Podcast: in conversation with Kassi Tom Rowland from Tom Farms
Farmland and the importance of Landowner relationships
How Companies Can Help Address Declining Farmland
According to the American Farmland Trust, between 2001 and 2016, America lost about 2,000 acres of farmland and ranchland every day. This means in that time, we lost about 10 million acres of farmland. Meanwhile, the USDA reports 943 million acres of farmland in 2001, compared to 893 million acres in 2022.
Communication strategies and resources: Tools to improve relationships between farmland owners and producers.
According to the USDA 80% of rented land is owned by non-operator landlords, who in many cases lack farming experience. Additionally, 20% of the land is owned by absentee landlords. In this context, effective communication between landowners and farmers forms the backbone of a fruitful and long-lasting relationship.
Insurance and farmland lease agreements: A Landowners perspective
While owning and specifically leasing farmland, there are a variety of risks that present themselves. Consulting with an insurance expert is critical in these matters. This blog covers some key things that may impact your coverage, and why a written lease is important.
How farmers can use social media for landowner communications
Some tips for farmers to use social media effectively
Effects of loss of agricultural land
Discover the far-reaching effects of the loss of agricultural land with insights into global land usage, the importance of farmland for food security, environmental conservation, and economic contributions.
Farmland rates and cash rent rates continue to climb
A McKinsey survey of farmers in the US puts land prices as one of the top contributors to the inflation in farm expenses at the farm over this year, with expectations of rents increasing by 12.5% on an average.
Foreign ownership of American farmland
Land in any country is a major non-renewable resource. It is a source of food production, recreation, and housing and is intricately linked to the very cultural fabric of a civilization or a country.
Step 1 to feed a billion people: stop losing farmland.
America lost 6000 acres of farmland and ranchland every single day between 1994 and 2023 according to the USDA. Between that time, we lost a whopping 80 million acres of land. The American Farmland Trust in its report “Farms Under Threat 2040: Choosing an abundant future” put this number at 2000 acres/ day, but it doesn’t quite disclose its calculations.