
In France, there is a system for regulating the land market that relies on the collaboration of the State and farmers’ organizations. This system, little known outside of this country’s borders, is called the Land Development and Rural Settlement Associations (Sociétés d’Aménagement Foncier et d’Etablissement Rural, SAFERs) and constitutes one of the key components of […]
Soil Atlas: Get Your Free Copy
We mentioned this amazing publication when we were still in the throes of winter, but forgot to mention that it’s absolutely free, even if you want a copy mailed to you! An amazing resource that includes an article about Land Commons. Check it out HERE if you haven’t already! Learn more
Restoring the Land
Winona Laduke questions how to restore the land to the way it was before European settlement. From In These Times: It was like reading about Atlantis. That is my earliest memory of the Island. Moningwunakauning Minis—“home of the golden-breasted woodpecker”—now called Madeline. It is the Anishinaabe homeland, a Mecca for the Ojibwe. This is the […]
Article About Next Generation Farmers in Nebraska
A Nebraska farmer chooses to teach the next generation instead of selling the farm. From an article at NonPareil Online: The pair stood over a tub of cold water, sifting through pounds of spinach in the barn which would be delivered tomorrow to restaurants in Omaha. Denise O’Brien, owner of Rolling Acres Farm with her […]