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We appreciate news editor Chris Koger’s perspective (“American Farmland Trust’s message misses the mark”), but we believe anyone in the U.S. who cares about the long-term health of the produce sector should be concerned with two issues: the loss of farm and ranch land and the increasing emphasis on healthy diets. We recently issued a press Continue reading Short 13 Million Acres, Let’s Look Long-term… A new report released last week by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change concluded that federal climate change legislation that includes farmers and ranchers will benefit agriculture economically and keep down the cost of cutting carbon and greenhouse gasses for everyone. This backs up the recent Informa Economics study that AFT commissioned with the Continue reading Farm and Food News Update 7/30/10 A report released this week from the Natural Resources Defense Council warns that more than one-third of counties in the United States face water shortages due to climate change. The greatest risks were measured in the Southwest, Rocky Mountain and Southeast regions of the country. The report, which includes county- and state-specific data, is a Continue reading Farm and Food News Update 7/23/10 Protecting our farmland requires an array of strategies from a variety of stakeholders. A recent post from JustMeans.com detailed the diversity of tactics being employed to protect farmland for use in sustainable agriculture. From investments through Farmland LP to urban and suburban farming, the opportunities to reclaim the land continue to grow. Farmers and ranchers in Continue reading Farm and Food News Update 7/9/10 People sometimes talk about farm living as the “simple life.” It’s true that there is an inherent simplicity in connecting to the natural Continue reading Farm Land Critical to Our Nation’s Health, Prosperity A recent article in the Omaha World Herald, “Food Demand Drives Farmland Prices,” brings into focus the fragility of what to many is our nation’s limitless agricultural land base. In the article, J.B.Penn, chief economist for farm equipment maker Deere & Co., notes with the world population expected to grow by 50 percent by 2050, Continue reading 30 Years and Counting… A weekly roundup of news and events concerning food, farms, the environment, local communities- and anything else that may catch our eye. This week, an editorial from the Hartford Courant addressed the reality of farmland preservation in Connecticut. Although saving more land than in previous years, the 1,370 acres protected in 2009 was almost 500 acres Continue reading Friday News Roundup 6/11/10 The other week, Foxnews.com ran an article titled “Its Your Land: Fighting for the Family Farm” that recounts the story of the Rainville Farm near the Vermont-Canada border. The dairy farm has been in the care of the Rainville family since 1946, but a portion of their land may soon be taken by the Department Continue reading Eminent Domain, Farmland and National Security There are a couple of big happenings in the world of Chesapeake Bay restoration in regards to farmers in the region- and for those out of the region too, since the Bay is likely to be the model for other watersheds across the country. First, as of May 11, 2010, a federal judge found Continue reading The 64,000 Mile Chesapeake Bay Plan There was a time when talking about the actual growing of food as a reason to protect farmland from sprawling development garnered little attention. To be sure it was always on the list, but values such as wildlife habitat, scenic views, open space and cultural heritage often energized support for protecting farmland much more than Continue reading Farmland and Food: Re-Connected |
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