Land News
Farmland is an essential resource for American agriculture. As stewards of the land, farmers and ranchers strive to maximize per-acre value while prioritizing soil health, water conservation and wildlife management. A key indicator of the financial health of the farm sector, farmland values can be influenced by commodity prices, land quality and other factors.
As input costs remain elevated, fall lease deadlines are putting renewed focus on cash rents and farmland values.
A New York farmer’s viral videos exposing pressure tactics by solar developers caught the attention of USDA’s new Special Envoy for American Landowners, John Rich, turning a local fight into a national one.
In the reshaping of rural America, one man’s opportunity can be another’s concrete curse.
In a seismic ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that wildlife officers may not enter private land without probable cause.
Was Ron Fode’s real crime saving his crops? “The state tried to bury us, but the truth is hard to hide,” he says.
New state restrictions and a proposed AFIDA overhaul could reshape land deals, reporting, and due diligence for farmers.
“Craziest story of my life,” says Stan Hoskins. “A neighbor has taken my land and … calls it adverse possession; I call it stealing.”
After more than 400 years, Shirley Plantation remains both a working farm and a living record of American ag. Not only is it the oldest family-owned business in America, but it still unlocks pieces of America’s past.